We just hosted all four grandparents at our house for a week. When you have kids at home, there may not be large windows of time during your week to prep for the holidays. This time I approached the visit with less stress. I have learned how to manage stress during the holidays by following a few tips. These are time management tips to help tackle the holiday preparations in … [Read more...]
The Special Memories in Holiday Preparations
We were hosting all four grandparents for a major family gathering. It meant preparing ahead to be ready and involving the kids for help. … [Read more...]
Stress-Free Christmas Prep
Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jaimi} There are 4 ways to reduce stress as you get moving with your Christmas prep and holiday planning. I am a fan of a stress-free holiday, but stress can happen when you add more people to your … [Read more...]
Four Holiday Cookie Recipes
Welcome to Homemaking Tips Tuesdays where contributing writers share helpful homemaking tips so you can feel more successful caring for your home and family. {This week, post by: Jessica} Each year I look forward to having the opportunity to do some holiday baking. I have included 4 holiday cookie recipes here with printable recipe cards. There is just something … [Read more...]
Stop Trying to Make Christmas Perfect
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Heather} As a young child, I did not have to think about how to make Christmas perfect. The magic I felt during the holiday season was wonderful. There was just this feeling in the air. It wasn't … [Read more...]
40+ DIY Gifts for Kids: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Living on one income means I have to watch our budget when it comes to buying Christmas gifts-and a lot of other things! DIY gifts for kids are a way to create more personal holiday gifts for kids that will get a lot of use. If you have an infant at home, a toddler, a preschooler or children who are school age, these 40+ DIY gifts for kids cover every age group. A bit of … [Read more...]
Advent Activities for Kids: Teaching about Jesus at Christmas
This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure for more details. If you have toddlers, preschool age children or school age kids, this list of Advent activities to teach children about Jesus at Christmas (or any time) is one you can start using today! My children are at an age where they believe the most important part of Christmas is getting gifts. As we … [Read more...]
Luxe Night Cream: DIY Gift Idea
This post contains affiliate and consultant links. Please view my disclosure for more info. You know what helps with living on one income? Making spa and bath products the DIY way. The DIY approach helps with my household budget. I found a recipe for a night cream that is thick, luxurious and really effective for moisturizing the skin and encouraging a smooth complexion. I … [Read more...]
Holiday Kickoff Make ‘N’ Take Playdate
This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure for more info. Stay-at-Home Mom Problem: Going all day (and sometimes longer) without speaking to another adult. It happens. Playdates are great ways to connect with moms who are doing what you do each day-connection is important. I recently learned about the idea to host a holiday kickoff event. Our holiday … [Read more...]
Save Money On Personalized Gifts for Kids
This post contains affiliate links and contains an honest review of I See Me products that I received in exchange for writing this post. All opinions are my own. You can view more in my disclosure. We spend so much time planning our children's gifts, but how much time do they actually spend playing with them before they are cast aside? Combining DIY gift ideas with meaningful … [Read more...]
Create a Holiday Planning Binder
This post contains affiliate links for products that I recommend. Please view my disclosure for more info. With my husband deployed, all the planning for the holidays is on me. At a recent MOPS meeting, I learned a great idea for getting organized for the holidays by creating a holiday planning binder. During the month of November, I am sharing all kinds of organizational … [Read more...]
Get Organized FAST for the Holidays!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Fellowes Brands. All opinions are 100% mine. We all know how much work it takes to get organized. It takes time, and it is that time that drags us down. Living organized does not drag us down, though, it frees us to do more of what we want to do with our families. My motto is: Live clean to stay organized. The reality: … [Read more...]