How I’m Setting My Intention for the New Year With One Little Word How do you set your intentions for a new year? I used to set resolutions. Carefully thought out but lofty, over-reaching resolutions. In setting my expectations impossibly high, I I was telling myself that what I had done the previous year wasn’t …
Pokéball Donuts Pictorial
Easy, No-Bake Dessert for Pokémon Birthday Parties and Beyond If you read my Lazy Mom’s Pokémon Birthday Party guide, you know that I’m all about simplifying in 2020. And one of my favorite shortcuts, as you have seen before here, is semi-homemade desserts. I start with a store-bought base, like simply frosted cupcakes or in …
When the Winter Blues Get Dark
Signs of Seasonal Affective Disorder – and What to Do If You’re Feeling SAD Literally the ONLY thing I like about winter: the fire-and-ice sunrises and sunsets that take my breath away. But the rest of it — the snow, the ice, the cold, the darkness. I’d gladly trade a winter wonderland white Christmas for …
’Tis the Season to Be Joyful
How to Simplify Your Holiday Season to Make Room for What Really Matters As we were climbing into bed last night (at 8:30 pm, because we’re officially old and also exhausted), Tim said to me, “We really grabbed Christmas by the balls this weekend.” Jingle bells, honey. We grabbed it by the jingle bells. Where’s …