Month: October 2017

living room refresh
At Home
Robin Anderson

Easy Living Room Refresh

After being in my current place for a year and a half, the living room started to feel a little stale and in need of a refresh. While the majority of the decor I still like I can’t stop myself from constantly moving things around. Over the course of a weekend I gave it an inexpensive and easy living room refresh mixing pieces I already had plus one new rug.

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and then we tried obsession
Life
Michelle Kowalski

Obsessions: 10.27.17

Anyone else feel like it’s been the longest week ever? We finally made it to the weekend. Other than scrambling to put together a Halloween costume, here’s what we’ve been obsessed with in this week’s And Then We Tried obsessions.

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paying off debt
Life
Hannah Gierosky

How I’m Paying Off Debt

Today we’re talking about something not so fun: debt. Specifically, avoidable credit card debt. As embarrassing as this is to talk about (and broadcast online) the more I talk to my friends and peers the more I realize that a lot of people have issues paying off debt, it’s just that no one talks about it. So, here’s my debt spiral.

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framing pressed leaves
At Home
Robin Anderson

Framing Pressed Leaves and Flowers

Recently after pressing some flowers, I was left wondering what the hell I could do with them. Determined not to throw them away, I decided to try framing them instead and I’ve been loving the results! Follow along below for the easiest of DIYs for framing pressed leaves and flowers.

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and then we tried obsessions 10.20.17
Life
Michelle Kowalski

Obsessions: 10.20.17

Hannah and Robin are binge-watching some great shows, and Michelle has a very important item packed for her visit back to her college campus. Here’s what else we’ve been obsessed with in this week’s And Then We Tried obsessions.

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put in bay fall bachelorette party
Life
Michelle Kowalski

A Fall Put-In-Bay Bachelorette Party – For 20 Ladies

Last weekend Hannah and I went to our friend Kelly’s 20-person bachelorette party on Put-In-Bay and it was excellent. And since there were a lot of ways this could have gone wrong, we thought we’d put together a little recap/list of tips for throwing your own 20-person fall Put-In-Bay bachelorette party.

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and then we tried obsessions 10.13.17
Life
Michelle Kowalski

Obsessions 10.13.17

It’s Friday the 13th! Got anything spooky planned? We’re still trying to figure out what to be for Halloween, and Hannah is still working her way through her fall movie list. Here’s what else we’ve been obsessed with in this week’s And Then We Tried obsessions.

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Life
Hannah Gierosky

How to Start Wedding Planning

One of the first things I did after Zac and I got engaged was search for wedding checklists and timelines. I love a good list and love crossing things off of lists even more, so I figured establishing a wedding checklist was the first step in planning, right? Well, after a quick search through Google and Pinterest, I was quickly

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target joy lab
Style + Beauty
Robin Anderson

Our Favorites from Target’s Joy Lab Athleisure Collection

Here at And Then We Tried, we love any outfit that’s comfy while also being cute— example A, our favorite leisurée brand. So thank god for the athleisure trend that has been taking over. And while we still love Outdoor Voices or Lululemon, when Target jumped on the bandwagon with their Joy Lab collection we were more than happy to

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