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Holidays

Party Like It’s 1995!

I hope y’all had a great weekend.  Mine started slowly as I was sick Friday and ate only chicken soup until Saturday morning.  My high school reunion was Saturday night so I needed to feel better in a hurry.  Sometimes with MS, I feel like I’m always tired and catching up.  I digress.  Anyway, the reunion was stellar thanks to my friend…
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DIY Decor, DIY Projects, Holidays

Wedding Shower Part II: The How-To

This is a followup to the surprise wedding shower post from yesterday.  Our shower theme is rustic elegance.  You may recycle old/used items for cost savings and sentimental wow factor.  The entire shower can be held for less than $50 with a 20 person guest list so it is affordable for all budgets.  Let’s get started with the Happily Ever…
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DIY Decor, Holidays

July 4th Bunting for Less than $1!

This is going to be quick, quick to write and quick to make.  July 4th is coming up in a few days.  Planning a get together is time consuming and pricey.  Decorations are the last thing you need to stress.  Your gathering doesn’t have to be super fancy to be super great, so make some red, white, and blue bunting…
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Holidays

Happy Father’s Day!

This weekend is Father’s Day.  I think dads are pretty important people.   Just for fun I googled “the role of father’s in child development.”  I found that organizations fund years of studies on this point.  I also found it crazy to waste money on something that is basic common sense (but that’s another column).  Anyway, in the US Department of…
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Holidays

Effortless Girl Health Tips on Foxnews.com!

It’s June already!  Today Foxnews.com features some health tips from Effortless Girl.  Julie Relevant writes about ways to beat MRI or CAT scan anxiety for the site and she used some of my tips learned from many, many scans.   It is a great resource for those getting ready for some sort of imaging scan.  The biggest tip anyone can give you is…
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DIY Decor, DIY Projects, Holidays

It’s a Graduation Party!

It was an Effortless Girl graduation party today on WCCB Rising!  For under thirty dollars, you can host a party from start to finish for the special graduate in your life.  Celebrate new beginnings with yummy treats and fun party favors that you can craft in no time.  Below is the segment and bear with me, I will post tutorials for…
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DIY Projects, Holidays

Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts

Some people wait until the last minute to do holiday shopping.  It’s okay because sometimes you get really great sale pricing that way.  Or it isn’t okay because of the anxiety from furiously shopping for last minute gifts.  Mother’s Day is a holiday that can easily be done last minute but with great gifts no matter when they’re purchased or…
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