DIY Floral Hanging — How to Repurpose an Old Bouquet
ERIKA ERIKA

DIY Floral Hanging — How to Repurpose an Old Bouquet

Ten years (plus one month) still feels like yesterday and forever ago all at once. A lot has happened in the 10 years since my mom passed, and a lot has happened just this month. To say it’s been a difficult process would be an understatement, but I’m still hanging on to hope and these Eucalyptus petals. After all, that’s what she would have wanted — the hope (and the damn Eucalyptus). “Don’t throw it away, we can use it for a project”, she would insist. God bless her. No, really… That woman has given me some remarkable teachings about repurposing things, specifically related to nature, and I love her dearly for it…

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Have your cake, Eat it twice, Read it once
ERIKA ERIKA

Have your cake, Eat it twice, Read it once

This day, last month, I became another year closer to thirty than twenty and I’m still not sure how I feel about it. My stomach, however, felt like I needed to either make cake, have cake, or eat cake. Needless to say, I accomplished all of the above and I’m well on my way to finishing a second slice as I write this piece. You're probably wondering why it has taken me an entire month to finish the second slice. Well, it hasn't. It just took me an entire month to get around to making a second cake. So, if we're going to keep track, I'm on my fourth slice in a month's time. Okay sixth…. Two slices for me, two slices for my mom, and two slices for me again…

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