When it comes to holiday decorating, tension rods are one of the most underrated tools you can have in your Christmas decorating supply stash. They are super affordable, renter friendly and limitlessly versatile. They allow you to add festive decor to any room in your home without nails, screws or permanent damage to window frames,
All of my adult life, Christmas has felt like a race I was always losing. A race against the calendar, a race against my lengthy (self inflicted) to do list and a race against expectations-mostly my own. There has been shopping, wrapping, decorating, endless to-do lists to complete, menu planning, cooking and baking and somehow
The holidays are upon us and a big part of our celebrations involve food. Usually way too much of it, but isn’t that part of the fun? Many of us are in the process of thinking about and planning our menus for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday meals. In reality, many of the foods
Every Christmas, one of my enduring traditions has been to gift each of my children and grandchildren a special ornament chosen just for them. It is something I started doing when my children were just babies. When they were grown and had their own homes, they had a great start on an ornament collection for
Dear Santa, Hi Santa, It’s me again. I have tried my best to be a pretty good girl. Never perfect, just my best. This has been quite a year! Filled with lessons (not always easily learned), love and laughter (which I am forever grateful for), disappointments and hurt feelings (which I have tried to handle
Have you ever taken a good look around your home and been even a little bit overwhelmed with some of the clutter, unorganized closets, drawers or pantries? Don’t even get me started with what is stashed under the bed. If you have, you are certainly not alone! Life happens, we get busy, things get shoved
Gift giving season is upon us. 🎁 Finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list can be a challenge. When you have special loved ones in your life who live with disabilities, that challenge can be especially difficult. You want your gift to be meaningful, practical, inclusive and, most importantly, something your recipient can
We just returned from our first 15+ day cruise, or journey cruise, as they are sometimes known. The longest cruise we have taken up until this point has been 7 days. This particular cruise sailed from Seattle to 4 ports of call in Hawaii. We went to Oahu, Maui, Kauai, the big island of Hawaii
Poshmark has lowered it’s shipping charges for the first time in 10 years! It sure isn’t very often anymore that we hear about a company lowering shipping costs rather than raising them! This is a good thing. It is good for the millions of Poshmark shoppers out there and it is awesome for those of
Cruising is, hands down, one of the most relaxing ways to travel. You unpack once, explore multiple destinations and enjoy seemingly endless onboard amenities, shopping, entertainment and delicious food. If you are not sure what to bring, cruise packing can seem overwhelming. We are about to embark on cruise #4 together and I have learned
