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3 No-Cost Ways to Support Small Businesses

By now you’ve probably experienced the disappointment and sadness of finding out that one of your favorite local haunts didn’t make it through the stay-at-home period, or you’ve heard that other businesses in your neighborhood are struggling. It’s safe to assume that all of our local small businesses are having a really difficult time right … [Read more…]
Last Minute Mother’s Day and Teacher Appreciation Week Gifting

Whatever your usual Mother’s Day plan normally entails, I’m sure this year is different. We talked about a socially-distanced meetup at my parents’ house for this weekend, but the idea of sitting around in masks was a huge bummer so we’ll just wait to get together another time. Ditto for teacher appreciation week at my … [Read more…]
Advent Calendars for All Ages – Christmas 2019

I have a deep, nostalgic, secular love of advent calendars. Typically my kids each get a chocolate calendar from IKEA and I get a paper one for myself (!) and my nieces. Then we have a fabric countdown calendar with felt ornaments that I sequinned and beaded by hand when I was in high school, … [Read more…]
Hooray for Friday!
What an odd week it’s been where I live in Colorado. All week I knew that the forecast for Thursday was 20-degrees and snow, and yet I waited until after dark on Wednesday night to bring in my basil plant and throw sheets over my flowers. Similarly, my husband had the air compressor running long … [Read more…]