Carol Ann Guarino
Chartreuse Misuse?
I can imagine the look of horror on my grandmother's face, and yet..... My daughter inherited one of the many heirlooms passed through...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- May 3, 2021
- 2 min
The Apparent Superparent
Looking across the aisle, I readily recognized the face. The Superparent. The harried look, ponytail, the running shoes, determinedly...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Knick-Knack Bric-a-Brac
As I await my second vaccine jab, I think of all that the pandemic has taken from us and brought to us. How it’s changed us….and then I...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
Polymers "Return" in Spring
It was a sunny day in Wassenaar (the town in The Netherlands I lived in) and I rode my bike to the edge of a wooded area and commenced to...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
Home Work
Your "office" this morning includes your second grader who is currently trying to log into their music class, your pre-school (assistant)...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Aug 21, 2020
- 2 min
Sock Drawer Legacy
This is my Dad,he passed away this February. He was loving, kind, soulful, witty and always up to some kind of hijinks. He was a writer,...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Feb 2, 2020
- 2 min
One Flu Over the Cuckoos Nest
While the flu has confined me to my bed..... first to save my SO from this illicit illness and second to regain some remnant of my former...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Dec 15, 2019
- 2 min
Holidaze
Maybe this is the year you are lucky enough to house your whole clan for the holidays or maybe you’re packing to make that long hike to...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Dec 12, 2019
- 2 min
Clean Your Room!!!
How many times have parents barked those orders while trying to remember what color carpet their child had under all the toys and clothes...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Dec 7, 2019
- 1 min
Holiday Presence
T’was the weeks before Christmas and all through the house was the still sound of sleeping (yeah, even your spouse). Your head has been...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Dec 4, 2019
- 2 min
Get Packing
So you found the home of your dreams! Here are some helpful tips so your move doesn't become a nightmare..... Start a large folder or box...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Oct 25, 2019
- 2 min
Mi Casa es Tu Casa
My house is your house. How do you make someone fall in love with your house, your castle, your space? One word, Staging. We have all...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Oct 13, 2019
- 1 min
If the Shoe Fits
I like heels...a lot. Let’s be real though, I won’t be sporting the four and a half-inch heels anymore. Time to closet purge. Time to let...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Oct 10, 2019
- 2 min
Can’t Take it With You
Another birthday just passed for me; another year older. Speaking of passed…. Not an easy subject to talk about but something everyone...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Oct 9, 2019
- 1 min
Ghosts of Holidays Past
It's nearly Halloween and of course, the countdown has begun for yet another holiday season. The shopping, the baking, cooking,...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Oct 1, 2019
- 2 min
The Four R’s
I’m not talking relaxing, rewinding, renewing and rebooting, though a day at the spa would be delightful. I’m talking about repurposing,...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Sep 25, 2019
- 2 min
Do Not Disturb
So, you have decided to work from home…. glorious…. then the phone rings (again), it’s your Mom. Will you ever get the project done? My...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Sep 21, 2019
- 2 min
Flirting with Disaster
My partner should have been a boy scout, he has a great disaster plan. I always tell my partner that if disaster ever hits, I'm saving...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Sep 9, 2019
- 2 min
Taming of the Wash
Laundry can be a contentious issue in any household. Who sorts, who folds....does anyone put it away? No matter how adept you are at...
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Carol Ann Guarino
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
Origins of Organizing
My mother was a collector. We had a large home that was filled with antiques that she diligently hunted for. It was also the home of...
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