Happy Friday! I hope this post finds you doing well and enjoying the summer. Today I want to talk about a little passion of mine – and that is house plants! I got my first houseplant shortly before I moved out of my parent’s home in 2016. It was actually a gift from my co-workers at the time, for administrative assistants’ day! I had never had a house plant before and my mother didn’t like plants or flowers at all…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes in the lives of families worldwide. Between stay-at-home-orders mandated in many states and countries, restaurant dining rooms being closed, schools and activities canceled, job layoffs, and more, many more families are cooking at home and eating together than before, and in some cases, on a tighter budget than before. Coming from a one-income household myself since becoming a mom, I have some experience in planning affordable meals that are both filling and…
We recently had our first snowfall of the season here! I’m not a huge fan of the snow but as I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I’m trying to take a new approach to my feelings about the seasons. Here in New England, we experience all four seasons, but winter definitely tends to feel the longest. However, one of the upsides of winter is that it gives us the perfect excuse to stay home and indulge in all the cozy…
Thanksgiving week has finally arrived! The turkey has been moved from the freezer to the fridge, the deep cleaning is well underway, and last-minute odds and ends will be done by Tuesday. So let’s see here… Menu? Check. Groceries? Check. Tableware? Check. Music? CHECK! That’s right! You can’t forget your playlist for Thanksgiving dinner! Crafting a playlist for the holidays is one of my favorite things to do and over the years I’ve enjoyed finding songs that fit the Thanksgiving mood…
One of my favorite things to look forward to each year is the holiday season. Thanksgiving and Christmas are my two favorite holidays and every year I host the holiday dinner for our families. My hosting inspiration has always come mostly from my late grandmother, Norbina. Some of my most cherished memories of the holidays involve being around my grandparent’s dining room table. My grandparents had 6 children, all of whom were married and had children of their own. So…
Yes. The title is not a joke. Motherhood has introduced me to a slew of situations that I never in my wildest dreams thought about happening to me. This process was not fun but it is not the end of the world. If this has happened to you and you found my post on Google – THERE IS HOPE! Don’t beat yourself up for not noticing the crayons in your laundry. It sucks, but it is fixable! If this hasn’t happened to…
Today I want to share my meal planning process with you. Before I started meal planning, I found myself becoming stressed out quite often about what to make for dinner, I’d wind up making multiple trips to the grocery store throughout the week and always ending up with no food to cook on the weekend. That would often lead to getting takeout. The thing is, I truly enjoy cooking. But when I don’t have a set plan for the week it’s…
This will be our second year hosting both Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hosting the holidays was something I had dreamed about doing for years. Growing up, my grandmother used to host the holidays and I used to look forward to the whole family getting together to enjoy dinner together in my grandparent’s small but cozy dining room. After my grandparents passed away, my godmother picked up the hosting, but once I got married, it was passed down to me. As stressful…
Who doesn’t love Christmas time? I think we can all agree that Christmas has the most magic when you’re a child, but when you become a parent, that magic comes back through your children. This year is Julia’s very first Christmas, and while she will only be a bit over four months old, I’m already thinking about some traditions I would love to start and maintain over the years. When I was a child, one tradition that we had was…