Dad and I crossed the steamy asphalt, melty ice-cream cones in hand. We’d driven cross-country to Yellowstone for a nature-writing seminar and stopped at Mammoth Hot Springs for two reasons: huckleberry ice cream and piano music. The ice cream was a sure thing. The piano music, though? That was a different story. Randy played four or five nights a week and we weren’t sure this was one of them. It’s a stop I make every time I’m in Yellowstone. I…
This post is by guest writer, Jody Collins, and part of our Simplify The Season Holiday Blog Party. Have you ever had to move house during the Christmas season? How much fun is that, eh? Several years ago our family participated in the journey to a new land during the holidays and I discovered something. It’s impossible to celebrate a “normal” Christmas when your living room is crowded with moving boxes. That wasn’t my discovery. No. The good news I…
Take a deep cleansing breath. I am about to tell you that it is ok for every room NOT to drip with Christmas decor. Now release it. Repeat after me, Simple is Beautiful. Repeat until you believe it! I used to decorate every room in my house and have a tree for every room. At one point I believe I was decorating over 20 trees in my house. I loved it. I thought I needed to do that to make the…
Once December arrives and we all realize that Christmas is right around the corner, the scurrying to get our homes organized for the holiday season begins. This can become overwhelming- trying to not only shop for gifts, decorate for the holiday season but also clean and organize your home for guests. I recommend getting an early start. Creating a holiday plan will help you will stay on track and enjoy the holidays more. GET ORGANIZED FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON:…