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A Better Way to Share Your Memories: How to Make a Photo Album

Making a photo album preserves your memories, makes a perfect gift, and helps you to be more present in your life.
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How to Grow Veggies in a Window Box: Part 1

How to determine what plants will grow in your area, where to buy seeds, when to plant seeds, and what soil to use in container gardens.
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How to Make an Iced Chai

How to Make an Iced Chai at Home. Creamy, cold and delicious, this non-dairy iced chai recipe is better than your local coffee shop.
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DIY Homemade Winter Bath Salts

One of the easiest ways to practice self-love is to do kind things for your body. I’ve loved baths since I was a little kid,..
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Butc(h)er Kitc(h)en: 5 affordable kitchen upgrades

When I was just starting to cook, I had no idea that tools made a difference.  To me, a knife was a knife and any..
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Butc(h)ome: Why You Should Have Houseplants

Houseplants.  Pa has them.  Gram has them.  Your office lobby has them.  The airport has them.  Your doctor’s office has them.  Even the mall has..
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Outfits: Visiting Her Family for Thanksgiving Day

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ~John F...
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Visiting Her Family for the Holidays: Part 2

Family holidays are a long standing tradition.  We use specific times of the year as an excuse to all gather together.  Unfortunately, this extended period..
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Visiting Her Family for the Holidays: Part 1

Ah, the holidays.  Tis the season for family gatherings.  For many of us, that means traveling long distances and spending a lot of quality time..
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How to Make a Kid’s Toy Box

(photo) I’m at that stage of life where all of my friends and family have young kids.  I love having all these little buggers over..
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Stag Night: Summer 2016

  Be sure to read Butc(h)er’s affiliate information before using our links. Victorinox Fish Spatula ($23); Lodge Cast Iron Skillet ($16); Uniqlo Woven Light Oxford..
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Butc(h)er 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Part 7 – Adventures

There’s more to Christmas (and life) than gift-wrapped boxes under the tree.  Sometimes the best gifts are not things, but experiences.  I have no idea..
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Butc(h)er 2015 Holiday Gift Guide: Part 6 – The Home

Your home is your castle.  “A man’s character emerges in the building and ordering of his house.”  These gifts pamper your home and give you..
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