‘Tis the season to spend with family, and like any other family, me and mine have our own little special quirks. Here are five random things about my (extended) family: 1. From a young age, I have been accused of being overcompetitive. All I can say to that is this: You should see my family. …
As the year grows ever closer to its end, I inevitably find myself reflecting on the past twelve months. It’s certainly been a packed year full of its usual ups and downs, but I think that this year—more than any other year—I have learned the following great and valuable truth that will forever impact the way I …
When the time came to pull out our tree to decorate this year, Matt grumbled a little (as usual) as I rushed to get my favorite Christmas station on Pandora. I’ve long since accepted that Christmas decorating is not my spouse’s favorite way to spend his free holiday time, but he helps me out …
I didn’t know what to write about last night (which is when I normally schedule a post to go up on Monday morning), so here I sit, at 5:04 PM, wondering what on earth to write about. It’s not that I didn’t have options of what I could do a post on—Matt and I went to …
Since Christmas is a time for good cheer and presents and all that, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I can get more into the Christmas spirit, especially since I seem to be so busy most of the time. And I don’t know how I came upon the idea, but I’ve decided that the …
We’ve all got our special talents in life. Here are some of ours: HIS *peeling off price stickers (or any sticker) without leaving behind residue *making dainty icicles with frosting on gingerbread houses (who knew?) *taking pictures of my bum (embarrassing, but apparently it’s a special talent since he’s always doing it) *making up really …
A few things you must know right away: 1. These pictures are titled “Red Skunk Hair.” (Mostly because, in case you couldn’t figure it out, I got my hair done again in the “skunk” style over the weekend, which is where you have wide color panels on either side of your head which are usually …
Apparently all the studying I’ve done this year on minimalism and simple living is making a difference after all– Over the weekend, Matt and I made the cutest little minimalist gingerbread house you ever did see. After our Thanksgiving festivities, my mom pulled out all the trimmings for making gingerbread houses for all of us …
