Oh, December, the month of Christmas joy! I am so excited for all the fun seasonal activities that lie ahead this month! Today I want to share with you a Christmastime Bucket List that I made. There are so many fun and quintessentially festive things to do in December leading up to Christmas. From taking a leisurely drive to see the festive lights people hang outside their homes to baking and decorating Christmas cookies and curling up on the couch…
Happy Friday readers! I hope this post is finding you happy, healthy and cozy on this official start of the Christmas season!? I hope Thanksgiving was good to you! Our Thanksgiving went great! We wound up having 17 people altogether and there was a ton of yummy food to go around. This year I went for a really simple tablescape. We got new plates this year from The Christmas Tree Shop. They’re lightweight and reuseable plastic with a simple design….
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…
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, there is no better time than now to talk about gratitude and how important it is to practice it in our daily lives. It’s not uncommon to hear someone say that they want to be happy. Sometimes we talk about happiness as a goal, as if happiness can be some permanent state of being. “I just want to be happy” The problem with looking at happiness as something to achieve is the fact…
Today I want to talk about the “Terrible 2’s” and how they aren’t really that terrible. Julia turned 2 in August and I had always heard about how 2-year-olds can be terrible and apparently 3-year-olds worse but I’m not sure that I really agree with the sentiment. Julia is certainly a strong-willed, fire fueled little Leo girl – there’s no doubting that. However, I refuse to believe that a strong-willed toddler, especially a girl, is a bad thing. Over time…
Happy Monday readers 🙂 I hope this post finds you doing and feeling well. I’ve been feeling a little off for the past couple of days. I didn’t post on Friday and I’ve been feeling creatively, and emotionally drained. And honestly? A little sad about some things that I can’t control. I know I’m not alone in this, and that’s why I want to talk about it today. The holidays, ideally, should be a time of celebration, joy, connection, and…
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…
Happy Monday readers! Today’s post is a list of some of my favorite podcasts. I personally enjoy listening to podcasts in the morning while getting ready for the day. Listening to a podcast is something I began to implement into my morning routine earlier this year and it has become one of my favorite parts of the morning! I typically go for podcasts that are inspiring, self-improvement based, and thought-provoking. I hope you consider checking out one or all of…
When I was a little girl my dad had this giant book all about zodiac signs. I used to love flipping through it, especially to the section about my sun sign, Cancer. I always felt like I related to my sun sign and for a long time I didn’t really look into astrology beyond that. Years later I did some more research into my birth chart. Your birth chart is basically a snapshot of the placement of the planets at…
Happy Wednesday readers! I hope this post finds you well. As we are approaching the holiday season I felt it was appropriate to share about a topic that many of us struggle with during this time of year: how to deal with a toxic family member. Most families have at least one person that is either difficult to be around (abrasive, argumentative, rude) or downright toxic (narcissistic, verbally abusive). While you may be able to avoid this person most of…