Day Twelve :: Community Ideas!
Last week I asked our Facebook community for their best tips for a less stress holiday season, and I’m excited to share their answers with you here! Amanda P: Buying gifts in advance, when they’re on sale (but only things your loved ones would truly want)....
Day Eleven :: Layout & Label Your Serving Pieces
I love, love, LOVE hosting Thanksgiving. I haven’t gotten to host for the last several years, but I still make a full Thanksgiving-ish meal for my own family sometime during the last week of November. I love the planning, the prepping, the cooking, the serving...Day Ten :: Stovetop Holiday Potpourri
I made this last fall as a craft during a Pinterest night at my church, and oh my – does it ever deliver!! It scented my whole house while simmering on the stove. I can’t wait to get my hands on a bag of fresh cranberries so we can make it again!...
Day Nine :: Clean Out Your Closets
Something about fall gives me cleaning fever. Also the ‘throw out all the things’ fever. This year will be especially interesting: house formerly on the market + garage full of ‘extra’ things + a 33-week pregnant nesting mama = gear up, Husby....
Day Eight : Create Your Soundtrack
Both of my parents are music teachers, my grandma a church organist, all of their siblings in choirs, my mother still a church choir director… You could say music is in my blood. When my husband and I were dating long-distance, music tethered our hearts....
A Real-Life Trip the Orchard
We go to the same apple orchard every year to kick off the week of my birthday (which is today!) This year was no exception. I shared one photo on Instagram, the best of the bunch, but in the spirit of #realmomconfessions, here are the ‘outtakes’ from our...
Day Six :: Freezer Cooking is Your Friend
I’m no expert here, but this just makes sense. During October and early November, spend a day or two deep in your kitchen prepping for busy days during the holiday season! Your freezer will be stocked, your budget will be on track (both financially and calorie...Day Five :: Have a Quiet Night
Actively plan for a quiet night after the kids are in bed – even though it’s late and there are projects to check off and floors to clean and plans to make and and and… You need this – you need rest and refilling. So mark your calendar and keep...
Day Four :: Let Your Kids Help (for real!)
This weekend I let my son water the flowers. Not a big deal, I know. But it drives me nuts when the walk is soaking wet and we track it into the house. Or when he waters the weeds or giant bushes that don’t need water. So dumb, but it’s a thing (tell me...Meet Anna
Anna E. Rendell: Author, latte lover. Content Marketing Manager at (in)courage by DaySpring. Wife of Jared and mom of four littles. Telling real stories from real life, and encouraging you to find the extra in your ordinary.
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