Elizabeth and Leicester: Power, Passion, and Politics – Sarah Gristwood I recently finished Elizabeth and Leicester: Power, Passion, and Politics by Sarah Gristwood. This is a double biography that focuses specifically on the relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, eventual Earl of Leicester. It was an easy and enjoyable read. If you’re familiar with…
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21 Day Fix dinners
These are a few easy 21 Day Fix dinners. A big part of my 21 Day Fix approach has been meal prep. In other words, if I don’t have food ready, I’ll be lazy and order something. So I cook ingredients once or twice a week then use them in a bunch of different meals….
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I miss wedding blogging
Even though our wedding was close to three years ago (yikes, am I that old?), I still love everything wedding. Wedding dresses, wedding shows, wedding cakes. I love them all. Several other bloggers have recently married, and I’ve enjoyed reading all of their wedding recaps. I can’t say I miss the stress, the doubting of…
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Weekend warriors
We had another exciting weekend of house updates. I despise white vinyl vertical blinds, so we replaced them with tan bamboo panels. These are a bit sheer, and we have no privacy in between our homes. We decided to get blackout curtains and found maroon-ish ones on clearance at Bed, Bath, & Beyond to mimic the…
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H54F: boring homeowner status
1. This weekend, we have exciting plans to install new shelving and to get our china cabinet. #livingthedream 2. After Mac put together our filing cabinet last weekend, I was only too happy to spend lost of time filing. Color coded files make me happy. #monicagellerwouldbeproud 3. I’m over halfway through Gilmore Girls. Richard and…
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Growing up Coloradoan
I have the unusual but awesome opportunity to live in the great state of Colorado twice. More unusual because the first time I lived here, I was an Air Force brat, and my second time is as an Army wife. When people ask me where I grew up, I tend to say Colorado if only…