I know there is a lot of festive decor and fun things about the holiday season, but can I share a small, guilty pleasure I have with you? I LOVE Christmas scented hand soap...LOL! Seriously, the Christmas scents just put me in a good mood, and I have been known to buy several hand soaps and hold onto them year round (although I usually only rock a Christmas soap dispenser during the appropriate months). If you're like me, you'll love this list of my favorite Christmas scented hand soaps from Amazon! The Best Christmas Scented Hand Soap The only thing better than Christmas Keep Reading
5 Ideas to Help You Have a Low Stress Holiday Season
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Food Lion. All opinions are 100% mine. As you all know, I love the holiday season. There’s nothing that can match the magic of Christmas, especially as a mom. But it can also be a time of feeling stretched really thin. Between school events for 3 kids, family gatherings, parties and holiday shopping, it’s easy to feel stressed when you are running from place to place while trying to keep up with all the normal day to day stuff too! That’s why when my friends at Food Lion asked me to partner with them and Keep Reading
Blank Letter to Santa Template {Free Printable!}
Christmas is one of my favorite seasons! Every year I look forward to all the magic of Christmas—the lights everywhere, the festive atmosphere, and, of course, our yearly traditions! One big tradition we do every year is to fill out a printable letter to Santa with the kids' wishlist on it. Mainly because this is how they tell us exactly what they want for Christmas. hehe Super Cute Idea - Writing a Letter to Santa :) Filling out this template makes life so much easier when it comes to figuring out what on earth you should tell your child to share with Santa. I used Keep Reading
21 Easy Essential Oil Gift Ideas
It's no secret that I love using essential oils! With the holidays coming up, I'm trying to get ahead of gift-giving this year. It's no fun to be frantically searching the aisles of an over-crowded store the week of Christmas, trying to figure out what on earth to get for my neighbors or cousins! This year, I'm doing better and am even thinking about making my own homemade gifts. I know, that sounds like a lot of work but thankfully I found a ton of great gifts for essential oil lovers - which is pretty much everyone these days! 21 Amazing Essential Oil Gift Ideas Keep Reading
Why I’m Letting My Kids Believe in Santa
When I first became a mom, I wasn't prepared for a lot of things. I was probably MOST unprepared for the fact that my children would start asking me hard questions. As a mom, you know that when your kids ask you a question you BETTER have the answer! If you don't have it, who possibly could? You are everything to them and they look to you for advice. I didn't realize I would have to take a hard stance on so many issues I didn't even realize were issues before! Oh the questions I was unprepared for! Does the Easter Bunny come to our house? What happens when you die? Will Keep Reading
18 Brilliant Ways to Give Money as a Gift – Clever Money Gifts Everyone Loves to Receive!
Giving gifts is one of my favorite things to do. While I always love finding unique gifts for people, there are sometimes where the best gift to give is money. Rather than just hand them a crumpled $20 in an envelope, I do my best to make the experience special. Here are the super clever & unique ways to bless your recipient with cash. 18 Best Ways to Give Money as a Gift I asked a few of my blogging friends for suggestions, and got some great ideas! Here are some of the fun ways they gift money, along with a few of my tried and true methods. If you are brainstorming the Keep Reading
How to Make a Money Notepad – A Cute & Practical Gift!!
Today I have the neatest thing to share with you!! I've been wanting to create this gift idea for the blog for quite some time, but I never got around to it because I always make these gifts at the last minute! Then I forget to take pics. This year I got my act together and snapped pics of the entire process for you! It's pretty easy to make a pad of cash and they make the best gift! THESE ARE REAL MONEY PADS! Yes they are real. LOL Someone just asked me where I got the fake money! hehe It's not fake money - it's real life money. :) Here's a video preview of the entire Keep Reading
15 Best Lego Gift Ideas for the Lego Lover in Your Life
Christmas is coming, and in this house that means one thing. Everything remotely Lego-related in the catalogs get big huge circles as not-so-subtle hints as to what will be on my kids' Christmas lists. In fact, Legos are on of my favorite gift ideas for kids ages 7-10! In reality, they have no idea that I am thrilled that they love Legos! Best Lego Gift Ideas for Kids In my opinion, Legos are the best gift idea for elementary boys and girls for any holiday, whether it's Christmas or their birthday! Plus, if you ask my son, Legos are "totally cool" too! Have a 5, 6, 7, or 8 year old Keep Reading
26-Week / Extra $1,000 by Christmas Savings Plan – Start with $26, End with $1,000 to Buy Christmas Gifts!
This Christmas Savings Plan will prepare you for the holiday shopping season! Hello! If you've never been to my blog before, let me introduce myself. My name is Lena, and I'm so glad you're here! This blog is where I share all the creative money making and family budgeting ideas that pop into my head, as well as other fun stuff like recipes and coloring pages. Today I want to share with you something I created to help us make a game out of saving money. It's a 26-WEEK EXTRA $1,000 BY CHRISTMAS SAVINGS PLAN that starts with $26 and ends with exactly $1,001. You start with $26 the Keep Reading
Cute Redbox Neighbor Christmas Gift Idea
This post was sponsored by Redbox as part of a program with Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. Happy holidays everyone! This year I’m taking a different approach to the holidays. Instead of stressing myself out by rushing around to create & mail Christmas cards and do other things I don’t necessarily want to do, I am focusing on the things that make me happiest. So that means I’m inviting people over for potluck dinners, visiting with friends, and giving gifts to people I care about. Normally, I only give gifts to family, but this year Keep Reading
Easy Christmas Cookie Recipe – Sugar-Free Snickerdoodles
This year I am attending my friend's annual Christmas cookie exchange. I try to take at least two different recipes so I have a variety to offer (we have to take 6 dozen total!). I usually take my go-to no bake dark chocolate truffles, but I've been on the hunt for a second easy recipe that everyone will love. I found out that a few of my friends are on diets during the holidays (including me!), so I searched high and low for a cookie exchange-worthy recipe that won't break the calorie bank or load us up on sugar. I think I found the winner today....it's a SUGAR-FREE SNICKERDOODLES Keep Reading
7 Make Ahead Christmas Brunch Ideas
Christmas is fast-approaching, and the last thing I want to do is stress out while family is visiting. I like to relax and have a good time. This includes not getting up ahead of everyone on Christmas morning to make breakfast. :) So I've decided this year I will make Christmas breakfast ahead of time. Depending on our schedule the night before, we might eat later in the morning, so I guess this is officially my Christmas brunch plan! Here are 7 recipes I'm considering...I'm strongly leaning toward something cheesy and delicious, in case you hadn't noticed! 7 Make Ahead Christmas Keep Reading
Ten Personalized Christmas Ornaments That Make GREAT Holiday Gifts
This guest post is brought to you by my friends at the Ornament Shop. I did not receive compensation for this post, but some affiliate links below are mine. Visit the Ornament Shop They say there’s an art to gift giving and that a gift’s meaning isn’t tied to its price tag, but to the story and intent behind it. If you subscribe to this philosophy and feel that the best gifts aren’t about cost, size, or quantity, but the thought and love that goes into them, you're certainly not alone! The best holiday gifts take time, consideration, and a strong intuition that comes with an understanding Keep Reading
ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas Movie Schedule
Tuesday, December 1 (7:00 AM-11 AM ET/PT) The Preacher's Wife (11:00 AM-1:00 PM ET/PT) Disney's A Christmas Carol (1:00–2:30 PM ET/PT) Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (2:30 PM–3:30 PM ET/PT) Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus (3:30–4:00 PM ET/PT) Frosty's Winter Wonderland (4:00–6:00 PM ET/PT) Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (6:00–7:00 PM ET/PT) The Year Without a Santa Claus (7:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) The Polar Express (9:00 PM–12:00 AM ET/PT) DR. SEUSS’ Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (12:00–1:00 AM ET/PT) The Year Without a Santa Claus (1:00–2:00 AM ET/PT) Keep Reading
Free Printable Christmas Menu Shopping List
It's a few days until Thanksgiving, and my sister-in-law and I are already discussing Christmas plans. It seems like time speeds up on you at the end of the year, doesn't it? We barely have time to breathe, and then we're on to planning the thing after next! Oh boy! So to stay ahead of the game, I decided to start thinking about our Christmas menu. We are not only having family stay at our house, but we are likely going to be hosting a church gathering on Christmas Eve. So I better get planning! :) Whenever I have lots to plan, I always throw a checklist at the issue. This occasion is no Keep Reading
