Holiday

I have struggled with saving my whole adult life. I like the idea of creating a nest egg, but it goes against all of my procrastinating tendencies. Last Christmas, I was a few weeks into another budget-busting holiday season of last minute gift buying, when I came across a post in my Facebook newsfeed about the 52 week savings plan. It seemed like the best way to ease into saving. I mean, you only have to save $1 the first week, and by the the 52nd week, you have $1378. How bad could that be? I have to admit I felt a little silly moving $1 from checking to savings that first week. The upside though was that it didn’t...

Disclosure :: we had such a blast at our Donuts With Santa playdate to spread the holiday cheer in Baton Rouge, and none of it would have been possible without our amazing community sponsors: Lil Bambinos Playtorium, When You Wish Entertainment, Sherman and Balhoff-Specialists in Orthodontics, Mimosa Handcrafted, St. John's Primary and St. Theresa Middle, The Hive Ceramics, Bayou Balloons, Who Dat Photo Booth, Thee Heavenly Donut, Chef Jeremy Coco, Clean Creations, Zaxby's and McMains Children's Development Center.  Thank You To Our Title Sponsors :: Thank you to Lil Bambinos Playtorium for another wonderful playdate held at their venue. Activities include everything from sliding, jumping, crawling, reading, building blocks, trains, putting on puppet shows, grocery shopping and more! We recommend looking at this playtorium for your next Baton Rouge...

I'll be there first to admit, I love me a good ol' family gathering. I love the holidays. I love all the magical chaos that comes along with it. I LOVE to entertain in my home, to host my family and friends and entertain their faces off ... I really really do. What I loathe? All of the freaking prep that goes along with it. I mean the holidays are crazy ... crazy like my kids after their Paw Paw gave them a super sized Icee for the first time ever. Crazy as in the time I did all my Christmas shopping at midnight two days before Santa was to arrive. Crazy. This year, I'm hosting Christmas day at my house....

It was the early 1950s. She was young and had only been married for a few years. This Christmas ... this Christmas was something to look forward to. No one was going to be deployed overseas; there was a little extra money in the budget. Yes, this Christmas was going to be nice. This Christmas called for new ornaments and decorations on the tree. At her next trip to the drugstore, she walked slowly down the aisle of Christmas decorations, choosing carefully what would adorn her tree and bring the Christmas spirit to their small home. She finally chose a variety of ornaments, of all different colors and shapes. These. These would look beautiful with colored lights, white lights, or...

The holiday season is upon us and I don’t know about you, but I get overwhelmed with getting so much done in such a short amount of time. I know, I know ... I have all year to prepare but I’m apparently a procrastinator. Thankfully, we have a very small family but there are so many holiday / Christmassy things I want to do and I only have so many days to do it. So if you’re anything like me and need to unwind and do some de-stressing, here are a few of my go to’s that I love to do during the holiday season. Hot Cocoa and a Christmas movie My favorite hot chocolate is Ghirardelli and I add crushed peppermint...