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A DISTINGUISHED GIFT FOR ANY MAN IN YOUR LIFE + A GIVEAWAY

A DISTINGUISHED GIFT FOR ANY MAN IN YOUR LIFE + A GIVEAWAY Disclaimer: I received free product from JORD Watches in exchange for my honest opinion.  Greetings! Today I’ve teamed up with JORD Watches to introduce you to their fine, hand-crafted wood timepieces. I recently gifted one of these very unique wood watches to my […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 80

Hello and welcome to Sundays With Celia Vol 80. I hope your Sunday is a relaxing one. As you’ll learn in this blog post, Brad and I have been doing a lot of traveling lately. I captured the photo below of Brad waiting in front of our son’s DC home at 4am for our Uber […]

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10 GIFTS FOR THE NEW PARENTS IN YOUR LIFE

Is there something in the water? Or am I just at a stage in my life when the children of so many of my friends are having babies? And not only that, my children’s friends, kids I watched grow up, are now having babies of their own! I can’t tell you how many holiday cards […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 53

Hello and welcome to Sundays With Celia Vol 53. Thank you for spending a bit of your Sunday with me. Looking Back On Sunday Have you heard??? We closed escrow on our latest fixer-upper, The House On Victoria Court!! I’m so excited about this 1930s gem that I have already designed the entire home so […]

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PICTURE PERFECT GIFT FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND

Your Bestie, your BFF, your main platonic squeeze, your Homie (the affectionate term my Besties call each other) whatever you call them, when it’s time to get them a gift you want a picture perfect gift for your best friend. It needs to be meaningful, special and the perfect combination of useful and sentimental.  And […]

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LITTLE WAYS TO BRIGHTEN SOMEONE’S DAY

Little Ways to Brighten Someone’s Day This time of year can be so stressful and, if you’re like me, you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed at the thought of everything you need to accomplish during the holidays. From decorating your home, to planning for and cooking special meals, to shopping for Christmas and hostess […]

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HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT UNIQUE WEDDING GIFT

Hi there! Well, June is wedding season, and if you’re like me, you may have been invited to several upcoming wedding celebrations. Image Via I know how challenging shopping for a wedding gift can often be. In fact, we attended a wedding recently and by the time I went online to order from the bridal […]

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HOW TO WRAP A GIFT

Holiday greeting! I am doing my best to be organized this Christmas season, trying to get a head start on shopping and wrapping.  Many of my gifts will have to be shipped this year, so they will need to go out shortly in order to reach their destination by Christmas. Fortunately, wrapping is an enjoyable […]

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