Set your table for July 4
Here’s what I did to create a patriotic-looking Fourth of July tablescape. If you follow me on social media and read my blog posts, you’ll know that I love to create tablescapes for all occasions.
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How to pack your beach bag
These are the things I need in my bag for a day at the beach:
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Dorm room checklist: Are you ready?
Are you heading off to college in the fall? Is this your first year? If you’re trying to figure out what you need to bring with you to make your dorm room as comfortable as possible, your college’s new student pack or student success center probably has a dorm room checklist.
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Jigsaw puzzle: Beach theme
This 1,000 piece puzzle arrived from Amazon last week. I set up the jigsaw puzzle tabletop board in the basement family room for several reasons: it had to be moved from the area where the router/modem were located so the technician could get to the equipment to see why we didn’t have WiFi last week,…
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Tablescape: Blue and white
I have a lot of blue and white dinnerware, vases, pitchers, containers with lids, and more. My collection does not come from one source but has come from purchases at many stores as well as gifts.
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Best chicken salad finger rolls ever
I am not kidding when I say this easy recipe makes the most delicious chicken salad finger rolls ever! You can control how much onion, celery, and mayonnaise you add, AND you can chop the chicken as much or as little as you like.
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No-bake Icebox Cake recipe from Nana
My great-grandmother used to make this icebox cake but it was called Trifle Pudding and had bananas in it. My mother had a similar recipe but she mixed chocolate syrup with whipped cream and spread between layers of graham crackers. She made it in a bread loaf pan.
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Declutter Clean Organize: The Bathroom
The bathroom can get messy fast. All it takes is one person getting ready in the morning and not putting away stuff after using it for the bathroom to get cluttered, disorganized, and in need of a cleaning!
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Declutter Organize Clean: Your Kitchen
We have to start somewhere, right?! I think the busiest room in the house, and one with the potential to get messy and need to be decluttered, organized, and cleaned most often, is the kitchen. Do you agree?
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Bug catchers and stuff
We have had this catch-and-release bug catcher in our house for at least 30 years! The longevity of this product, and the fact that we’ve kept it all these years, and USE it, is an indication that you might want to get one (or more) of these yourself!
