Author: Jamie
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The joy of coaching older female powerlifters
Over ten years ago, I became a Personal Trainer. I remember asking my daughter-in-law if it was ridiculous of me to think anyone would want to hire an over-forty woman as their trainer. Last time I looked into it, the average personal trainer only stays in the job about two years, the high rate of…
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10 years of living on the coast
I’m at my mom’s house for a few days, visiting. I don’t see her often and I’d love if she’d move closer to us, but for now I visit when I can, and I’m working on getting her to visit us more often as well. Being here is a trip down memory lane, driving past…
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On cleaning sprees & whimsy
I have been having the best time redecorating. My second-youngest moved out and I’ve remade her room into my new office/craft room, which inspired me to redo things all over the rest of the house. One of the biggest parts of this has been re-organizing and cleaning out stuff we no longer need, and stuff…
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Antique Sellers Cabinet Makeover
Back in 2012, I bought a 1930’s freestanding kitchen cabinet, similar to the more commonly known Hoosier cabinet but made by Sellers. This was exactly the size I wanted for the breakfast area of my kitchen, but she’d seen better days and needed a makeover. The stamp on the back indicated the original color had…
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Kitchen reno Part 1: mystery leak
In our previous home, we did a dramatic yet budget friendly DIY kitchen makeover, which mostly consisted of painting our old cabinets. It really came out fantastically, and held up really well over the the 10+ years we lived in that house. No chipping, no yellowing. They still looked great. We did a few other…
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Roaring Twenties Anniversary Party
For our twentieth wedding anniversary, we decided to celebrate 1920’s-style. We are not in a life stage where epic vacations are a reality, but twenty years of marriage is a big deal, especially to have dealt with all we’ve dealt with and still actually LIKE each other. We wanted a fun celebration, and a speakeasy-themed…