Estate Made

Author: Riley

  • Happy Friday!

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    Riley

    This week was a weird one. Even though Monday was a holiday, by the time I got to Thursday it already felt like the weekend. Days are strange when you work for yourself and have to keep work and play time separate. Photo above is from lunch last weekend. My table-mates ordered a beer sampler,…

  • Throwback Thursday: LA Hotel Room

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    Riley

    Feeling super nostalgic for the West Coast road trip we went on almost four years ago. I can’t even believe it’s been that long. This photo is from our week in LA where we proceeded to make a huge mess in our hotel room getting ready for the video we were there shooting. If you…

  • The Secret to a Better Brain

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    Riley

    I seem to have books on the brain lately. Yesterday I listed my top 5 illustrated books, and last week I showed you what I display on my bookcases. Today I came across an article about what I already know… how those who read regularly, play sudoku, and stretch their grey matter have more efficient…

  • My Favorite Illustrated Books

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    Riley

    Earlier today I went to the bookstore and ended up buying Well-Read Women – I adore it so much! Anyway, the purchase inspired this list. I hope you like it! Here are the links if you’re interested in purchasing any: Well-Read Women, Samantha Hahn Drawing Food: A Journal, Claudia Pearson Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life,…

  • What To Do When The Day Isn’t Going Your Way

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    Riley

    Anyone else have one of those days lately?

  • The Cutest Celebrity Meltdown

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    Riley

    This has been around for quite sometime, but if you haven’t seen Kristen Bell recount her first encounter with a sloth, you must. It’s adorable and very “everyday person” of her. Have a great weekend!

  • Wedding Weekend in Beverly

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    Riley

    A few weekends ago we drove down to Massachusetts for a friend’s wedding. It was held at the Landmark School on the water, and the weather was flawless. The weekend happened to be the one right between my last day at my day job and my new life as a freelancer/entrepreneur. It was the perfect…

  • What I Display on My Bookshelf

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    Riley

    The other day the lighting was right and I had my camera out, so I thought I’d take a few shots of the bookshelves in my dining room. They’re inexpensive (for real, like $12 each), and I’ve flipped the shelves over because they were buckling from the weight of the books on them, but they’ve…

  • Everything That Glitters

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    Riley

    It was the last day of summer for Markie on Sunday. She came over for a first-day-of-school-eve bang trim which we finished pretty quickly, and then we had a whole afternoon to make use of. Usually when she and I hang we lay around looking up diys on Pinterest and google until we finally agree…

  • Always Working on Something

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    Riley