The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com and Impress Your Kids: A Messy Christmas There are only 5 days until Christmas. Are you ready? Is your tree up? Decorated? Have you made Christmas cookies? Bought presents? Wrapped them? Made neighbor gifts? Done a homemade advent calendar? Delivered Christmas food to a needy family? Did…
The following post is from Joshua of Becoming Minimalist: 10 Reasons Minimalism May Be Right For You Minimalism as a lifestyle is a movement that seeks to pare down possessions to only the essentials. Because life can be lived richer and fuller when unnecessary possessions have been removed, it is a growing trend that includes…
Although we haven't done one in a couple years, one of the most popular gifts we've given our parents and grandparents were these handprint calendars. With 4 little ones and 8 sets of grandparents / great-grandparents, they became a little too time-consuming to keep up with every year, but I think we'll probably do them…
Are you looking for inexpensive but cute gift tags? Tara from Unsophisticook and I created these fun printable gift tags for you. Print them on cardstock or on sticker paper to add an extra special touch to all of your gifts: Gift Tags Hanging Gift Tags Gift Tags for All Occasions To read more about…
Setting MICRO goals is an important part of actually achieving your goals. It's easy to set a big-picture goal such as "lose weight" or "get a new job", but walking through the process of setting measurable, inspirational, concrete, realistic, obtainable goals is a little bit harder. If your goal is to lose 20 pounds within…
Have you stopped to think about how amazing photography really is? With the click of a button, we can preserve memories, emotions, and moments forever in time. I love looking at old pictures and trying to figure out the stories behind them (like my friend Amanda's retro Wordless Wednesday series!), and I hope that one…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: Make Your Own Fruit Rolls at Home Whatever type of fruit snack catches your kids' eyes, there's a reason for it. Sweet and stretchy, flat, and colorful fruit is fun to eat, and in my experience, it's even better if it's rolled.…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: 4 Home Remedies to Knock Out a Cold Feeling that tickle coming on in the back of your throat? Besides the hundred other reasons that feeling sick usually frustrates me, I always get a bit overwhelmed and feel inadequate when considering the “treatments” for run-of-the-mill sick bugs.…
Tara from Deal Seeking Mom and I have teamed up to bring you a special series over the next two weeks called Preparing Your Home for the Holidays. Join us as we clean and declutter so that we can fully enjoy the holiday season without being distracted by dirt and clutter. I'll be sharing tips…
The following post is from Celestine of The Personal Excellence Blog: Are You Focusing on the Right Things? I invite you to spend a minute writing down 5 things you're going to do today. These will be the 5 biggest things that take up the bulk of your time. They can be personal errands, work…