31. January 2012
As most people start to prepare for this week’s Super Bowl parties, Mr. Lively and I are starting to get ready for our trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico! We will be gone Friday through Monday for a romantic weekend trip that doubles as my Christmas and Valentine’s Day present (I’m a lucky lady!). I [...]
23. January 2012
Forgive me, I’m feeling a bit feisty today. When I started MML and seriously began to design my life with intention, I focused on exfoliating items that I didn’t need, use, or love. And the content on MML reflected my clutter-free focus as well. But as I continued to pare down my possessions to those [...]
18. January 2012
Since I just did my big exfoliation a few weeks ago, I thought it might be good to share ways to decorate and organize using items that might already be sitting around. These little touches around my apartment make me smile each time I see them. *Tip 5 came from Nate Berkus, but obviously [...]
11. January 2012
To wrap up the Throw Out 100 Things of 2012, I have the second half of the 100 items below. It’s been great to hear how many people are doing some pretty major exfoliations in their own homes. If you blog about your purge, please feel free to share a link to it on the [...]
10. January 2012
Over the holiday break I took a day to compile a collection of 100 items in my apartment that I don’t need, use, or love. I have done the Throw Out 50 Things challenge many times (again, and again) over the past three years. It is inspired by Gail Blanke’s book, Throw Out Fifty Things. [...]
6. January 2012
Up to this point I have been a devoted paper to-do list and calendar girl – because when my palm pilot in ninth grade lost all of my information, I vowed only to use ink. However, over Thanksgiving I thought that I lost my planner on a train back from St. Louis which caused a [...]
4. January 2012
A few weeks ago I got my first iPhone (with a white and gold polka dot case from Kate Spade) and a fancy-schmancy camera. I felt unbelievably lucky and blessed. For 48 hours. After the first two days, the wonder and excitement wore off much quicker than I expected. I mean, I really wanted these [...]
21. December 2011
Two years ago I started a new holiday tradition for myself here on MML. I started my annual What I DON’T want for Christmas List. Each year I exfoliate items that I wouldn’t want to receive for Christmas (because I don’t need, use, or love them) before the holidays begin. This helps me avoid the [...]
5. October 2011
First, I’d like to say a quick thank you to all of you who showed up last night at the first Business in the City event! I had such a great time meeting you all and hearing more about the businesses you are starting or thinking about starting. I’ll be posting in the weeks to [...]
29. September 2011
Once I created my vision for my wardrobe and exfoliated the items that did not match the vision, it was time to get to the fun part…. … Figuring out what items I wanted to purchase that completed my wardrobe goals. Since I took such a methodical approach to creating my vision, it made this [...]
28. September 2011
Yesterday I shared the first step of making under my wardrobe, Create a Vision. After I decided what style I liked, learned how to create more pulled together looks, and figured out which fall trends I wanted to try, it was time to move on to my closet. To get started on my closet, I [...]
27. September 2011
For the past month I’ve been making under my wardrobe. And since it’s been a while since I’ve tackled the basics of making under “stuff” here on MML, I think it would be a great refresher course on the four makeunder steps. Making under is about designing an intention for our home, getting rid of [...]
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