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How I Beat the Post-Christmas Blues
I hate that Christmas is over. I’m like a little kid. It’s always been this way for me — I just love the holiday glow. So here are some of my strategies to beat the post‑Christmas blues (if you’re a big kid like me). 1. Put Santa Away I don’t have the time, with five…
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The Recipe for Christmastime
Well, we’ve finally reached the holidays! Our home is all abustle, decorating, cooking and otherwise celebrating the season. I’ve been on a mission to boil down “Christmastime”. What are the most essential elements of this season that will make it magical for my family? What are the things kids remember, and that bring us all…
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Just do it.
We’ve now lived on our city block for a decade. Over the years—and many family walks—we’ve studied all the neighboring houses. In Center Square, our neighborhood, each house dons a plaque that states the original build date and, sometimes, the name and occupation of the original owner. We’ve loved reading them: “spice merchant,” “architect,” “florist,”…
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Beginning to See the Light.
Well, it’s been a minute or two since I’ve posted. In my last post, Signs of Life, I shared how some of our most challenging moments can actually be catalysts for the change we’ve been waiting for. Not even a week later, we had a flood in our attic. I was away with the kids…
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Signs of Life
Back in the spring, I experienced one of those fun, magical coincidences. Our family had just arrived home from vacation. It was dreary to have gone from tropical temperatures to rainy New York. But as we climbed the front stoop of our old Victorian townhouse, I spotted a group of emerging snowdrop blossoms in our…
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I’m Audrey
I’m a wife, and mother of five. We live in a beautiful 1877 New York Victorian townhouse with all the glamour of the 19th century Gilded Age. Our home is where we do school and life and we still pinch ourselves that we get to live here. My husband and I have spent the 14 years of our marriage cultivating a space of love, joy, and beauty for our family to thrive! I invite you to peek into our ongoing journey of making this house our heaven on earth.
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