enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: ejbc
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I started to consider brave for my 2013 one little word last September. It popped into my head and I figured I would keep it in mind unless something better came along. And while a lot ended up coming along, a better word did not. At the time, all I really knew was that Paul…
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displaying a small baby bump at 15 weeks. so excited to see our little one moving around at my ultrasound yesterday. hearing that heartbeat is total magic. still reeling from the horrific events in Newtown last week. finding this quote relevant this week (and always). appreciating this sweet list of simple acts of kindness. reading…
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loving this e&p portrait painted by my Grandpa. running a mile everyday and once again, appreciating the challenge. enjoying seeing so many other people taking part in the #mileaday hashtag. cutting oodles of green felt leaves for a Christmas wreath. planning on getting our tree decorated today! ordering photos for a project. addressing envelopes for…
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Last month, I sewed up a flannel dress and last Saturday we finally had "fall-ish" enough weather to wear it. I adore this pattern. It's the Tova dress from Wiksten (also available as a downloadable PDF). It's complicated enough that you feel like you're really making clothes, but easy enough to follow (especially considering this…
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feeling incredibly hopeful. refusing to check email after 6pm and hooray… sleeping just a little bit better. drinking glass after glass of water. packing up stamps and displays for the Queen Bee Market this weekend. loving this overcast weather we're having. watching baseball for the first time all season. thinking an all star cast of…
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This year, more than any other year, I have made an effort to keep my one little word at the front of my mind. It's been a big year, but different than I expected when I chose "choose." And this little word has pushed me and tested me more than I thought it would. In…
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I often get questions about how I work my personal life into my blog posts – where I draw the line, how I deal with privacy concerns, if I think sharing has helped grow my business, etc. This is a huge topic, and a great one for a reader question post. To start, I want…
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drinking lots of tea. appreciating this article on making a marriage work. watching old Parks & Recreation episodes. laughing at The Mindy Project. eating one giant batch of spaghetti all week long. willing the last of the tomatoes to turn red. waiting anxiously for The Casual Vacancy to arrive. prepping to sell stamps at the…
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Last week, I was excited to get an email from my friend, Kelly Purkey, asking if I'd like to join her in a West Coast vs East Coast style post this month. Kelly usually pairs up with Amy Tan, but since Amy was in Australia (!) she thought it would be fun for me to…
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My friend, Tiffany, asked me to share today on a "Big Question" topic. She asks, "How do you take care of yourself? Tell the truth." I took a minute to jot down everything that came to mind and quickly realized I was just going with the basics. After I thought about it some more, though,…
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