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#TreatYoSelf: 25 Gifts Under $25 To Gift Yourself This Holiday Season

I know so many of us are running around crazy, trying to ensure everyone else has a lovely holiday season. Prepping menus and racing to stores (maybe doing a little online shopping?) -- whatever it is, it's keeping us busy. And while many of us are happy as long as our kids are happy, it's always nice to treat yourself during the holidays. I've rounded up 25 items (from personal care to … [Continue reading...]

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#CelebrateEachMom With ProFlowers: The Surprise Gift That Shows How Much You Care

You know how each year, in the weeks before Mother's Day, you have all these grand plans to do something nice for the mothers in your life? You want to throw a nice Mother's Day brunch perhaps, or get them small, beautiful gifts to signify the love you have for them. But inevitably, I always end up sending a weak "Happy Mother's Day" text or a brief phone call, nothing that really gets at how … [Continue reading...]

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5 New Year’s Eve Activities For Families

It's always a struggle to find activities that my whole family will enjoy. Our children range in age from 2 to 11, so finding something that everyone will get a kick out of definitely poses a challenge. And with the new year approaching, I was on a quest to find some things we can do together to build memories and bring in the new year together. Now, we won't be watching the ball drop as our … [Continue reading...]

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[In The Kitchen] My 2013 Christmas Menu

For the past two weeks, I've been on a vegetarian diet. My only goal was to see if I could do it and to expand my collection of go-to recipes. I'd say I've only been somewhat successful because I underestimated how much meat I truly eat. I've been craving a Five Guys burger like nobody's business. But now that Christmas is almost here, I've got an excuse to get in the kitchen and cook really … [Continue reading...]

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7-Day Low-Cost Christmas Countdown [Alternative To Elf On A Shelf]

I've been getting a kick out of the creative Elf on A Shelf shenanigans that my friends have gotten into this year. Their elves are all over the place, creating chaos and havoc each night while their kids are sleeping. It's funny. I enjoy it. But for the umpteenth year in a row, I haven't bought one. I kind of suck at everything holiday-related (except the food). But this year, I'm pledging to … [Continue reading...]

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Making Christmas About Traditions Over Presents

Christmas preparations are well on their way. Presents are piling up in my closets, the cupboards are filled with ingredients for baking Christmas goodies and our cards are sitting near the door, waiting to be dropped off at the post office. It's such an exciting time of year! One thing that concerns me over the holidays is that my daughter seems to demand so many presents. She's been skipping … [Continue reading...]

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Celebrating Christmas As A Single Mom

With Christmas just 22 days away, I feel an unusual sense of calm this year. This will be my sixth Christmas as a single mom, and I think I’ve finally gotten to a stable place in my life where I can balance the additional bells and whistles of Christmas with everyday life. And I’ve learned not to expect anyone else, even my co-parent to step up and participate during the holiday … [Continue reading...]

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Activities To Do With Your Kids For Martin Luther King Jr Day

Today is an incredible day. It's Martin Luther King Jr Day and it's the Second Inauguration of President Barack Obama. So wonderful. I'm thinking about his election in 2008 and what it meant to me, particularly what it meant to me as a young mother of a little black girl and a little black boy. We have a long way to go as a country, but this is a start. It is a really good start. Whenever my … [Continue reading...]

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