December is already full of stuff, so it can be easy to cringe when you see a list of 25 things to do, one for each day leading up to Christmas. But I promise this is not that list! These are super easy, mostly no prep things to do in December. Things like watching movies and making treats you were going to make anyways. But somehow, having a special "thing" each day brings my kids joy, and maybe it will for your family too. I don't want my December to be full of things that I'm doing … [Read more...]
3 Reasons I Meal Plan
How do you spend your Saturday afternoon? Reading a book? Catching up on housework? Hanging out with your family? For me, all of those are a possibility, but the one thing I never skip? Meal planning. It's not the most exciting way to spend my day, and there are plenty of other things that I find more fun. But I know that the time I spend planning our food is worth it. I want to feed my family mostly homemade, mostly unprocessed food. And it has to taste … [Read more...]
Books I’ve Read: January 2017 (And My New Tracking System)
It was a spiral-bound notebook with light blue pages, with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger on the front. I must have been in about fourth grade or so when I started writing down the books that I read. Though I didn't understand it at the time, I was very much an introvert, and I was perfectly content to spend the majority of my free time reading books, even as the rest of my peers were playing sports or participating in extra activities. Books were my happy place. And I would dedicate a page to … [Read more...]
2017: The Year of Finishing
If you're on my email list, you got a sneak peek at my word of the year already. For me, this is the Year of Finishing. From the easy things, like a few specific craft projects I've had in mind for YEARS and a small list of books I've been meaning to read for forever, to the more difficult things, like finishing the decluttering of the whole house, and a few others I'm not ready to talk about just yet. This year, they're getting done. photo credit Over the past few weeks, I've been … [Read more...]
How To Never Miss Another Birthday
I always start the new year with good intentions. This will be the year that I remember everyone's birthday ahead of time. This will be the year that I mail gifts out at least a week in advance. This will be the year that I buy my husband an anniversary gift and don't have to thank God that we still have Amazon Prime, because otherwise it wouldn't get here in two days. Maybe you're like me? But this year, I have a plan. This year, I'm going to get birthday cards, anniversary … [Read more...]