This post is part of the 100 Days ’til Christmas Challenge — one small step each day to make the holiday season less stressful and a lot more fun. Tomorrow begins Thanksgiving week, and if your home is anything like mine, this is the moment when everything starts to speed up. Kids are home more,…
This post is part of the 100 Days ’til Christmas Challenge — one small step each day to make the holiday season less stressful and a lot more fun. There’s something about the Friday before Thanksgiving that always catches me off guard. It’s quiet in the house but buzzing in my mind. Thanksgiving week is…
This post is part of the 100 Days ’til Christmas Challenge — one small step each day to make the holiday season less stressful and a lot more fun. I don’t know about you, but the days leading up to Thanksgiving always seem to sneak up out of nowhere. One minute I’m thinking I have…
This post is part of the 100 Days ’til Christmas Challenge — one small step each day to make the holiday season less stressful and a lot more fun. I always feel this little shift in mid-November. The holidays are suddenly racing toward us, Thanksgiving is two weeks away, and I can already feel the…
This post is part of the 100 Days ’til Christmas Challenge — one small step each day to make the holiday season less stressful and a lot more fun. Six weeks until Christmas — can you believe it? This is the moment where all those little to-dos start adding up, and one of the easiest…
This post is part of the 100 Days ’til Christmas Challenge — one small step each day to make the holiday season less stressful and a lot more fun. If you’ve ever bolted upright in bed at midnight and whispered to your spouse, “Did you move the elf?” — you’re not alone. For 13 years,…
This post is part of the 100 Days ’til Christmas Challenge — one small step each day to make the holiday season less stressful and a lot more fun. Every December, I tell myself I’m going to slow down and savor the season. Then somehow, by mid-month, I’m juggling a classroom party, a cookie exchange,…
This post is part of the #100DaysTilChristmasChallenge – one small step every day to make the holidays more joyful and less stressful. If your attic or garage looks like a holiday time capsule, you’re in good company. Most of us haven’t truly sorted through our Christmas bins in years — we just shuffle them from…
This post is part of the #100DaysTilChristmasChallenge – one small step every day to make the holidays more joyful and less stressful. One of the best parts of holiday shopping is finding that just right gift — the one that fits a person so perfectly, you can already picture their smile when they open it….
This post is part of the #100DaysTilChristmasChallenge – one small step every day to make the holidays more joyful and less stressful. We’ve spent the last few weeks planning, organizing, and getting ahead — all the things that help us create a calmer, cozier Christmas season. But today, let’s take a deep breath and do…
