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5 Ways to Refresh a Space without Spending Money

After the Holidays I always feel lost. I look around my bare and empty home and wonder, “What did my house used to look like?” It’s hard to remember how each room used to be decorated and that week between Christmas and New Years feel like a disheveled, disorganized mess. That is probably why most…

January 12, 2022

Keepsake Box | An Easy System for Organizing your Kids Memories

Every year right before school starts I go through and organize all the left over artwork, schoolwork, and keepsakes that have piled up over Summer. I have found the perfect system for keeping each kids items perfectly sorted and organized. This is THE most popular Mom Hack I’ve ever shared, the Keepsake Box. When my…

January 12, 2022

Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

One of my goals this year is to share more of our family favorite recipes. The other day we had a CHILLY day. The high was 7 degrees and although I’m not a fan of the cold and snow, I love taking days like that and making a warm, yummy soup in the crock pot.…

January 10, 2022

How to Make a Kids Cardboard Puppet Theater

The Holiday hustle and excitement has come to an end and we have been in complete clean out and organization mode in our house. One of the things I came across was the giant mound of cardboard boxes left over from all those Holiday gifts I ordered online. I didn’t want to just toss them…

January 2, 2022

Hot Cocoa and Cookie Treat Board | How to Make a Holiday Surprise

Nothing sounds more like Christmas than Hot Cocoa and Cookies. After all, that is what Santa loves to snack on! I decided to surprise the kids one afternoon with a fun treat board to get us in the Holiday spirit. I took my Christmas Tree Tray and filled it with all kinds of yummy treats.…

December 17, 2021

How to make DIY Magical Reindeer Food Craft

A Great Classroom Gift for Kids It’s the week of Christmas, which means every day we are trying to fit in all the magic of the Holiday. We have many family traditions this time of year. One of our new favorite things to do is sprinkle magical reindeer food on the lawn on Christmas Eve.…

December 8, 2021

Easy Hand Soap Christmas Gift Idea

I love a good, simple Christmas Gift idea. This idea popped into my head when we hosted some friends over on Thanksgiving for drinks and dessert. I wanted to gift something simple to say, “Thanks for being a friend”. This easy hand soap Christmas gift idea turned out so cute, I felt it deserved a…

December 5, 2021

Kids Gingerbread Party | How to Throw a Fun and Easy Christmas Party at Home

The perfect Christmas activity for kids…decorating Gingerbread Houses. This is one of our favorite traditions and this year I decided to go all out and make it a Kids Gingerbread party! I surprised the kids one Saturday morning by setting up balloons, gingerbread houses and a full spread of candy toppings. The kids were so…

December 5, 2021

Christmas Pennant Party Flags DIY

Y’all know I LOVE my DIY Pennant Flags. For the past few years, I have used them like crazy. For teacher gifts, book nooks, place settings, party decor, etc. These flags are so versatile and so much fun. The best part is you download and print them from home and with a few easy steps…

November 24, 2021

8 Ways to use Christmas Spirit Essential Oil

The holiday season isn’t complete without the wonderful smells of Christmas! Young Living’s Christmas Spirit oil is absolute perfection. There are so many ways you can use this oil (outside of diffusing). I wanted to share my 8 favorite ways to use Christmas Spirit Oil this Holiday! For a list of my top 10 favorite…

November 20, 2021