Archive for November 2016
Christmas Gifts For The Crunchy Mom In Your Life
I have some lovely people in my life that I am planning to gift to this Christmas, and most of them, like me, are on the crunchy (natural) side. While I’ve been thinking through what they would enjoy I figured I would share the cool crunchy gifts I’ve discovered. Crunchy Mom Gift Ideas: Essential Oils. This is…
Read More7 Ways to Simplify the Thanksgiving Holiday
Thanksgiving has always been my mom’s favorite holiday. The focus is always on people and appreciation, rather than heavily commercialized and being bombarded with idealized expectations. I can totally get on board with that myself! I love turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy. Give me that along with friends and family to share it with, and it’s…
Read MoreUnplugged Gifts For Teens (and Adults!)
When you’re thinking through gift-giving, the best thing to do is spend some time thinking about the person and their interests. For teens, this may require you to be very observant, because oftentimes, they don’t even realize what their interests are. This means when you ask, it’s an “I don’t know.” or “Nothing really…” So…
Read MoreDecluttering The House (Even When The Children Are Running Around)
It’s important for children to see you decluttering, to learn how to do it and what the results are. Certainly there are challenges, anything we do with our children means it’s going to take longer, either while wrangling them, explaining things to them, or showing them how to do the task. Parenting takes time and…
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