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Grown and Flown

• Here is the Brutally Honest Truth About What a Perfect Day Looks Like to Me
  My countdown has begun, which means that right now I am somewhere between endings and beginnings. My three older kids are young adults and are largely living on their own. My baby is wrapping up middle school and is anxious to start high school. He is ready for football games, dances and all the experiences […]
• 39 Days Until Life as We Know It Changes Forever
  39 days. That’s the number of school days left of my son’s senior year. So many things have already come to an end and so many lasts are still to come. The last first day, the last home game, senior night, and the last school pictures have come and gone. Now the calendar is quickly […]
• Top 12 Dorm Shopping Mistakes
  With high school graduation behind us, Grown and Flown is focused in the day we will drop off our youngest kids at their freshmen dorms. Though we prefer to stick our heads in the sand and ignore the inevitable, it’s time to get them ready for the tiny new living spaces that will be their […]
• How to Decorate a College Dorm Room – Adorable and Easy!
  There are few things that excite me more than an empty dorm room. After three years at boarding school and with sophomore year on the rise, transforming my dorm room is something I continue to look forward to as summer comes to an end. Here are some of my best tips (and secrets…) to making […]