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Kellie

Kellie, a senior communications specialist at FedEx Office, is an avid reader, mother, wife and novice seamstress. Her blog projects are likely to include kid-friendly crafts, nursery room décor and easy organizing solutions for chaotic spaces. In her free time, she can be found dreaming up home improvement projects, trying new restaurants or curled up on the couch with her dog Conrad, a big, goofy Boxer.

Blog Posts

Recipe for Success: Family Card Recipe Box
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My family has some of the best cooks. Ever. So, given this, you’d think that I’d want to preserve our top recipes so that I could prepare them in my own kitchen one day. And yet, right now they are all a jumbled mess of scraps of paper, notes written ...read more
March 30, 2011
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Happy Mardi Gras!
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Happy Mardi Gras from the Out of Office team! Got Mardi Gras bead overload? Check out this fun craft we posted last year that helps you reuse your Mardi Gras beads in a creative way. Our friends in New Orleans are sure to be enjoying some King Cake today – ...read more
March 8, 2011
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Round-Up: Crafty Creations
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I’ve either got good news or bad news, depending on your ability to make enviable projects using only your imagination and some pinking shears: March is “National Craft Month,” a time to celebrate those among us who know what pinking shears are (and are not afraid to use them). Since ...read more
March 1, 2011
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Think Outside the Lunch Box: Tips for Making Healthy and Easy Office Lunches
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It’s that time of the day. The time when you wander over to the office refrigerator to extract a bland-looking plastic container with an even more bland turkey sandwich trapped inside. To make matters worse, it’s Friday and you have had the same turkey sandwich every day this week. The ...read more
February 18, 2011
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Happy Valentine's Day
 
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February 14, 2011
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Valentine’s Day Series: V-Day Party Games
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Love is in the air and Valentine’s Day parties are on the calendar. At least I hear they are. None for me this year, but I have fond memories of homeroom mothers hosting get-togethers in elementary school classrooms. There’s nothing quite like getting second graders hopped up on sugary treats ...read more
February 9, 2011
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Helping Kids with Healthy Eating Habits
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As a kid, I loved vegetables (I think I told you guys about my love of tomatoes and fresh fruits and veggies in this garden signs post already). But I know I’m not the norm - it can be tough to force those leafy greens on kids! And since we ...read more
January 20, 2011
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New Year’s Resolution Series: Ring in 2011 with New Year’s Resolutions for a Clean and Organized Home
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 We finally made it to the end of 2010, and the holidays have me beat! But the new year has just begun and it’s time for the annual new year’s resolution tradition. Last year I talked about my resolution idea to keep daily schedules more organized – keeping an agenda that ...read more
January 4, 2011
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Exercise Your Right to Vote!
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We recently shared a new card design contest that FedEx Office is hosting, and the contest finalists have been announced! Remember that the winning design will be featured in our 2011 holiday card collection for purchase. Voting for the winner is now open, so let your voice be heard! Which ...read more
December 21, 2010
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Trimming Up the Tree with Photo Ornaments
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I can remember making all kinds of Christmas tree ornaments when I was in elementary school. Some were better than others. Probably the worst was a star-shaped glue mold that had multi-colored glitter in it and blazing red yarn that keep unraveling. Eew. I think we finally parted with it ...read more
December 13, 2010
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