by Classic Housewife

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Simple New Year Mantel Decor

[maxbutton id=”1″] I know what some of you are thinking (ahem: MOM.) My definition of “simple” may not be *your* definition of simple. Some of you have a clock and two candlesticks on your simple mantel. (I call that minimalist. I am clearly not a minimalist… so roll with it just a minute, okay?) If you saw my Fall and Advent mantel decor, you know that I tended toward the …

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Every Year Needs a Bucket List (2014)

As I mentioned in my last post (“When You Feel Like You Flunked Out of Last Year,”) I almost didn’t want to make a “bucket” or “To Do” list for this year. I almost decided to leave it blank and let life just happen. (Life IS going to go on and just happen anyway.) I even posted this on the Classic Housewife Facebook page: But then I decided, “every year …

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When You Feel Like You Flunked Out of Last Year

I wouldn’t say that last year was a total failure. After all, it got off to a great start. I just don’t feel like ended well, and I don’t “FEEL” like I exactly “passed” either. So after brooding over not getting enough done around the house, spending too much time on the internet, not doing well enough with school, and kinda going crazy — I finally decided that I’d focus …