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December 19, 2013

Let Go Of {unused & unwanted} Holiday Items This Season

Have you ever experienced something like this? At the start of a holiday, you pull out your seasonal decorations.  You examine them, you are happy to see some favorites emerge. Then you look at some of it and wonder – “What was I thinking” or “That doesn’t really fit anymore” or “Do you think so-and-so […]

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December 17, 2013

How To Hang Stockings The Easy Way

My house is a bit torn-up right now as we are still dealing with the repairs from the damage the ice storm caused. The restoration crews are in and out of here, which is keeping things interesting. 🙂 But, the good news is I can still show you my fireplace mantel and a little trick […]

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December 15, 2013

Sunday Dinner Jobs – Making Memories That Matter

A year ago I had a vision. A vision of Sunday afternoons with just a bit of structure and purpose. It is like we got home from church and just vegged until the day was over. We like low-key Sundays and try to keep the Sabbath holy, but I felt like we were missing the […]

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December 12, 2013

Stuck At Home: Emergency Organizing

A week ago they cancelled school and today it is back in session, though I’ve heard rumors that another storm is coming. Here in Northwest Arkansas, we face ice storms in the winter. Roads everywhere are sheets of ice and driving is scary. We didn’t drive anywhere for 6 days. With the news yesterday afternoon […]

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December 5, 2013

Why Does Everything Have To Be So Special?!

Am I the only one starting to think why does everything have to be so special?! Seriously. Suddenly going through life or celebrating any holiday as a parent means you are supposed to provide your child with EVERY. SINGLE. TRADITION. OF. EVERYONE. And we get this idea from social media like Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram. Let […]

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November 21, 2013

5 Travel Tips for the Holidays

1.  Bring Hostess Gifts. Nothing says “forgive my beautiful children for adding their fingerprints to every surface in your home” quite like a nice gift. This is not the gift that is your Christmas gift, this is a separate gift. Something to take the burden off of your host and hostess or to pamper them. 2.  Let […]

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November 19, 2013

Holiday Budget Worksheet

It may not be as fun as spending willy-nilly throughout November and December, then fainting at the credit card bill in January … but you might consider budgeting the extra expenses of November and December instead. Here is the budget format I use. I try to remember all of the things that end up costing […]

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November 18, 2013

Christmas Gift Lists

Thinking of gifts and shopping for gifts is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. I like thinking about the people I love, especially my children and husband, and finding things I know they will appreciate. I get so excited for them to open their presents, because I can not wait to see their reaction! […]

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