NewlyWoodwards

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The lazy mom’s guide to a baby book

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This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my disclosures here. This post is also known as “This momma is far to lazy for scrapbooking.” I like scrapbooking in theory, so if you do it, go on. Scrapbook. And skip this post. But, if you are more like me, scrapbooking is something you know won’t […]

A Book Club party

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So, after preparing (or not), it was finally time to have my book club gals over for some food, some drinks and some fun. And, not surprisingly, we had a great time! A friend and I started this book club 4 or 5 years ago and it’s been such a wonderful group of women. I […]

Party preparations with Kleenex Hand Towels

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Friendly reminder: Don’t forget to enter the Kleenex Hand Towels  giveaway. I mentioned on Sunday that I was asked to share party details and preparation this week for Kleenex Hand Towels. So, here’s where I come clean – I haven’t done much in the way of preparations for the group of book club gals I’m […]

Personalized baby gifts

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I’ve had an exceptional number of friends having babies lately. So, as expected, I’ve been making gifts. I thought you may like to see a few. This design may very well be a new favorite – for my friend Sarah, who just gave birth to sweet August.       I loved it so much […]

Cleaning mini-blinds

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Okay, so I’m going to be totally honest – I’m a mini blind hater. They are finnicky. They are sort of noisy. They let in too much light. They break easily. And they are usually ugly. But, they are also really inexpensive and I know many people have them. And since our rental property already had […]

Kleenex Hand Towels Giveaway

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This is the first of three posts I’m writing about entertaining for Kleenex Hand Towels. I’ll be sharing a little party I’m hosting next week for my book club. But before I get to that, I’m giving one reader a box of Kleenex Hand Towels – perfect for your next party. Why would you want […]