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January 21, 2013

Finding Simple Balance, Happy and Healthy in 2013

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

I was recently asked what happy and healthy means to me. Happy and Healthy to me means taking care of myself first. I don’t believe that is selfish, although it may sound so. I learned, as a mother of four, that you can’t take care of others if you don’t take care of yourself first.

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Defining an Inspirista by @Inspirista
So I am doing this 30-day Challenge with my friend Jennifer Tuma-Young’s new book–Balance Your Life, Balance the Scale.  #BalanceBook I am doing it to gain BALANCE!!! You can read it here. So this is one of my biggest take-aways from Day 2 …who is an Inspirista – YOU!!!  Jenn believes [...]

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September 22, 2012

YOU are the Expert of you!!! by @Inspirista #BalanceBook

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

YOU are the Expert of you!!! by @Inspirista #BalanceBook Last week I wrote about my friend Jennifer Tuma-Young’s new book–Balance Your Life, Balance the Scale. I also told you that I was taking her 30-day Challenge to gain BALANCE!!! You can read it here. So this is one of my biggest take-aways from Day 1 [...]

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30-Day Challenge
I am joining Susan Vernicek, founder of Identity Magazine to find balance in 30 Days. The challenge is inspired by the soon to be released (best selling) book by the remarkable Inspirista Jennifer Tuma-Young – Balance Your Life, Balance the Scale (HarperCollins). Heaven only knows I need B A L A N C [...]

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There are a lot of changes coming in my future…stay tuned as I alter, adapt, adjust, amend, change, commute, convert, cook, cook, correct mid-course, denature, develop, dial back, diversify, doctor, fine tune, make different, make over, metamorphose, modify, mold, mutate, recalibrate, recast, reconstruct, refashion, reform, remodel, renew, renovate, repurpose, reshape, revamp, revise, revolutionize, shift, shift [...]

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If you know me well, you probably know that I am always messing with the ‘hows’ …those creative hows in and of my life simply as a way to manifest life – changes and all. I am a visionary thinker…always have been. I see things many others overlook or cannot see. I think deeply…I care [...]

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May 8, 2012

Sunny Day Brunch with My New Grill from #KmartOutdoor

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by Rebecca E. Parsons

So Mother’s Day will be quiet for me this year…well it actually has been for quite some time. My four children and one grandchild are spread out from coast to coast. They are so spread thin time wise that they rarely have the time  take the time come to visit their sweet and adorable Mother on [...]

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Spring Blogger Event ~ Sandra’s Summer Carnival Launch Party in NYC #bySandraLee

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The big event happened on Friday afternoon, when 16 top-tier bloggers from around the US gathered in New York City at the invitation of Sear’s and KMart to celebrate the launch of the Sandra by Sandra Lee collection. Entrepreneur, TV star and bestselling author Sandra Lee was the perfect hostess for this soiree ~ entertaining, charming [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #24 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less My Christmas Tree

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I am so thrilled to show you my DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #24 ~ My Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Christmas Tree for 2011. Most of the decorations are from the Dollar Tree. They had some awesome and beautiful ornaments this year!!! I did add a few of the blue ornaments from the Midnight Clear [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #23 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Candelabra

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The DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #23 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less candelabra I found for a steal at Goodwill. By now you should have discovered that I love my local Goodwill store. I could decorate a mansion pretty well with the things I find there. This candelabra is no exception. It was brass before…now [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #22 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Candle Scape

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My DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #22 is Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Twig Tree that I keep up year round. I decorate it for the season. The simple addition of two votive candles adds another layer of texture and color. I found these two aqua glasses at Goodwill and knew they would be perfect for [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #21 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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The Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #21 is the chair backs decoration for my dining chairs. Earlier this year Himself painted the chairs and the legs of the dining table in one of our Ghosts of Furniture Past projects. They look great but I thought I would add some Rebecca flair [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #20 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less Table Decor

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My DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #20 is simple yet Elegantly Sumptuous. It is the personification of Luxe for Less. I picked up a footed wooden bowl at Goodwill for under $2. I filled it with the beautiful ornaments from the Midnight Clear collection at Kmart. I surrounded the bowl with another Goodwill find – a [...]

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DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #19 ~ Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less

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The Elegantly Sumptuous Luxe 4 Less DIY Christmas Decor Vignette #19 is using lots of glass to bring sparkle and shine into the decorating scheme. I found these tall glass goblets at my favorite decorating store…Goodwill. I had been looking at them in the stores for over $20. I picked these two up for under [...]

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