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…
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…
No, Virginia, you don’t have to do it all. Let the tech and your organization station do it for you. Here’s what you can automate during the holiday season to make life easier. When we think of the holiday season, we think of the personal touch. Certainly, we can eliminate some things. Goodness knows there…
How do you plan a holiday meal when folks follow different diets or have serious allergies and intolerances? Here are some tips to make it easier on the cook and delicious for everyone at the table. Here’s a question that I received during a Holiday workshop: When I think about holiday meals, I struggle most…
Remember you get to choose how you spend the holiday season. Where will you focus your heart and your efforts? What can you eliminate this holiday season? As you know, here at Life as Mom we are all about NOT doing things you don’t want or need to do. All too often people, especially women,…
Want to enjoy the holiday and have it feel special without being tied to the kitchen and missing out on the fun. Here’s how to make that happen. If you’re the main meal planner/grocery shopper/food prepper in the home, chances are good that this is even more the case during the holiday season when it…
The month of December is prime time for Christmas Fun. How do you plan fun Christmas experiences while also managing every day life? Check out these 40+ Christmas Activities for Families and enjoy the season as a family. Planning how to spend your time at the holidays is probably the most important thing you can…
I read God Rest Ye Merry earlier this year. Here are some thoughts. I admit it’s an odd thing to be reading an Advent book not in December, but I honestly recommend this practice whole heartedly. Let’s be real. You start an Advent book in late November or early December with high hopes that you…