Hello and welcome to 2025! Let’s chat fresh starts, re-solutions, and eating frogs. I’m currently in a Starbucks in my hometown enjoying my favorite January beverage. Prepare for a stream of conscious type of ramble. Now that Starbucks is such a rarity for me, I’ve realized that the Pistachio line of drinks is my ultimate…
In 2024 I read 59 books and started another 5-6 9-10. While I read some amazing books that really grew my mind, much of what I read was fluffy fiction. Nothing wrong with that, but I’m wanting to be a little more intentional about where I park my brain in the new year. Here’s my…
I am a firm believer in practicing what I preach, so I’m answering 7 Questions to Ask After a Holiday for my benefit and to inspire you to do the same. Our future selves will thank us! Hello and Happy Christmas! Since Bryan and the college/high school kids still have some time off from school…
Now that Christmas is behind us, it’s important to take a few minutes to debrief. Take a few minutes to work through the following questions so that your future celebrations are even better. Trust me, your future self will thank you. As you’re dreaming and scheming for the New Year, take a few minutes to…
Hello, hello, hello! We are on the edge of a very big week. Two Christmases make for lots of feasting and lots of fun. … but also a fair amount of work rolling into it. Last night I gathered all my lists and gave a couple TED talks to the folks in house. I want…
When you can’t have everyone together for 1st Christmas, it’s good to plan 2nd Christmas. Here’s how we plan an alternate Christmas celebration when our family can’t all be together on the official day. Our Christmas history with adult children is still in the making. With one son married and another establishing his career and…
Hello! Hi How are you? How is it that we’re already halfway through the month? It seems like the days have been flying by. While I know that most people are focused on Christmas preparations, I know from experience that if I don’t also give some attention to the arrival of the new year, I’ll…
You don’t have to do it all yourself. While there are lots of things to do this season, from fun and amazing to humdrum and harried, there is one thing you don’t have to do: all of it on your own. Learn what you can delegate for the holiday season. When my kids were young…
Well, hello! We’ve had a few busy weeks, both on the home front and in the business. I’ve been developing new products that I’m really excited about. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the Holiday Blitz. I’ve organized all the meal planning and recipe inspo you need for the month, from make-ahead…
What to do when your best intentions, especially when it comes to Advent, fall short. Here are some ideas for observing Advent imperfectly. For years I’ve felt like an Advent failure. The candles we tried once. And it was an utter failure, so we never tried again. Until this year. This summer I spent an…