Okay, okay, I know a lot of us aren’t going to an excess of holiday parties this year. BUT i just can’t help myself! I love hostess gifts so much, and I am just the person who *always* shows up at a party with something. It can get pretty boring to just show up with a candle year after year, so I wanted to round up some of my favorite ideas for this holiday season. Plus, I think some of these will be just good gifts in general, not to be only reserved for a hostess gift. Read more

As I am typing this, I have just asked for gift guide ideas on Instagram. Let me tell you, you guys are in desperate for manly gift guides!! Preston and I actually aren’t exchanging gifts this year (going on a Christmas/anniversary trip instead!), but I am still gifting a lot of things to the other men in my life including my dad, father in law, brother and brother in law! Read more

I’m sure I’m not the only one with *several* people in my life who just seem to have everything. It’s the women (and sometimes men) who are either so content with what they have or fully able to buy whatever they want, whenever they want. This tends to be the women and mother-figures in my life, and I think it’s just because they are so perfectly dedicated to the wants and needs of others. Read more

It’s officially gift guide time! Several people have asked if I am putting together gift guides this year, and honestly the answer was going to be no. Then, Carly from Carly the Prepster shared an INCREDIBLE small business gift guide, and it really encouraged me to do the same except with the businesses I hold near and dear to my heart. Read more