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How to Make Grinch Pancakes for Christmas!

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I love the Grinch. How the Grinch Stole Christmas has always been one of my favorite Christmas movies. It is watched every year, sometimes multiple times, in our household. Since the release of the new The Grinch cartoon a few years ago, I love it even more! It’s just so fun. That’s why I took my favorite pancake recipe and Grinched it up! These pancakes are great for a fun Christmas breakfast! They’re also great to serve for a Grinch viewing or party as you celebrate the Christmas season. How to make Grinch pancakes! These pancakes are seriously so easy but look and taste so delicious. First, start with the basic recipe for my favorite pancakes. You’re just going to … More…

10 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day as a Family

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I love celebrating the holidays with family. There is no better way to celebrate the holidays than with the people I love. That’s why today I’m sharing 10 fun ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a family! Previously I shared 5 ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with kids as well as 7 ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your spouse. But this time, I thought it’d be fun to give family friendly ways to celebrate all together! It’s great to spend a little time alone as a couple, as well as a little one on one time with the kids for holidays like Valentine’s Day. The day is all about love and one on one time allows us to give … More…

Unique Family Christmas Traditions You’ll Love!

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I’m a huge fan of family traditions and traditions around the holidays are some of my favorites. Traditions are a great way to connect with family. Special family Christmas traditions allow us to connect deeper to each other as well as the holiday. I find myself looking forward to the holiday season specifically because I look forward to our unique family traditions! As much as I love traditions in general, I think the best ones are those that are unique to our individual families. Common traditions and why we like to find unique ones There are several common traditions that many families incorporate to their Christmas celebrations. We participate in several of them and love having them as part of … More…

How to Have Healthier Thanksgiving Desserts

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The holiday season is quickly approaching and one thing on most people’s mind is how they’ll avoid gaining weight and avoid all those tempting treats. The holidays are notoriously dangerous for any health initiative and can break many people’s resolve to eat healthier. Thanksgiving, with its emphasis on food is the worst! But there is a way to enjoy Thanksgiving meals, and this includes desserts! I previously wrote about how to create a healthier Thanksgiving overall, but you can also absolutely make the dessert part of Thanksgiving even healthier with just a few simple adjustments. You won’t feel like you’re sacrificing your health or missing out on the tasty goodness! How to Make Thanksgiving Desserts a Healthier Choice A few … More…

How to Save Money: Home, Special Event, and Seasonal items

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There are two things I know for sure. Life is busy and life is expensive. So much so that sometimes, even fun things like decorating our home and birthday celebrations lose some of the joy. We’re too worried about spending too much or making enough time to get everything done. Sometimes, don’t you wish you just had a magic wand to make some of the stress of it go away? I know I do. And that’s exactly why I’ve compiled this list on how to save money on a few of those very things!   How to save money on birthdays, holidays and special events When it comes to buying special items for parties, birthdays, holidays and special events and … More…

5 Simple Tips for a Healthier Thanksgiving

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If you ask most people what their favorite part of Thanksgiving is, they’d tell you it was the food. In fact, a lot of people probably couldn’t tell you anything else they even associate with Thanksgiving! Although I’m sure a few would say the Black Friday shopping part was their favorite, that really doesn’t have anything to do with the celebration of the holiday itself. And don’t even get me started on the shopping that takes place ON Thanksgiving now. I’m not sure why, but it seems to be the only holiday in which food is the only way we really celebrate. Christmas has church and decorating of the house and tree. Halloween has trick-or-treating, dressing up, and enjoying all things … More…

How to Create a Christmas Budget

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  If you’re anything like me, you have a habit of overspending on holiday gifts. It’s both a terrible habit and wonderful habit. No matter which holiday you celebrate this coming season, you will be giving gifts. To want to give more and more is a marvelous thing, but it can be a curse when it eats its way into the rest of your finances. You may overspend on credit cards or eat into other categories. This causes you to have to rework your budget after all of the gifts have been purchased or worse, continue paying for those gifts well into the new year. No one wants to start the new year in debt because they over-gifted. That’s why … More…