Our little Lola just turned 6 on November 29th! She is such a fun little girl, so playful, social, determined, loving and a little wild one. She adds so much to our little family- just pure joy. She knew exactly what she wanted to do for her Birthday Party. We were talking about options and I mentioned a bounce house. She thought about it and said "If we do that then everyone will not be together." She had a good point! So she came up with the idea for a party at our house (ahhhh) with a craft, games, pizza and cake. She really liked what we did for her sisters birthday party (you can read ... Read More
Holiday House Walk 2016 from our Connecticut Cape
I am so excited to be joining Jennifer Rizzo for her annual Holiday House Walk with 30 talented bloggers. I have already been so inspired since the start of the tour on Monday....more like blown away! You can start the tour HERE. Hopefully you walk away with a little excitement to decorate your home if you haven't already. Aren't home tours the best? They make you want to just move things around and look at your home in a new light. If you are taking the walk and came over from Shades of Blue Interiors welcome, she is the DIY Queen, I am so impressed with everything she makes ... Read More
Gift Idea for the Cook
I have a confession...I rarely cook. When my husband is home he does the cooking. I don't mind cooking, I just don't like to spend my time doing it. When I do cook I like to make things that don't take longer than about 30 minutes, so I can move onto something else. My husband travels for weeks at a time in the beginning of the year. I think having a service like Blue Apron deliver all the ingredients for a healthy meal with easy to follow instructions would be a great gift idea for me:) or anyone else that has a busy schedule with not a lot of time to grocery shop- or the desire! We ... Read More
Gift Ideas to have On-hand
I am always looking for great gifts to have on-hand. The biggest stress to me is having to rush out the night before a party and grab a hostess gift. Or forgetting to get something for the piano teacher, the bus driver, the dance teacher, school teacher, you name it, I have forgotten and it is a mad dash to find something. These are all such great gifts that ANY woman would love. So mark it on your to-do list and grab it when you are out or better yet order it online now while you are thinking about it and thank me later! (contains affilate links) Next time you are at Trader Joes- ... Read More
New String Art- For Christmas
I love the look of String Art and I had been wanting to try my hand at it- honestly it seemed really hard just looking at the images I saw on Pinterest. Most tutorials I saw required that you use an overhead projector to make the design, I don't know about you but I don't have one of those laying around. I shared how I made the first string art design I ever did HERE. Christmas is getting closer and I wanted to give the string art a seasonal change too. Sadly the first design I tried was a #fail. I didn't give up, I tried again and ended up with a really cute Christmas Design. I took ... Read More
Christmas Tradition- A New Book about Kindness
Thank you Penguin Young Readers for sponsoring this post. We love to read and collect Christmas books. It is a tradition in our home to buy a new Christmas book for our family every year. I was so excited when I was introduced to North Pole Ninjas. Once I read it with my family I knew it was something I wanted to share with others. This book got us all excited because it has a mission and has a purpose to generate kindness by helping, caring and listening to others. To be honest when I first heard the title of the book I thought it was something my girls would not like, only boys. I was ... Read More
A Christmas Countdown- With Purpose
We have to have a countdown to Christmas at our home...or I will get asked every day how many more days until Christmas. Really my girls could use a countdown calendar for every Holiday. It is actually Lola's Birthday the end of November and we have a countdown calendar for her birthday going right now. I know it is early but I have to get a head start on these things- we go see family in December so I like to get our Christmas up early to actually enjoy it. I do look forward to the calendar maybe just as much as my kids do. I love to set it up and typically look for a different place ... Read More
Tips for Hosting Thanksgiving in a Tiny House
I recently heard this statement "Getting Ready is a Key Aspect of Performance." I figured it was just referring to getting dressed and putting make-up on...you know getting out of your pajamas for the day, nope I was wrong. It was referring to preparing for whatever task you need to do. In order to have a successful day in general we need to "get ready" meaning set goals, prepare the night before by laying out clothes or packing lunches etc. And a BIG task that you have to "get ready" for is Thanksgiving. If you have ever hosted you know how overwhelming this can be and add the fact that the ... Read More
Thanksgiving Table Setting- Bloggers Tour
This post contains affiliate links Thanksgiving is one of our families favorite Holidays. It is my husbands favorite, so that makes me love it too. I am joining The White Buffalo Styling Co and ten other bloggers to share our Thanksgiving Table Settings. If you are stopping by from Inspired By Charm, welcome! I have big shoes to fill, I love ALL of Michael's ideas. We are actually going to stay over night in New York City and watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade and go out to dinner. BUT...I still plan on making a Thanksgiving Dinner at home, for the leftovers of course. My in-laws are ... Read More
Book Club- How To Start Your Own
I was a loyal member of a book club in Utah with a big group of friends for about four years. I met new friends and became closer to old friends, I loved that book club. When I moved to Connecticut I brought up the idea of starting a book club to four friends and they all told me they do not read or they were already in a group. So I dropped the idea. Until recently when I was working on a clients home and we realized we knew a couple of the same people. I brought up the idea of book club, again, I just couldn't let it die for me in Connecticut. Luckily they were all in! I recently shared ... Read More
