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[vanlife diary] Packing the Van Like a Game of Tetris
Yesterday we worked on moving in to the van. It was a longer process that I really expected. First I fit together the kitchen like I was playing a game of Tetris. When we packed up the farmhouse in Minnesota, I tried to keep as many smaller baskets and Ikea organizers...
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[vanlife diary] Today We Pack
We're almost there! It's the weekend and we're still in Port Orange, Florida, at Jeff's mom's house. Today I'm spending a few hours on client work, then Jeff and I are dry-packing (is that a term?) the van to see how much of what we think we can bring with us can...
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How We’re Preparing to Live In Our Honda Odyssey Minivan
In just a few weeks husband-Jeff, Peppermint the basset hound and I will be heading out to live full-time in our Honda Odyssey minivan. I’m excited, scared, a bit anxious, a bit dreamy and pretty much cannot wait to hit the road! Since we decided to move into a van...
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A Tiny #Vanlife Wardrobe Capsule
Hey, hey, snugbugs! Jeff and I are busily preparing for our upcoming departure on our grand #vanlife adventure in just 2 weeks. In all honesty, Jeff's been doing most of the work while I focus on client work. Since we're planning on heading out on the road, we're...
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The Snugbugs Are Heading Out on the Road
Big news, bad bears! Jeff, Peppermint and I are moving on from our super cool B&B gig to the next cool adventure! In just a few weeks, the Snugbugs will be living life on the road. Can we come visit? So long-term readers might remember that we headed to northern...
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Progress… 3 Snugbugs Fall 2017 Limited Launch
Greetings snugbugs! It's a strangely sticky night for northern Minnesota and I'm trying to settle in after a long day of innkeeping, marketing clienting, sewing and a bit of plotting. I was up at 5 to get an early grab-an-go breakfast ready for guests at our B&B,...
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Me Made May Update and What’s Next For the Snugbug Blog…
This month has turned out to be just a wee bit more crazy than I had originally planned... how 'bout your month? Today I've got a recap of current projects and a rather lengthy overview of how I'm switching things up in June to better focus on my goals. Me Made May ...
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Bringing Home Backyard Chickens
Last weekend Jeff and I took the rather monumental step (for us) of jumping out of the intereweb research and taking action. We got chickens. More specifically, we got eight chicks of the egg-laying variety If you've thought of getting chicks and don't have prior...
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#CSCminicapsule – My Mini Capsule, Take #1
Woo hoo! I've gotten down to business on plotting my summer wardrobe capsule that I'm stitching up as part of the Curvy Sewing Collective Capsule theme month. I've sorted through fabrics in my stash based on my (current) priorities... more separates, especially cute...
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Fun for May: Me Made May and Curvy Sewing Collective’s Capsule Theme Month
May is here! A time of blooming flowers, buzzing bees, and warm winds caressing the lilacs. But, of course, it's northern Minnesota. So instead we got a full day full of fat, fluffy snowflakes. But nevermind! This May brings some superduper fly sewing projects that...
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