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 comforting about this time of year. People tend to look up a little more, hold the door a moment longer, and soften toward each…

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 year I look at the calendar and think, “We’ve got plenty of time. Twenty-five whole days.” And then December shows up with school events, work…

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. We finally made it. After planning and staying one step ahead for 73 days, we’re officially in the Christmas season — the part where your home…

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,…