In our house the Christmas tree doesn’t come out until Thanksgiving, but the Christmas shopping is always done before then! Going from a poor college family to living in a small house, our purchase list has stayed pretty limited per person, but finding fun (and useful) presents is one of my favorite past times! So…
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Thanksgiving Tree – Leaves of Thankfulness
The Christmas tree doesn’t go up until after Thanksgiving – normally. This year the kids got extra days off school for Hurricane Nicole, so we pulled out the Christmas tree early! Instead of adding Christmas decorations and ornaments to its branches, we made it a Thanksgiving tree! The Plan Every night after dinner, we each…
Princess Mononoke Halloween Family Costumes – San, Lady Eboshi, Jiko-Bo, Toki, Yakul, Ashitaka
This was the first year I didn’t pick our costume theme! I’m usually the one that pushes everyone else, but the kids were in charge this round. We watched “Princess Mononoke” a few times for inspiration, the kids assigned out characters, and we got creating. While most of our costume pieces are refurbished from thrift…
Life Hacks from Our Favorite Influencers – “They Use Paper Plates”
Often I fall into the comparison trap when scrolling social media. I love keeping up with friends and family, but some days I get sucked in and start questioning my whole life! How are these women doing all these amazing things, having a beautifully decorated and clean house and perfect kids? I worked myself to…
Minnie Mouse Birthday Party — Create Minnie’s Bowtique
Somehow, my baby turned three this year! She’s the girly-girl and is obsessed with pink, so that was the immediate direction of her party. And she’s also been on a Minnie’s Bow-Toons kick, so we decided to mix that right in! And it ended up being the easiest and most put-together party I’ve ever done!…
Fall Fun Calendar, Seasonal Wall Calendar
At the beginning of summer, I stumbled across the Summer Fun Calendar from HandLetteredDesign.com and loved being able to see all the fun plans coming up! Instead of being limited to what was happening this week or this month, it’s a vision board of adventures! We saw all of our trips, dentist appointments, play dates,…