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A Brief Update + Thoughts on Busyness

April 27, 2025 by Claire Leave a Comment

Hello, friends. No, I haven’t fallen off the face of the planet. Nor am I pregnant, sick (well, I have a head cold at the moment but that isn’t the reason I haven’t been blogging), or shutting down the blog.

It’s just kind of been one thing after the other since the end of March. We had a packed spring break with playdates, doctor’s appointments and the general chaos of four kids at home for a week. Then K, C, and I started a new toddler-and-me class, Eric’s parents came to visit and suddenly it was Easter. Now we’re staring down the end of the school year–so many festivities!–and summer camps, more holidays and family birthdays, and getting our garden up and running.… Read More »

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I Left Instagram–Here’s Why

January 27, 2025 by Claire Leave a Comment

Please excuse the lack of post last Monday–norovirus was wrapping up its stay at our house and my head was in a thousand different places!

I’ve been thinking about this—and other offline-ing life changes—for a while. Finally pulled the trigger this week! So if you’re looking for @justtoclaireifyblog and wondering if I blocked you for some reason… nope! I just don’t exist on the ‘gram anymore.

I’ve written a lot about my tenuous relationship with social media on the blog before (see my social media and privacy tags for my musings through the years). At times, I’ve felt like there’s something wrong with me because I feel like I just can’t handle social media sometimes. Instagram is impactful in particular—although Facebook and Reddit aren’t blameless either.… Read More »

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Back-to-School Season

August 19, 2024 by Claire Leave a Comment

I’ll be MIA for another week, most likely, because of the back-to-school season! In no particular order, we’ve been up to just about everything lately, including:

  • doctor’s appointments
  • back-to-school shopping
  • last minute playdates and extended family time
  • birthday parties
  • kindergarten events
  • haircuts
  • cleaning and fixing up the house from top to bottom
  • so many trips to (1) the library to print forms + (2) various places to deliver them

I cannot believe we’re more than halfway through August already. Time has absolutely flown and everyone is excited to get back to the school year routine (mom and dad included).

I have some fun upcoming posts planned, such as:

  • a book review next week!
  • a delicious pumpkin pancake recipe (although we’ll see if I have it in me to DSLR the photos, or if I’ll just be snapping them with my phone on the fly)
  • storage organization tips
  • reviews of local fall festivities

But really we just need to survive the next three-ish weeks and hopefully I’ll be able to get back into my weekly writing time at the library after that. I miss it!

In the meantime, happy start to fall, and I’ll be back next week with the book review 🙂

xx Claire

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Life Lately: It’s Spring!

March 8, 2024 by Claire Leave a Comment

life-lately-cover-photoThere are buds on the trees, the sun is warm, and the birds are singing. I feel insanely lucky that we skipped the toughest part of winter this year and went straight into another warm season. It’s probably not a good sign for the climate, but even knowing that, my mood is so lifted by the weather.

We had a packed week, hence no other posts!… Read More »

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Life Lately: Inspiration & No Energy

March 1, 2024 by Claire Leave a Comment

life-lately-cover-photoHappy Friday! How did this week treat you? We’ve had quite a productive one so far with appointments, school & home projects.

Tomorrow is date night and Eric and I have a hot date at… IKEA, to pick up some odds and ends we’ve been needing a while ;P Maybe I’ll even grab a cinnamon bun for myself. I miss those gluten-free buns from Baker Hansen in Oslo sometimes.

But let’s talk about the week that was.… Read More »

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I'm 29, wife, mom of 4 and a writer. Just to Claireify is a blog about crafting a balanced, healthy, and feminine lifestyle--and a pinch of my personal life sometimes too. Grab a mug of something hot and make yourself at home! (Learn more about me here.)

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