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  • mulled wine.

    If you’re able, the best way to drink a glass of mulled wine is out of a paper cup at an outdoor Christmas market. Preferably there’s a chill in the air enough that you…

    December 8, 2014 16 Comments
  • brown sugar & spice syrup.

    Sometimes all you need is the taste of something to get you in the spirit of things. And sometimes that taste comes in the form of a syrup. This is not a recent discovery.…

    November 20, 2014 4 Comments
  • make your own: deodorant.

    In the summer that I turned 19, I spent a month in the Vermont woods not showering. There was some trail clearing and bridge building in there too, but the not showering bit is…

    September 16, 2014 32 Comments
  • make your own: baby gym.

    A baby gym falls into the category of baby products that I didn’t really understand pre-baby. The point it now seems is to give your tiny being something to look at, paw after, practice…

    August 18, 2014 23 Comments
  • make your own: deodorizing disks.

    Deodorizing disks. There’s a romantic name. Sexy, even.No matter. We’re going for effectiveness not romance and that’s the name that best fits these hard-working little suckers. When it comes to keeping a diaper pail…

    August 11, 2014 32 Comments
  • teaching an old dresser new tricks.

    Here’s a little lesson in teaching an old dog new tricks. Well, an old dresser anyway. My mom and dad helped us do a furniture swap a few weeks ago. They brought us this changing…

    May 8, 2014 13 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #101: Embrace messy projects.Here’s something that I think might not get talked about enough:Tiny apartments aren’t always picture perfect.I started this tiny apartment series on my blog just 8 days after moving in.…

    April 23, 2014 13 Comments
  • citrus season.

    It’s the season for keeping a bowlful of bright citrus in the apartment. Cheering to look at, to say nothing of being cheery to eat. James and I try to be mindful of eating…

    January 20, 2014 16 Comments
  • winter warming.

    If you are someplace cold—and judging from the looks of it, you are—stop what you’re doing right now and put a pot of this on the stove. Rosemary and grapefruit to refresh you, vanilla…

    January 8, 2014 7 Comments