Here is the point in our relationship where I confess to my closet love for the one and only Miss Taylor Swift. Or T. Swift, if you live at my house. Or if you are cool. I finally gave into my urgings a few days ago and downloaded her new, 1989, album and it’s been looping on repeat since. Taylor Swift 1989. IT’S THAT GOOD, ear worm type stuff. So what, I’m a 30-something wife and mother with decidedly more…
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If you are in need of a snappy mantra for holiday cheer to get you through the season, stick around. Friends, please meet Kalli Verbecky. She’s visited us before, is generally fabulous, and today has shared a refreshing perspective and gentle reality check, to which I say amen. IT’S ALMOST FREAKING CHRISTMAS I mean, duh, right? You have your advent calendar out, your halls are decked to the max, and cookies and treats, and zoo lights, and making gingerbread houses,…
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I don’t know about you, but online shopping is my best friend this time of year, a godsend actually, considering that we’ve been in survival mode for the past several months at our house. Not that that makes us any different from any other family, aren’t we all in survival mode? Preach! I haven’t left my house to Christmas shop at an actual brick and mortar store once this year, and I’ve somehow managed to avoid the mall all together,…
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Friends! It’s December and the holiday spirit is everywhere, except I’m not feeling it. I thought November would never ever end, but here we are on December 4th and the festivities are upon us. Somehow in the last 3 days we’ve managed to decorate a Christmas tree, put lights on the house, mail greeting cards, and listen to every Christmas album we own. A stack of our favorite holiday movies is on standby for the coming weekend, and the shopping…
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Post Sponsored by Olay Regenerist Beauty might not be top of mind when you think about the holiday season, but it probably should be. I mean, when you get together with so many different groups of people for work and family and church parties, you want to look your best. Stress (ie bad skin + frizzed out hair) goes hand in hand with said family / work / church parties, and sometimes you’ve got to primp and pamper yourself a…
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I grew up in small-town Texas, about 40 miles North of Dallas. Potholes were an everyday occurrence in that small town. In fact, even though I haven’t lived at my parent’s home for 19 years, I still remember the path you had to drive to dodge every pothole, dip, and crater that presented itself in my parent’s neighborhood. Suffice it to say, I viewed potholes as evil little ploys to slow me down and ruin my car. Naturally, they were…
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Today’s how-to is all about preserving garden herbs for winter. Did you know that was a thing? If only my teenage self could see me now. She’d be horrified that I not only keep a garden, but take extra steps to preserve my herbs for the Winter. It’s all good, teenage Allison, chill out. Learning how-to preserve your herbs to use in the cold months of the year is a thing, and it’s a super easy thing at that. Also,…
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It’s another beautiful day, friends. The scent of Autumn is in the air. The snow is starting to fall, one trickling snowflake at a time. It’s cold enough for hot drinks and cozy fires, a good novel on the couch. Time to tuck in with your favorite TV shows and hunker down for the Winter. What are you watching, what are you reading? I’m reading romance novels, one after the other. Ones with totally implausible plot-lines and modern day, swashbuckling…
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A giveaway! Friends, you are going to love me today. I have an immensely rad giveaway for you today! I have partnered up with the lovely Christine Koh (Boston Mamas), Audrey McClelland (Mom Generations), Heather Flett (Rookie Moms), Jane Maynard (This Week For Dinner), Morgan Shanahan (The 818), Rachael Herrscher (Today’s Mama), and Sarah James (Whoorl) to offer one lucky follower a 128GB wi-fi iPad Air 2 ($699 value)! Enter to win between November 10-21 via the Rafflecopter widget below;…
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