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Busy Little Beaders Earrings

Oh. My. Goodness, I love these earrings.
I found these on Sunday at the Pikes Peak Community Cupboard food swap, and I was beyond thrilled when Amy, the woman who designed them, was equally inspired by my home made black and white photo note cards. I was a happy swapper on Sunday [...]

A Small Town Girl's Guide (to Getting Engaged!)

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Pikes Peak Community Cupboard

On Sunday afternoon, we attended our first food swap hosted by Pikes Peak Community Cupboard at Care and Share – a food bank for southern Colorado - in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
I’d never attended a food swap before, and I was on an absolute high by the end of this one. The event drew 20 or 30 [...]

Dear U-Haul

Dear U-Haul,
You were nice to let me borrow your moving truck last weekend to put all of my things into. I thought I’d be okay with a 10-foot truck, but somehow you just knew that a 14-foot truck would come in handy. You told me that the 10-foot wasn’t available, but I know that you [...]

#140Conf Small Town

Just as I finished backing the fully-packed, 14-foot moving truck into my parents’ rural Missouri driveway on Sunday afternoon, I received an email on the iPhone in my lap from Becky McCray, the subject line of which read, “Your speaker proposal is approved”.
Practically bouncing out of the moving truck in my excitement, I shared my good [...]

Moving Away Playlist

I love music.
I’m moving away.
I’ll have 15+ hours in a U-Haul to listen to music while my loyal sidekick (Rosie) sleeps beside me.
I need music for the drive.
This is where you can help.
Leave me a comment with the song or songs that you think I need to have on my playlist for driving across Kansas, [...]

MilliGFunk Moves to Colorado

I’m nervous, excited and sad to share with you the news that my years of blogging from rural Missouri have come to an end. On August 21st, I’ll be leaving my one-room cabin in rural Missouri to begin a new phase in my life and my career in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
After nearly seven years of work [...]

Will Write for Wine with STLWineGirl

Last Wednesday, July 15th, I had the opportunity to participate in a food bloggers’ event with STLWineGirl, Angela Ortmann. The event, titled “Will Write for Wine”, was by invitation only, and I was flattered to be on the list. Angela’s classes are always informative, and I’ve enjoyed the classes and events I’ve attended.
This event was [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Sunset in the Florida Keys

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Wordless Wednesday: Vacation Preparation

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