A TEA PARTY, JUST FOR ME Long ago, when I was in law school, I would get devastatingly lonely. Between school and my jobs and studying, there was not much time to socialize and, after a while, the people I talked about the most were fictional. One year, my Mom sent me a sweet little... Continue Reading →
WWW Wednesday is the post I look forward to every week! Thanks, as always to Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and this wonderful WWW post to keep me going. If you want to join me, just answer the three questions below about how your reading is going this week and leave a link to... Continue Reading →
NOT EVERYDAY CAN BE MAGICAL Today I was excited to bake some cookies. Except, yesterday was extra long and I woke up exhausted. That bone-weary tired that no coffee can fix. But, cookies was on my homemade schedule for the day and so I forged ahead. I was SO excited to try this new recipe... Continue Reading →
ANYTHING CAN BRING CHRISTMAS JOY There is absolutely no need to bankrupt yourself decorating your space for Christmas. Nor will I encourage people to head out to the stores unnecessarily for supplies. Instead, I have been taking a look around my house for simple things that can be repurposed as decorations. I really love when... Continue Reading →
Quite simply the most gorgeously written middle grade book I have enjoyed in....forever. I felt drenched in description and fell deeply in love with Alice and Oliver. SYNOPSIS Inspired by her childhood love of books like A Secret Garden and The Chronicles of Narnia, bestselling author Tahereh Mafi crafts a spellbinding new world where color is currency, adventure... Continue Reading →
MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS READING I do not normally have the chance to read Christmas books. With a (very) few exceptions, I put Christmas books onto my list and then fail to sit down and actually read during December. Prior to this year, this month was all about running around. I cannot control the... Continue Reading →
CHRISTMAS CARDS I feel very fortunate that I get a lot of Christmas cards every year. I don't know if it because I have some (seriously) crafty friends and family or because I send them out too. About ten years ago I noticed that I wasn't receiving many (any) and decided to send out my... Continue Reading →
A TEENY TINY (NOT) GINGERBREAD HOUSE As a self-proclaimed "candy fiend" I have always been excited by anything candy related. I integrate candy into my vacations and always have some close at hand. But one candy-related item I just could never get behind is the gingerbread house. Don't get me wrong, they are gorgeous! But,... Continue Reading →
BROWN PAPER PACKAGES TIED UP WITH STRING Last year, for whatever reason, every single store had, My Favorite Things with a holly jolly Christmas backup. I found myself terrible annoyed. First, I'm a massive Sound of Music fan but I'm not sure when this became a Christmas song. Second, being in the stores at Christmas... Continue Reading →
THE PAPER CHAIN Sometimes those crafts and projects that we did when we were small are the easiest to bring back that feeling of joy. For today's simple blogmas project I made a paper chain. I used to make these when I was a kid as a physical count down calendar and this year I... Continue Reading →
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