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Birthday Party Ideas
My birthday is coming up, and I need to decide (rather quickly) what I want to do to celebrate.Usually, I make a big deal about my birthdays. For several years, I hosted a random acts of kindness scavenger hunt. Two years ago, a bunch of us trekked to a YMCA camp in the Colorado mountains for a snowy slumber party. Last year, I hosted a retro prom party, complete with a photo booth.
This year, I’m feeling rather uninspired. I don’t want to do anything flashy or showy, but I also don’t want my birthday to slide by stealthily without much notice.
I wonder why I’m feeling different … Read More
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Grow Your Own Straweberries
I’m a sucker for kits. There’s just something so appealing about having everything you need in one place with step-by-step directions about how to do it.I got lured by a grow-your-own-strawberries kit when I went to Lowe’s to get the magnetic primer and chalkboard paint for the window project I’m working on. I just have such an urge to plant, plant, plant, but I don’t really know what I’m doing.
I followed the directions as closely as possible, but it looks like crud. Oh well. I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
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February: Reflection & Rejuvenation
Photo courtesy of Nikki McClure’s 2010 CalendarIt’s February. Hooray! I always like the start of new months. It represents a mini-moment of reflection and rejuvenation. It’s like a little version of New Year’s all over again.
What should I celebrate about January?
- I rekindled my creativity by making a bag (during a craft date with a new friend, which was a lot of fun).
- I made an effort to collaborate with colleagues to improve my teaching.
- We hosted dinner three different dinners for friends, attended two different dinner parties, and planned a funky night out at the Museum of Fine Arts.
- I published our neighborhood newsletter.
- I met all
