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Slooooowing Down for Fall

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My thought on this first day of fall: I miss summer.Or, perhaps more accurately: I missed summer. Today is the first official day of fall, and I guess I feel a little strange about it. In the midst of all my hurried planning for the things I'm trying to finish and the projects I'm hoping to work on soon (and more specifically, finding sponsors for those bigger budgets), I missed out on what I normally associate with summer for the first time. I missed a lot of pool days, sunny barbecues, and basically anything having to do with fun in a bathing suit (not that I run around barbecues in a bathing suit — I stopped doing that around age 7, I think — but you get what I mean). Considering how much I enjoy the beach, that's actually an interesting reflection for me; I managed to go to the ... View the Post

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Slooooowing Down for Fall

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My thought on this first day of fall: I miss summer.Or, perhaps more accurately: I missed summer. Today is the first official day of fall, and I guess I feel a little strange about it. In the midst of all my hurried planning for the things I'm trying to finish and the projects I'm hoping to ... View the Post

Planning the Pub Shed!

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I've been hinting at this for a while, but I have enough of the plan* together to finally share: I'm building a pub shed!*As much as anyone would call something I do a "plan" The "Shed" Part The idea for this has been in my head for a while (and on a paper for a shorter while), but let's ... View the Post

How to Save a Ton on Gravel and Mulch

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Waiting for a good sale at the local home improvement store is a decent way to save money on gravel or mulch, but if you're willing to buy in bulk through landscape supply, you can save even more. Now that we're heading into fall and cooler temps in the Atlanta area, it's the perfect time of year ... View the Post

A Back-In-Order Bundle Giveaway!

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This post is sponsored by Spot Shot® Instant Carpet Stain Remover and WD-40® Multi-Use Product.Let's keep this short and sweet today, shall we? Want to win a bundle of things that makes life feel a little more "back in order"? Then this is the giveaway for you.Through the years of having ... View the Post

My Very First Garden Bouquet

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This post is sponsored by WD-40® Company and its new Multi-Use Product 2.75 oz.oz. can.This last two weeks marked a new first for the UDH: my very first bouquet of flowers that were created entirely from my own gardens and shrubs!Granted, the bouquet was small: just one (yes, that's ... View the Post

Overseeding The Lawn and Preparing for Fall

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Overseeding is known to most landscape professionals, but many homeowners aren't familiar with this technique for improving the growth of a lush, healthy lawn. This weekend, I found a dead goose beside my air conditioner. And that was — thankfully — the worst that things got, since I actually ... View the Post

Let’s Build a Fire Pit! (Part 1)

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What a week it's been!It probably comes as no surprise, but on any given week where I am relatively quiet with posting, it means I'm juggling a lot of other things on the backend side of things. This week, I've been 1) lining up sponsors for a BIG overhaul in the back yard (I am already writing ... View the Post

Master Bath Makeover: Shower Reveal!

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Delta® Faucet. The opinions and text are all mine.If every room in my house had its own little story to tell, the master bathroom renovation is one of the longest I’ve ever told (those of you who have subscribed the longest need no ... View the Post

Limoncello Cucumber Cooler

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Hey y'all! We're Pam and Sara from Biscuits and Burlap and we're so excited to be contributing to The Ugly Duckling House! We started blogging about 2 years ago and met Sarah at some networking events here in Atlanta. We love her attitude and style and quickly became followers of her blog. Recently ... View the Post

Introducing: Biscuits and Burlap

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Friends, I'd like you to meet Sara and Pam of Biscuits and Burlap. I'm thrilled to introduce them today —they are fellow near-Atlantans and we have collaborated in the past. But today's post is because they are also going to be my first recipe contributors to the UDH!I first met Sara and Pam ... View the Post

A Noticeable Shortcut to Keeping My White Rug Clean

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This post is sponsored by Spot Shot® Instant Carpet Stain RemoverQuestion: what do you get when you cross a very active dog like Charlie with a very white rug? Unless you're a neat freak with a lot of time on your hands to bathe the dog every day (which I am noticeably not), the answer is a ... View the Post

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