With Superbowl Sunday just around the corner, I thought I’d run this guest piece by Sara Skirboll, Shopping and Trends Expert at RetailMeNot. Many of these offers are available with contactless delivery or curbside pickups so you can continue to follow COVID-19 safety protocols while enjoying the big game with your pandemic bubble. Amazon: Get …
Snapshot Saturday: 23 Weeks
More than halfway there until our new Baby Girl is born to make 5 kids. Five!
Overcoming Challenges With Laughter
Life certainly has thrown a lot of crap in people’s ways this year! I know it has our lives. We started 2020 out with a lot of wild expenses – the 22-year-old had several hospital visits – first for a fall on ice, then for severe illness in January. Then our family had COVID-19. And, …
My Sustainable Life (Guest Post)
By Angie Ransome-Jones (National Best-selling Author & Ghostwriter) My “Covid clock,” as I now refer to it as, started on March 12 (2020). That was the day that life as I knew it – full of friends, fun and overpriced cocktails – all came to a screeching halt! I was a guest-host at a local …
Sunday Supper for the Week of 1/24/21
What have you been up to this weekend? I managed to wear myself out a good bit – which is why this post is “Sunday Supper” instead of “Sunday Brunch.” For us, as usual, it hasn’t been a whole lot – though we did do the very first thing we’ve done since March 2020 that …
10 Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving During Quarantine
By: Sara Skirboll, Shopping and Trends Expert at The Real Deal Blog Have a Virtual Dinner with Family and Friends Traveling to visit family this year will be difficult, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still celebrate together! Share recipes ahead of time and host a virtual dinner over Zoom, Skype or Facebook Portal, so …
4 Ways to Balance and Enjoy Life During a Pandemic (Guest Post)
Just like everyone else, you’ve probably been in home quarantine for longer than anywhere else you’ve been this year. The first couple of weeks may have proved to be tolerable, but with continued community lockdowns, you’d wish you could go back to the life you enjoyed before. The good news is, you don’t have to …
16 Ideas for Celebrating Quarantine-O-Ween (Guest Post)
By: Sara Skirboll, shopping & trends expert at The Real Deal Blog Decorate Your House to the Max Haunt the neighborhood with store-bought or DIY (or shall we say boo-it-yourself) Halloween decorations to transform the inside of your home, porch and more. We’ve compiled DIY ideas that range from Ombré Candy Corn Wine Bottles and …
How I Get Things Done With 4 Kids
As we’re gearing up for a fall where we’ll be homeschooling, a lot of people have asked how I get things done. The short answer is, sometimes I don’t get things done, and maybe that’s more okay than I think it is. The longer answer is I use a lot of lists, and I try …
Today’s Plans: Camp At Home, Catch-Up, Staying At Home
Today’s going to be no different from any other day since the start of summer – well except for the fact that I’m a bit more spry than I was even a few days ago. We’ll start our day out with a healthy breakfast from Skinnytaste. Then we’ll have our morning clean-up hour. This is …