CHRISTMAS 7 Clever Ways To Use Leftover Wrapping Paper Scraps
If you’ve ever wondered what to do with leftover wrapping paper, this is the post for you. Here are 7 ideas for all those leftover wrapping paper scraps. Do you ever feel guilty when you look at the leftover scraps after you get done wrapping a gift? There they sit. It’s not the scraps’ fault that your package was smaller...
CHRISTMAS 10 Handmade Gift Ideas From Our Family Gift Exchange
Looking for handmade gift ideas? Here are my favorite handmade gifts from our family’s Christmas gift exchange. I am currently up to my elbows in my handmade Christmas present for my family this year. Sigh. Just between us? It’s either going to be the most amazing thing you (and my family) have ever seen. Or this gift is going to...
CHRISTMAS Christmas Decorating Ideas For the Porch
Looking for Christmas decorating ideas for the porch? Here’s how I decorated my front porch with the Christmas color of the season. Each year I work on decorating the outside of my house for Christmas. Just between you and me? It’s a little challenging. I’ve been looking at this house and all its Christmas decorations for 40 years. I can...
CHRISTMAS 7 Simple Last-Minute Christmas Decor Ideas
I’m really not sure what is happening around here…. ….but I’m more excited about Christmas this year than I’ve ever been. Maybe it’s the thrill of hope. Or a weary world rejoicing. But this year I’m all about decking the halls and Christmas candles and playlists and coffee in Santa mugs and putting together a stocking full of treats for...
CHRISTMAS Merry Christmas Rock Star
My heart is so happy right now. I am SO THANKFUL for each and every one of you. You made this year the best. You made this year the brightest. You made this year even more than I could have ever dreamed or hoped for. I’ll be back after Christmas with our handmade gifts and all my favorite posts from...
ORGANIZATION Christmas Organization Ideas (and How I Store All My Stuff)
Are you packing up Christmas at your house? Here are easy Christmas storage hacks and Christmas organization ideas and how I store my stuff. // similar zippered ornament containers // I hope you had an amazing Christmas. I hope it was everything you hoped and dreamed for and more. You deserve every minute. It’s so good to be back. I...
BOOKS My Top Ten Favorite Books From 2024
If you drew a picture of me–I would be holding a book. I’m always reading a book or talking about a book or asking my friends if they’ve read any good books recently. Sometimes? I even have two or three books going at the exact same time. Like right now, for example, I’m in the middle of Hillbilly Elegy and...
DECORATING 21 Ideas To Transition from Christmas Into Winter Decor
Looking for easy ideas to transition from Christmas into winter decor? Here are 21 creative ideas to get the house ready for the new season in minutes. Happy New Year’s Eve. WE MADE IT. Raise your hand if you are ready for the new year. A new year? I know, right? I’m as surprised as you. Somewhere between celebrating the...
TIPS Top 21 Reader’s Favorite Products From 2024
Happy 2025. But before we skip into the new year, I wanted to take a moment to look back at 2024. Just between us? So many times I live with things that totally get on my nerves. Like disorganization under the sink or a disorganized closet or stains I can’t get out of my slipcovers. Most of the time I...
TIPS Five Simple Tips To Start Your Morning Routine
Looking to start a morning routine? Here are five simple tips to get your morning started off on the right foot. A long time ago in a land far away…. …I used to sleep until noon. Until. Until I had a job. And children. And dogs and cats and assorted individuals who depended on me to get out of bed...