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  • creating our AirBnb experience

    Sharing what we’ve learned as AirBnb hosts, in particular the extras we provide as hosts to enhance the guests’ experience

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    Looking for gifts for your girlfriends, sisters, or mom? Or maybe you need a little treat for yourself? (No shame in that — I’ve been…

  • gifts for preteen girls, part 2

    I’m back with another round of gifts my 12-year-old daughter thinks her friends would LOVE. But, first, I have to share a disclaimer: I’m buying…

  • gifts for preteen girls, part 1

    My two girls are now 12 and 13, and it’s pretty tough for me to pick out the perfect gifts for them. They used to…

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    Some dear friends of ours live in a beach town in the south, and they have an adorable house in an artsy neighborhood. They’re raising…

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I’m Vanessa, a wife and mom living in the DC suburbs. In 2017, I bought a rundown house and began renovating it with my husband, John. Together, we’ve made our small house into a cozy, comforting space for us and our four kids.

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