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    “Do You Guys Not Work or Something?”

    Hi, I’m Renée, and I’m self employed. We get a lot of questions about what we do for work, since we travel often, I hear a lot of “oh, so you don’t work or something?”. Not even close! We just subscribe to the work hard/play hard mentality and happen to…

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    How To Protect Your Home While You Travel

    Let’s face it – being broken into SUCKS.While we were in Florida this year, our house was broken into. Luckily we aren’t so fancy that there was tons to steal, but things like watches, family jewelry, cash, small electronics (cameras, iPod, laptops) were easy for a grab-and-go. The truth is, we…

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    Pre-Vacation Cleaning Checklist

    I love being organized! Getting ready to leave for more than a long weekend takes a lot of prep work. Cleaning your house a few days before that might not seem like the top of your priority list, but I promise, you’ll be thanking me later. If you make sure you’re…

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    DIY Accent Wall to Brighten Our Den

    Our house turns 90 next year. She looks pretty good for her age, huh? Matt bought this house before we met. He spent the first 4 months he owned the house doing a total rehab of the kitchen… including moving multiple bearing walls, installing cabinets & countertops and repainting EVERYTHING. He loves working…

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    Grounded

    I’m grounded for almost a month.Not like, “I got in trouble and now I can’t go to Homecoming”, grounded. The kind of grounded where I’m not getting on an airplane for a while 🙂 After being gone for 2 solid months, it’s a welcome break. Because after all, one of my…

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    Girly Home Office

    As of a few months ago, the job I loved so much at Rhetorik was no longer available for me. My friends and co-workers were moving in different directions, and as I was SO HAPPY for them, I was so sad to leave this little office and company I’ve found so…