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From Scratch by Rachel Goodman

Title: From ScratchSeries: Blue Plate #1Author: Rachel Goodman Genre: Light Women's Fiction/Chick Lit Release Date: May 1, 2020 Blurb Adown-home, feel-good debut Southern romance, From Scratch explores one woman’sjourney back home to Dallas, Texas, where her family is cooking up a plan thatdoesn’t quite suit her tastes…Thirty-year-old Lillie Turner grew up with maple syrup stuck to her skin andbacon grease splattered on her clothes, courtesy of working in the familydiner. Thank goodness she escaped all that when she moved to Chicago five yearsago. Now a successful strategy consultant and newly engaged to a man whocomplements her like biscuits and gravy, she has everything she wants.When an urgent phone call about her father’s health pulls Lillie back toDallas, she soon learns...

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Fashion For Right Now Spring Trends

Don't give up on your style, do you can to lift your spirits and contact your cabi stylist to help.What a weird time it is to be someone who cares about style and clothes. It feels like a lifetime ago that I took these photos to show off the pieces I'd carefully selected from cabi to freshen up my spring wardrobe. What we need is fashion for RIGHT NOW, that means the spring trends need to be things that look good on zoom calls, make us feel happier and are easy to wear. Cabi checks all those boxes for me.Related: Putting together fun outfits for springHow I approach Getting Dressed During COVID Each spring for the past six years, I've relied on cabi to...

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RELEASE BLITZ - From Scratch #Giveaway

Title: From ScratchSeries: Blue Plate #1Author: Rachel Goodman Genre: Light Women's Fiction/Chick Lit Release Date: May 1, 2020 Blurb A down-home, feel-good debut Southern romance, From Scratch explores one woman’s journey back home to Dallas, Texas, where her family is cooking up a plan that doesn’t quite suit her tastes…Thirty-year-old Lillie Turner grew up with maple syrup stuck to her skin and bacon grease splattered on her clothes, courtesy of working in the family diner. Thank goodness she escaped all that when she moved to Chicago five years ago. Now a successful strategy consultant and newly engaged to a man who complements her like biscuits and gravy, she has everything she wants.When an urgent phone call about her father’s health...

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These 27 Real Estate Pics Are So Terrible It’s Hard To Believe That Real Estate Agents Are Expecting To Sell Them

Selling a property is a big deal. I’d be running errands with a camera crew trying to take immaculate snaps, catching the tiniest dust, staging the best possible facade—something my flat could never be. But you gotta let the pros do their job. And some real estate agents couldn’t care less. Because when it comes to attracting potential buyers, the advertised pictures hit the bottom of the barrel. And we’re talking standards. From nasty décor and filthy interiors to prison-like rooms and "holy cow, what's that thing," these property photos are quality nightmare material. Thanks to the blog called Terrible Real Estate Agent Photos, which celebrates “low standards and a lack of attention to detail,” we now know how not...

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Pressed Flower Candle Craft

A gorgeous Mother’s Day craft kids can make that is incredibly simple, this DIY Pressed Flower Candle Craft is both practical and beautiful. DIY Pressed Flower Craft Nearly every time my daughter plays in the backyard, she brings me a handful of pretty flowers that she’s picked just for me. I also find them in her pockets all of the time when doing laundry! And it’s not just her: my daycare kids are always picking a flower or two to give to their moms at pick up time. It’s so sweet and thoughtful (and believe me, it barely makes a dent in the backyard flower population). While thinking of an easy Mother’s Day craft that my daycare kids could bring...

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