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Reduce inflammation + sleep better tonight with this smoothie booster:

I used to go a little heavy-handed with smoothie boosters thinking, there can't be too much of a good thing, let's load this baby up! But after more than a decade of blending morning smoothies, I'm more judicious of what goes into the pitcher and why. Here's an...

Easy Pumpkin Cookies (vegan, GF, refined sugar-free)

I love anything pumpkin for the nutty flavor of fall, but did you know pumpkin is also a great source of fiber, an immunity booster, an impressive source of carotene and beta carotene (they help destroy cancer cells!) and a bevy of other health benefits? We've been...

Sunday Scrolls: November edition

We surprised Grey with a trip over fall break to see Harry Potter at Broadway in Chicago, and it was the first time we had been back as a family since we moved to Texas in 2020. What a gift to see that beautiful city sparkle and to delight in some of the joys that...
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Couch Potato

One of our guilty pleasures during nap time is to catch up on all of our favorite magazines or scroll through Instagram for design inspiration. There's so much goodness out there sometimes it gets overwhelming, right? Without fail, the pages I always flag first are...

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My husband came home with a…house.

Jon and I bought our first house when I was just 21. Most people have dreams of owning their own home for a multitude of reasons. The American dream, starting a family, visions of that white picket fence...ours was for the Pack. We were in a tiny little apartment...

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Tuesday Tip: No Outlet

You might be thinking "prop photo" when you see the kitchen above. Actually, this was a real day when I was enjoying my favorite green smoothie and prepping dinner. Ahh, all that fresh farmer's market bounty has me craving summer. But if you were thinking "props"...

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Salvage Statement

I'm all about the thrill of the hunt. I am constantly flipping through magazines, window shopping, pinning and scrolling Insta for the latest and greatest in home design and decor trends. It feeds my competitive side because I must have that oddball item no one...

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White Lies SELL

We've all told a little white lie before, right? No judgement. I actually resolved to tell less of them in 2017. Working on it! Buttt for the purposes of this post, and for selling your home, we're going to ask you to tell just a few. It's a Pet-Free Home. Not...

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The Mural of the Story

You've heard wallpaper is a nightmare big commitment. We covered that, right? I'm still a fan in most cases. But what about a mural? When and where does that work in your home? For us, it was never something that we remotely entertained until I was pregnant with...

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I like your accent

I've never been a big fan of an accent wall. OK, that's not entirely true. I'll clarify. I am not a fan of a single wall painted a different color, just because. I'm even less of a fan when it's a dining room wall and a bad shade of burgundy. Blehhh. But I am a big...

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Meet the Pack

This is the #NixonPack. Well, the partial pack if you will - we're missing the tiny human and are in great need of an updated family photo. But for a second let's imagine an overworked Dad wrangling four large dogs, each pulling in an opposite direction...

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