design and style

Routines, Charts, + Blessings

August 23, 2012

Back to School Series – Routines The start of a new school year means a return to a more scheduled life.  There are pros and cons to this return.  It’s always hard for our family to let go of the free flow of time we savor every summer.  Despite the challenges, it is a perfect […]

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Storing Kids Schoolwork – part II

August 20, 2012
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The First in a series on Back to School (gasp!) Organizing Well, it’s taken me all summer to fill you in on what I came up with for storing all my kids’ school and artwork!  One of the big issues I had to deal with was space!  Not just space to store it all, but […]

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Simple Favorites for the Weekend

August 17, 2012
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What are you up to this weekend?  Something new?  Something summery?  We are back at the lake for our final stay of the summer.  I hope you’ll be enjoying these last days before sending the kids back to school somewhere barefoot and warm, preferably with one of these in your hand. A few simple ideas […]

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Summer A to Z

July 23, 2012

A – audiobooks   Download these onto your iphone, ipad, laptop, etc. to listen to wherever your road trip takes you this summer.  Audiobooks.com  or booksshouldbefree.com B – blue                        This color really says summer to me, from fresh fruit and flowers to the color of […]

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Feeling Beachy

July 17, 2012

Living in northern California is a bit of a summertime tease.  Even if the coastline isn’t laden with thick fog (which it typically is), the water is freezing, the surf rough, and the wind fierce.  Needless To Say, our family does not spend a lot of time on the beach in California in the summer. […]

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Garden Beds

July 10, 2012

I am often asked about my raised garden beds. How I came up with the design? What I plant for my summer veggie garden? What I plant the rest of the year? How I get my kids involved? For starters, I’ve always been a casual gardener. As a child I would visit my mom’s family […]

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Kids at Play

July 8, 2012

One of my truest pleasures of summer is watching my kids make up all sorts of activities for themselves. The time to play freely + warm weather + being barefoot (this part is crucial) = an imagination wide open. I’ve been reminded of this in little ways these past few weeks of summer. Yesterday a […]

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Storing Kids Schoolwork

June 26, 2012

When I think about this topic, I find my heart starts to race and the anxiety sets in. I am typically a highly organized person with simple solutions to everyday issues that arise when raising 3 kids. This area though, makes me start to sweat! I always seem to fool myself into believing that I’ve […]

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Fruit by Design

June 25, 2012

We’ve all seen a big bowl of fruit displayed in a room, often the kitchen, to add a pop of color. It’s beautiful. Something about the color and the bounty of a large bowl bursting with fresh fruit that really livens up a space. These limes are the perfect color for this kitchen (click on […]

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Summer Camp

June 18, 2012

It’s the 1st day of Summer Camp here in our house. With two kids off to the same day camp, odds are high we’ll come home with less than we packed! Especially with the last day of the week being a camp-out. I pulled out my labels yesterday and plastered ‘Matthews’ everywhere. Here are some […]

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