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How to Keep Acrylic Paints Fresh for Your Next Painting Session

Ellen Christian

Acrylic paint has a nasty habit of drying out at the worst possible moments. You step away for twenty minutes …

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Robot Mowers vs. Gas Mowers: What Makes Sense for a Country Property

Ellen Christian

Most lawn care advice online assumes a flat, fenced quarter-acre and a Saturday morning with nothing else on the calendar. …

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xTool M2 Review: My Experience Making Personalized Gifts at Home

xTool M2 Review: My Experience Making Personalized Gifts at Home

Ellen Christian

I enjoy making personalized gifts, so I was excited to try the xTool M2. It combines color printing with laser …

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How to Organize Wrapping Paper and Gift Bags When You Don’t Have Much Space

Ellen Christian

Gift wrapping supplies have a way of taking up far more room than you expect. A few rolls of wrapping …

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Feathers, Fur, and Family Time: Creating a Day Everyone Will Remember

Ellen Christian

Family trips can become crowded with plans surprisingly quickly. In Sevierville, Tennessee, where the population was 17,889 at the 2020 …

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How to Build a Fitness Routine You’ll Actually Stick With

Ellen Christian

Getting into better shape sounds simple until real life barges in with school, work, errands, family plans, and the occasional …

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How Skip-the-Line Sistine Chapel Tickets Change a Rome Trip for the Better

Ellen Christian

Picture a traveler in Vermont, months into planning a long-awaited Rome trip, imagining a quiet, almost reverent moment beneath Michelangelo’s …

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What Questions Should You Ask A Roofing Company Before Hiring One? 

Ellen Christian

Roofs are probably the most underrated parts of a building. Certain roof designs do more for property owners and businesses …

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The 15 Best Gifts for Gardeners in 2026

Ellen Christian

Gardeners are hard to shop for because they already own the obvious things. The second trowel goes in the shed …

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Adult Camps and Retreats

Adult Camps and Retreats for the Over-40 Crowd

Ellen Christian

By your forties, a weekend away can look very different from the trips you booked ten or twenty years ago. …

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I believe it doesn't have to be difficult to lead a healthy life. At Confessions of an Overworked Mom I share simple healthy living tips to show busy women aged 40+ how to lead fulfilling lives. My focus is eco-friendly living in rural Vermont.
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