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Tips for Staying Connected with New Parents
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 8/20/25 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 8/20/25

Tips for Staying Connected with New Parents

Tips for staying connected with your new mom friends.

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What Building Community Really Looks Like
Parties, Staying In Touch, Life Chrystina Cappello 2/27/25 Parties, Staying In Touch, Life Chrystina Cappello 2/27/25

What Building Community Really Looks Like

A tribute to Rich Colli, the owner of Varga Bar and a true community builder, gone too soon in the City of Brotherly Love.

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An Ode to Work Friends
Staying In Touch, Life Chrystina Cappello 6/19/24 Staying In Touch, Life Chrystina Cappello 6/19/24

An Ode to Work Friends

An ode to work friends - you are the best.

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Beverages and Belonging
Life, Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 3/25/24 Life, Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 3/25/24

Beverages and Belonging

A thought piece on how enjoying and sharing beverages can be a key piece of building relationships and feeling like you belong.

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Building A New Community: Morning Coffee Meetups
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 5/26/23 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 5/26/23

Building A New Community: Morning Coffee Meetups

Consider starting a morning coffee meet-up if you’re craving community in your life. Inspired by Radha Agrawal’s book, Belong.

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Bridesmaid Proposal Box Ideas
Weddings, Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 8/9/22 Weddings, Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 8/9/22

Bridesmaid Proposal Box Ideas

An overview of ideas for what to put in a bridesmaid proposal box, the logistics of shipping, and tips for doing it on a budget.

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Send Promotion Snail Mail to Congratulate Your Colleagues
Life, Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 8/9/22 Life, Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 8/9/22

Send Promotion Snail Mail to Congratulate Your Colleagues

A step by step guide to putting together snail mail packages for colleagues to celebrate a recent promotion including what to include and lessons learned in my three years of sending packages.

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Reconnect with Friends Through a Personal Newsletter
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 6/16/22 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 6/16/22

Reconnect with Friends Through a Personal Newsletter

A how-to guide to write your own quarterly newsletter to stay in touch with your friends and family on a more consistent basis.

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Friendship After Kids
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 11/3/18 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 11/3/18

Friendship After Kids

How to stay friends with your friends who just had children, a guest post by Andy Shaw of Instafather.

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Balancing Staying in Touch and Self Care
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 6/26/18 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 6/26/18

Balancing Staying in Touch and Self Care

An essay about how to balance staying in touch with the people in your life and your own self care.

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How to Bring Different Groups of Friends Together for a Party in 7 Steps
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 4/17/18 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 4/17/18

How to Bring Different Groups of Friends Together for a Party in 7 Steps

Seven steps to explain how to bring different groups of people together to minimize awkwardness.

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What to Put on Your Year-in-Review Holiday Card
Staying In Touch, Holidays Chrystina Cappello 12/6/17 Staying In Touch, Holidays Chrystina Cappello 12/6/17

What to Put on Your Year-in-Review Holiday Card

8 places to look for information to put on your holiday year-in-review cards how to choose what to put on it.

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5 Simple Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Your Holiday Card Sending WAY Easier
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 10/24/17 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 10/24/17

5 Simple Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Your Holiday Card Sending WAY Easier

The holidays are going to be here faster than you think. And life gets CRAZY. So why not get some of the easy logistical stuff out of the way now so you don’t have to do it later?

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Tips for Hosting Guests in Your Home
Staying In Touch, Travel Chrystina Cappello 9/11/17 Staying In Touch, Travel Chrystina Cappello 9/11/17

Tips for Hosting Guests in Your Home

Tips to make your guests more comfortable when they stay at your house including what conversations to have ahead of time.

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101 PG13 Never Have I Ever Questions
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 5/12/17 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 5/12/17

101 PG13 Never Have I Ever Questions

101 PG13 Never Have I Ever Questions

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Handmade Valentine Cards with Pop Open Cards
Staying In Touch, Holidays Chrystina Cappello 2/9/17 Staying In Touch, Holidays Chrystina Cappello 2/9/17

Handmade Valentine Cards with Pop Open Cards

A sponsored post by Compendium. How I used their pop-open cards in handmade valentines to add a special treat.

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A Greeting Card Story: Engagement, Thank You, and Baptism
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 1/26/17 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 1/26/17

A Greeting Card Story: Engagement, Thank You, and Baptism

An overview of my process for making an engagement card, a thank you card, and a baptism card.

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A Greeting Card Story: Thank You, Birthday, and Congrats
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 12/7/16 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 12/7/16

A Greeting Card Story: Thank You, Birthday, and Congrats

A breakdown of the step-by-step process to make three handmade greeting cards: a thank you card, a birthday card, and a congratulations card.

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Tips to Send Your Holiday Cards
Staying In Touch, Holidays Chrystina Cappello 11/29/16 Staying In Touch, Holidays Chrystina Cappello 11/29/16

Tips to Send Your Holiday Cards

A step-by-step guide to getting your holiday cards out the door.

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A Greeting Card Story: Engagement, Thinking of You, and Baby Boy Congratulations
Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 10/27/16 Staying In Touch Chrystina Cappello 10/27/16

A Greeting Card Story: Engagement, Thinking of You, and Baby Boy Congratulations

The story of 3 greeting cards: an engagement party card, thinking of you card, and a baby boy congratulations card.

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Older Posts
Decent hair.
There is nothing not luxurious then someone buttering and salting your corn for you. Literally.
I love that this corner is ever-changing.
When you can't figure out if you're supposed to tuck or not tuck your shirt so you text the group chat...
First time Milo has cuddled in +100 days.
All I take photos of now is drinking apparently. I'm also tempting the known ways of the universe with this espresso martini.
Finally made it out to the new Two Robbers Lodge this evening. The cocktails did not disappoint. (And the lasagna will last me two more meals.)
I had so much fun this year putting together my promotion packages. I found some amazing small businesses to support, too. (Beautiful items, and beautiful packaging.) Congrats to all of this year's promotees, absolutely well-deserved!

PS. If you gav
 

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