by  Jen   

Cleaning the kitchen can be very satisfying. Not only because it looks better when you’re done, but it smells better too! At my house, the kitchen is the first room you walk into. It’s also the place where everyone seems to congregate. Every time. And it’s always the place that makes me the most embarrassed.

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by  Jen   

The last couple of weeks in the garden have been rough with this darn covid. It makes it so uncomfortable trying to do anything out there, especially a September garden tour. But I did it! I made a garden tour video that I’m so excited about! It’s been incredibly humid outside which is icky any

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by  Jen   

I’ve always wanted the kind of house where people could drop in whenever they wanted and I could let them in. A welcoming house that’s always ready for company. Not perfect, but clean enough. We made it almost a year with the house in that condition. Today, I’m not letting anyone in. It’s a mess.

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by  Jen   

When you’re sick for a few weeks, the weather outside starts to play a huge roll in how you’re feeling every day. At least that’s how it is for me. When it’s gloomy outside, I don’t feel like I’m ever going to get better. Then the sun comes up and I get a little ray

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by  Jen   

I probably shouldn’t have been working in the garden or building a shelf today but I’m so sick of being sick. The weekends are the time to get lots done so it’s hard to sit around and watch movies all day. I probably did way too much today. The horses needed to be let outside

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by  Jen   

It’s always a bummer when you have a long list of things you want to get done and then something like Covid happens. It’s frustrating when even one goal for the day is too much. I was doing pretty great keeping up with the garden and the house. The weeds were trying to get a

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by  Jen   

My mom and I tried so hard to help a hoarder friend. I tried to tell her that her house was a hazard and she didn’t seem to understand. But yet she did. And still, she continued to bring things home everyday to the point where she couldn’t get onto the enclosed porch any longer.

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