1. Weeding the garden I’m not even kidding. I really like weeding at this phase of the gardening season. Last year I learned how to properly use a hoe, and weeds are under control. I enjoy going out for 10 or 15 minutes in the evening and plucking away the seedlings I didn’t plant so [...]
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I Don’t Buy That launches this Thursday – Pre-order your copy now!
May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I’m going to make this one short and sweet: My very first ebook is now available for pre-order. Buy it before this Wednesday, May 22 for just $12! The release date is May 23! (Ohmigod, am I going to be a real live author? I THINK I AM!) Click here to learn more and pre-order for [...]
Sharing a soul
May 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
My cousin came over for dinner last week. We were talking about stories from college, canoeing trips we’ve taken together and our mutual love of garage sales. And food. Ohhh, food. We had just eaten an amazing dinner (roasted asparagus with brown butter sauce, white pizza, and chocolate cake with homemade ice cream and peach [...]
Life’s too short to be busy all the time
April 26, 2013 By 4 Comments
I heard a statistic* this week that rubbed me the wrong way. It said that people who have jam-packed schedules and are busy all the time are more likely to live longer than people who tend to have wide open calendars, because when people don’t have full calendars they tend to get bored a lot, [...]
Cleaning by counting: motivation + reward
April 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
When I was little, I didn’t like cleaning my room. I had an overwhelming tendency to put it off until my mom made me, usually with some sort of dangling carrot (you got a new magazine today! Clean your room if you want to read it.) or if things were really bad, by punishment (you’re not [...]
5 things I love (March)
March 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
1. Wash the damn spoon A friend of mine shared this image on Facebook and it positively sings to me. Yes! That! I agree! 2. The coming of spring It’s imminent, I can feel it. Even if I can’t see it. Here in Minnesota, we still have snow on the ground, even though the stupid lying [...]
101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy
March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I was going to include this in next month’s 5 things I love….but I love it so much I’m giving it its own post, now. As if we need more tips and reasons to be healthy…here’s a single list of 101 revolutionary reasons and ways to be your healthiest self, summed up superlatively well*. Here [...]
Check out my article in Gatherings: Secrets to a Successful Vintage Hunt
March 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Fresh off the virtual presses! I’ve contributed an article for this spring’s Gatherings magazine, which just went live this morning. Check out page 64 to read my Secrets to a Successful Vintage Hunt (that’s right, I’m spilling all my treasure-hunting tips!). I love this magazine, because it is filled with so many of my favorite [...]
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: Rosy Blu’s first ebook launch!
March 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
That’s right, I’ve broken out the unprecedented ALL-CAPS title because today, my friends, I have a crazy-awesome announcement, and am literally jumping up and down because I don’t know what else to do. And since I can’t convey *jumping up and down* via a headline, I just have to shout it. Not to be rude, [...]
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