Last night, my bookclub met (I know what you’re thinking: “Wouldn’t it be nice if Janssen could go more than two minutes without mentioning her bookclub?”). We just added two new members to replace two that had to drop out, and so we were briefly reviewing the guidelines (“they’re more like guidelines, really. . . “). Someone mentioned the surveys…
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Sisters Share It All: Wardrobe Staples (Part 1)
A month or so ago, I got an email from a reader saying she was pregnant and hoping to refresh her wardrobe after her baby was born. She wondered if I had any advice for what pieces formed the backbone of my wardrobe that could easily be mixed and matched. So I did what any sane person would do –…
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A New Banana Bread Recipe
I know I said this was my favorite banana bread recipe ever. But. . . I might have lied. Because now I’ve discovered this banana bread recipe and my life will never be the same. It’s easier (no cooking and straining bananas). And it has chocolate chips. I made it twice in December, once for a little gathering we had…
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Get Rid of Your Word Verification (and Make All Your Blog Readers Sing with Joy)
You know what pretty much the entire Internet hates? These word verification forms in order to comment on a blog post. I mean, everyone has always disLIKED them, but then Blogger went and made them unbelievably difficult (adding those ridiculous numbers) and ALSO more people started reading blogs via phones and tablets and such, where it’s even MORE difficult to…
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2013 Goals
Another year, another set of goals. I love this time of year and I love seeing so many other people share their goals. If you’ve written about your goals, please leave a link in the comments so I can go check yours out! Here are some of mine for 2013, which I feel certain is going to be a great…
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