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10 Playful and Inexpensive Date Night Ideas

Since when did life, relationships, and fun have to be so serious? Our expectations can make date night feel like work. It's time to take...

A (Mostly) Reusable Easter

Easter baskets were not a thing at my house when I was a kid. Easter wasn’t much of a thing. We were Seventh Day Adventists and Easter...

The Dark Side of Santa

I have two primary tenets when it comes to parenting... The first is: trust yourself. This is the best advice my mom ever gave me. She...

Saving Your Holiday Traditions

Holidays are sweet benchmarks for acknowledging the passing of time and seasons; they can be excuses to let loose and breakaway from the...

For the Love of Mom

I never wanted to be a mother. It was one of those things that just happened on my journey through life. It wasn’t an "oops", it wasn’t...

Is the holiday season more bummer than bliss?

This article is an invitation. It’s an invitation to do things differently, to reconsider what’s “always been done,” to rethink what's...