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Tales from a Shopkeep : the transformation
I’ve wanted to document the transformation of our space for some time – but I made it pretty clear in my last blog that this all happened pretty quickly. Not to mention, I completely checked out for awhile and, just, I just wasn’t on my game. So, I didn’t really get proper ‘before’ photos. But,…
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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-up
I move in a week. Although I’m excited, I’m losing my big tub. It’s my last weekend to relax luxuriously. I’ll be making time to relax in a luxurious bath, light some candles, drink tea, and watch Netflix. Ah the perfect evening… Of course I turned to Pinterest to get a few ideas. item item…
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Tales from a Shopkeep : long time coming
I always hate blog posts that begin with . . . “well, I haven’t written in awhile,” but, that’s just my truth right now. And it’s important to note because, well, I haven’t written in awhile because DAMN, life happened!! These past, oh, six months or so, have been an absolute whirlwind! We had an…
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Love Living Local: Donate Your Stuff
After 30 years in the same house, my parents are moving. Boxes and boxes of childhood mementos, tax papers, holiday decorations, clothes from several different decades, and my beanie baby collection. And that’s just the attic. Looking at all of it, the job seems a bit harrowing. “One box at a time” has become the…
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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-up
I’ve been hearing a lot about a bullet journal lately. As a planning notebook/calendar/app junkie, I’m intrigued by the idea of creating my own planner that also functions as a meal planner, to-do list, idea collector, and goal tracker. I turned to Pinterest to learn more and explore the bullet journal. Here are a…
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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-up
The world is a constantly changing place. Every day more girls are educated. More women accept powerful positions. Women are changing the world. Empowered women empower women. Here’s a few results from Pinterest. Be inspired… Keep it up… Show the world… Always learn more… To always remind you…
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Love Living Local-Summer with Kids
School’s out! Now what? It’s been a conversation I’ve heard a lot lately. I don’t have kids, but I hear tons of exchanges from my friends, “What’s Johnnie doing this summer?” “Has Susie ever gone to xyz camp?” “We are planning to __________.” Luckily Bloomington has tons of activities for kids. Art Activities Does your child love…
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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-up
Did anyone see that video on Facebook of the woman who houses hundreds of plants inside her apartment (in New York I think)? She literally transformed her apartment into the woods. It made me revisit adding a few green roommates to my own place. So what did I do? Turn to Pinterest. I want to…
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Pinterest Picks-Weekly Round-Up
The Gather family has moved to the east side of the square and nearly doubled our space. And whole new class of graduates will start a new journey. It’s times like these that we look forward to our new journey, but we reflect on where the journey has lead us so far. A friend came…
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Love Living Local: Reminiscing in Bloomington
I’m feeling a little nostalgic. Graduation weekend tends to do that even if I’m not graduating. A whole new group of kids (to me anyway) are starting a new journey. Our own Gather owner, Talia, is taking a big leap with Gather and moving to a new (HUGE) space on the square. Acknowledging the new…
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