Author: Jennie Moraitis
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How to Dot Journal: A Simple Guide
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How to Take a Beach Retreat (Even if You’re Land-locked)
I’m writing this post on how to create your own beach retreat on a rainy and cold day here in Oregon. My daughter is in preschool, and I’m in the car sipping piping hot green tea trying to conjure up what it feels like to be at the ocean on a summery day. Growing up…
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How to Create the Perfect Mother’s Day Retreat
My friends at DaySpring sponsored this post about a Mother’s Day retreat, but the opinions and review are my own. (You can find the beautiful mug, journal, and encouragement calendar pictured in this post by clicking here.) What would a Mother’s Day retreat look like for you? Sleeping in? Getting up early to read in…
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10 Easy Ways to Be Creative Every Day
What would it feel like to be creative every day? What image comes to your mind when you think of the word, “creativity“? Do you picture a blank canvas waiting for you to splash paint on it? An empty plot of land begging you to dive in and landscape? How about a room with mismatched…
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Simplify Your Life
Wouldn’t it be nice to simplify your life? There’s no end to blogs, books, and theories concerning minimalism and simplification of our ever-complicated lives. But what if you have kids? What if you’re busy? It feels ironic to pursue minimalism or simplifying when it makes you more stressed. Or is that just me? I haven’t…
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Five of the Best Ways to Decorate Your House
Learn five of the best ways to decorate your house even if you don’t have the decorating gene. Some women are born with the decorating gene. They swoop into an empty house and slowly but surely (or very quickly) gather items from here and there to make it a home. They showcase tasteful decor that…
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How to Make a Painted Candy Dish
I received paint from DecoArt for this post on how to make a painted candy dish. The tutorial and opinions expressed are my own. This painted candy dish tutorial started off as a glass coaster tutorial. I thought it would be fun to use DecoArt’s glass enamel paint on the bottom of glass coasters but…
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5 Affiliate Programs That Won’t Make You Feel Weird
These affiliate programs for beginners won’t make you feel weird when you share them with your readers. In fact, at least one will work for any niche! Imagine going to a coffee shop with a friend. You’re both enjoying your fragrant cup of deliciousness and are probably nibbling on a treat. You’re catching up on…
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How to Take a Spiritual Retreat
Want to take your own spiritual retreat? Here are some ideas to get started. I think we’d all agree this world is busy and the need to retreat from time to time is becoming more and more imperative. As I’m writing this, we’re approaching Easter, which is usually a time of contemplation for many Christians…
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How to Make a Felt Bunny
Learn how to make a felt bunny with felt scraps and thread! So cute! Why is it that the simplest of projects tend to make little kids the happiest? As I pulled out my felt stash to make this craft, my daughter bee-lined it over to my side and immediately began assembling the bits of…