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Setting A Deadline

October 25, 2017
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It's so easy to put things off. Take my last two weeks. I haven't posted here, even though I fully intended to. I even had posts photographed and written. I had some great excuses — I moved house among other…

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Starting a blog or a new business idea? Plan for success.

October 9, 2017
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I recently realized that if I wanted to get serious about running my two blogs as a business, as well as find time to edit my novel, and keep all of the other balls in the air that I juggle,…

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DIY – Kitchen Shelf Upgrade

February 11, 2016
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I used our recent termite tenting as motivation to clean out my pantry (a job I'd been putting off for a while). My pull-out shelves, installed a few years back, are starting to look a bit grotty. Any spills or…

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

December 10, 2015
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Marie Kondo's book about decluttering caught my attention the minute I heard the title. However, books on decluttering are, in fact, contributing to the continuing problem of clutter in my house. In the past, I've tried throwing out ten things…

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White Girl In Nepal

December 7, 2015
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live, travel

When gorgeous Aussie actress, Bojana Novakovic traveled to Nepal following the devastating earthquakes and aftershocks earlier this year, she took her camera with her. The quakes triggered avalanches both on Mount Everest, killing at least 19, and in the Langtang…

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DIY Living Succulent Wreath

November 20, 2015
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This lovely and affordable wreath, made on a square frame, was originally intended to hang on my front door for the holidays. I spent an hour or so putting it together. I made sure I did every step properly. I…

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(Butternut) Pumpkin Risotto

October 28, 2015
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dinner, fave food, live

Roasting veggies is one of my favorite things to do (and eat!) when the weather cools down. The Word Health Organization's announcement this week that processed meat causes cancer, and that red meat probably does, gave me (and everyone else…

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DIY Painted Pumpkins and other Halloween spookiness

October 26, 2015
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I'm painting instead of carving this Halloween. Pearlized paint from my local craft supplies shop, transformed these grocery store pumpkins into magical fairy tale creations. It was an easy job which I did over the course of an evening to…

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New look!

October 1, 2015
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Welcome to my new look blog. I've been thinking about how I wanted to update "Trace" since the beginning of summer, but it took me a while to pin down how I wanted it to change, and how to go…

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tiny house inspiration – links

September 2, 2015
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Jessica Helgerson designed tiny house. Sauvie Island, Portland (source: lincolnbarbour.com) The popularity of tiny houses and micro apartments is gaining momentum, especially in and around high density American cities like San Francisco and New York, but these well thought out,…

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Tracey Dale is a writer, currently working on her first novel. She is a former broadcast journalist, TV host, corporate speaker, advertising executive, and Miss Australia. Based in Los Angeles, she is married to actor, Alan Dale (Entourage, Captain America 2, Lost, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo).

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