THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS Spoiler alert: it doesn't exist and that's okay. One of the hardest things for me to learn, as an adult, is that: (1) I veered towards perfectionism and (2) that was not a good thing. I can't tell you how many thank-you notes I have thrown away because I thought my penmanship... Continue Reading →
Blogmas: December 3, 2020
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 →
Blogmas: December 2
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 →
Blogmas: December 1
In January my blog will be five years old and I have never participated in Blogmas. Every December has always been spent running around and purchasing presents, visiting friends and family, and hitting all the things my town has to offer in terms of celebration. But, 2020 has been a year like no other and... Continue Reading →