enJOY it
an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: life
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Those last two photos are a great visual representation of my brain right now… cluttered. But the Clear Out is coming. (If I was a Game of Thrones character that would totally be my family motto.) I can feel it and it's going to be a doozy. Super excited to get my office organized. I…
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marabella clutch, terrain iron fire pit bowl, apple latte tiny infinity bracelet, cb2 white console table, ikea alseda stool, ikea ivar shelving, rewined scented candles, target threshold bar cart. I'm all over the map this month… I have too many projects with too many steps running in a loop in my brain. My goal is…
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This past weekend, Paul, Ellerie and I headed to Catalina Island to celebrate a wedding. We had never been to Catalina. In fact, before Megan started planning her wedding, my only knowledge of it was a reference in Arrested Development. Turns out it's a gorgeous little island and well worth the ferry ride to get…
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Signing off early this week – my family of three is headed out bright and early tomorrow for a weekend adventure. It's a much anticipated vacation to celebrate a rad wedding. This is the first time most of my college girlfirends will be meeting Ellerie and it feels like so long ago and also yesterday…
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We've had a wonderful string of gray mornings (before the heat of the afternoon hits) and I've been taking advantage of them and getting Ellerie out for walks in the stroller. She's not quite sure what to make of these walks yet, but she sits quiet and alert, taking it all in. I also get…
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I am pretty happy with how September shook out. We didn't get outside nearly as much as I would have liked (seriously, I am no good at handling a heat wave and a baby at the same time) but I did get my library card and dove back into reading. And I am thrilled…
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Before the kiddo, I have to admit, it often felt like my weeks dragged. Now, I blink and it's Thursday and I'm writing up this around here post. It's a crazy challenge to be a work-at-home-parent. (It's a crazy challenge to be a parent. Period.) I feel like I finally understand the expression: "I just…
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waking up extra early to get some work in. sleeping with the windows open and under extra blankets at night. experimenting with a pumpkin bread recipe. watching season two of Homeland. so enjoying seeing Paul fall more in love with Ellerie. making it to yoga every Tuesday. calling Ellerie "bug," "buggie" & "buggaboo." placing books…
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Thank you so much for your kind words on yesterday's post. The deep stuff is difficult to publish (I wake up the mornings the post goes live with a knot in my stomach), but it's always worth it to write through it (I'm trying to live by this quote). Our little bug is three months…
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About two weeks after Ellerie was born, a mom friend of mine posted a photo of pancakes on Instagram. I remember thinking – HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! The photographer had a few kiddos. Not only was she able to raise them but she was able to make pancakes to feed them. I wasn't jealous, exactly.…
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