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Home is where the Husband and Dog are

Dear Avery, Buying a new house is fun, exciting, exhausting, and a tad overwhelming. But making a house into a home is simply incredible. Putting your personal touch into a new place and making it YOURS is a very prideful thing and makes you feel so…grown up. You get to hang your accomplishments on theContinue reading “Home is where the Husband and Dog are”

Take advice from “The Bachelorette” : Marry up.

Dear Avery, I’m really hoping the reality show “The Bachelor/The Bachelorette” is still around when you are old enough to watch. I’m kidding… well… OK, kind of. It’s an awfully cheesy yet fabulously addicting 2 hour television event (yes, I’m sure you’ve established by now that your Aunt Megs watches a lot of TV). AnyContinue reading “Take advice from “The Bachelorette” : Marry up.”

Farewell to “The Office” : Why is this so hard? (That’s What She Said)

Dear Avery, Every so often a really great television show comes along. It makes you laugh, cry, and sometimes cringe. “The Office” is one of those shows. It’s a simple story about a paper company, it’s office workers, and the funny/ embarassing / tear-jerkering / awkward /loving situations that ensues during the 9-5 work day.Continue reading “Farewell to “The Office” : Why is this so hard? (That’s What She Said)”

No, I’m not perfect…not even close! And that’s OK.

By Megan Cynaumon Dear Avery, Perfection is a word most people strive to embody. We want to look perfect, live in the perfect neighborhood, marry the perfect partner, etc.I try my best to live my life to the fullest, and sometimes that means that everything needs to be perfect in order to feel full. WhenContinue reading “No, I’m not perfect…not even close! And that’s OK.”

Lent: No Facebook for 40 days

by Megan Cynaumon Dear Avery, Happy Easter!! Every year, I give something up for Lent. For me, it’s a time of reflection. It’s a time of letting something go and showing yourself that God is truly the center of your life. This year, I gave up Facebook. Funny to think that it’s a “sacrifice”, butContinue reading “Lent: No Facebook for 40 days”