Holiday Overwhelm

As I’m sitting down to write this, I confess I’m feeling stressed. My to-do-list to get my home ready to host Thanksgiving for my family is a mile long and I’m running out of days to work on it. I’m not a procrastinator, there have been a few (very important) things that have delayed my…

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Perfection

She stood back and looked at her dinner table and said, “perfect!” and joined her family outside. Her friend came along and thought, “that would be perfect if only she had used wood chargers… and different stemware” she shook her head and kept walking. Her sister walked by and started to refold all the dinner…

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Three Tips for the best Christmas ever!

Christmas is just days away and if you’re like me, you’re in serious planning/stressing/working mode and the internal tension is starting to build. Will I be able to finish all the decorating in time for my party? Will Uncle Joe start telling off color jokes again at Christmas dinner? Will I have time to make…

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Quick & Easy Christmas Cobbler

I’ll be honest.. this recipe is really called DumpCake. I’ve used it for nearly 25 years and it’s a family favorite. But there’s just something about that name that turns folks off.. so I exercised some creative license.. and changed the name. Lol This dessert is so easy to make, you may feel a little…

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Intentional Christmas

in·ten·tion·al inˈten(t)SH(ə)n(ə)l/ adjective           done on purpose; deliberate. Conscious, premeditated, preplanned. If you’re like me, the Christmas season is a time you look forward to all year long! I mean, what’s not to love? Most people are in a better mood, everything is made prettier with lights and greenery… and most…

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