Monthly Archives: December 2015

I started writing this intending to lay out a few good tips for holiday decorating to make your house feel magical around the holidays....

When it came to furnishing our first home, my husband and I had an assortment of furniture, but very few of those pieces were...

  6:00 a.m. I lie awake thinking, "Today is the day, it's finally here." I'm terrified! I've been hiding. I've been hibernating. But today is it. Today...

I laugh when I put up my Christmas tree. Eight pieces or so, pre-lit, done within 30 minutes (fluffing included). Yet, for YEARS I...

I love reading to my daughter - but let's be real - sometimes it's nice when it is someone else doing the page turning and...

Raise your hand if you have too many toys.  Just me? Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas. And I'm beyond grateful to anyone who...

Recently, my toddler has started pointing at lamp posts and shouting "LIGHT, mama, LIGHT!" with immense joy from the backseat of the car. Needless to...

When my daughter was a few months old, I started researching food and the best ways to introduce solids to her diet. I had...

Dear Santa Claus, I know -  I haven't written you in nearly two decades but seriously, can you help a mama out? After all, I've changed...

Tis the season to get baking!  Or at least whipping up a delicious sweet treat for you & your kids.  Or just for you...

Christmas is almost here and not only am I filled with hot cocoa, candy canes, and fudge - I'm also filled with the gift...

I love the Christmas season. I look forward to the twinkling lights and beautifully decorated Christmas trees, the smell of cookies baking, and the...