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May 7
1 min

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
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
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 10, 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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