If you’ve been following me for a while, you might ask, “WAIT. Hasn’t Sara Ann already shared a coffee table project?”. Actually no one will ever ask themselves that, but IF they did, they would not be wrong. I made THIS coffee table about 2 years ago: DIY Coffee Table This post is literally about the same coffee table (sorry…
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DIY Faux “Built-Ins” with IKEA Billy Bookcases
Writing this post has been a LONG time coming. To be completely honest, I don’t know why it took me so long because I have been so excited to share this IKEA hack with Billy bookcases with y’all! The moment we bought our house, we knew that we wanted some custom shelving or built-in’s in our living room, but custom…
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I finally went to Disney World
Going to Disney World has been on my list for way too long. I’ve been to Disney Land in California more times than I can even count, but my family just never made it down to Disney World (ironic, considering it’s much closer to us than California). I didn’t find out that I had a long weekend for my birthday…
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15 Activities/Goals for Quarantine
Hello all! I hope y’all are hanging in there and staying well. I’ve been trying to minimize talking about the “c-word” and everything go on in the world right now, and keep things relatively light, because I turned on the news today for the first time in a while and omg it almost made me cry. Yet at the same…
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Baked Brie with Apricot Preserves and Pecans
It’s been a while since I shared a recipe on here! This baked brie is a 5 ingredient recipe so it’s very simple and doesn’t require a whole lot of effort. Despite being the easiest possible appetizer, it always impresses and seems a lot fancier than it actually is. And who can say no to melted cheese!? Sunday nights were…
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25 Things I’ve Learned in 25 Years
Today I turn 25! Being 24 was eventful: I bought a house, graduated from grad school, got a new job (then a new better job lol), and a ton of other things. As this is posting, I am going to be at Disney World for the first time, and I could NOT be more excited! I have never been, so…
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Grand Turk and Amber Cove Cruise
So this post is about a month late, but I wanted to share some photos from our recent cruise to Grand Turk and Amber Cove (in Dominican Republic). We went with a group of friends and had such a good time, so I wanted to just share what we loved, in case you ever find yourself going there too! We…
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Favorite Things: Vol. XXXIII
Wow! Long time no see! In case you’re new here: Hi! I’m Sara Ann and I run The Regular Folks which is a lifestyle blog with a little bit of everything. I like to do a “Favorite Things” post every Friday but I have been in grad school finishing up my Master’s in Nursing so it hasn’t happened in a…
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11 Gift Ideas for the Dad Who Has it All
Why is shopping for dads the absolute hardest? I found myself a little stumped on what to get my own dad this year! What do you get for the dad who “has it all” and literally gives you zero ideas on what to get them?? Luckily, I’ve got you covered with a bunch of ideas and at a variety of…
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