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Homemade Christmas Creamers

Four Totally Indulgent Homemade Christmas Creamers to Give (Or to Keep for Yourself)

By //  by Candace Sampson Leave a Comment

I like giving myself a pass during the holidays to enjoy ALL the food and drink guilt free. That's why these Homemade Christmas Creamers make an appearance in my fridge every December. I'm a giver by nature though, so if I'm giving myself a Holiday Hall pass, why not share the love with my friends? I like to give these Homemade Christmas Creamers at hostess gifts. Paired with my Skillet Banana Bread they give your hostess with the mostess a well-deserved break on breakfast the day after …

Filed Under: Breakfast, Christmas, Food & Drink, Gift Giving, Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: christmas creamers, cinnamon dream creamer, coffee creamers DIY, eggnog flavoured coffee creamer, half and half, homemade coffee creamers, hostess gifts, how to make your own creamers, peppermint mocha, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla bean

Griswold Christmas Lights

Light Up Your Christmas Without Breaking Your Bank (or Your Back!)

By //  by Candace Sampson Leave a Comment

Christmas lights are often our first (literal) beacon of the holiday season. We all have that neighbor who runs the county at risk of a power grid-overload, but we usually secretly love when someone overdoes it, because frankly, as long as it's not us, it's fun to look at. If we all keep the spirit of the season in mind and remember that it’s not a competition, we're all in for some twinkle fun. The goal is to be festive but also not create a lot of stress. The holidays are stressful …

Filed Under: Christmas, Everything Christmas, Holidays, Living, Tips & Advice Tagged With: bright lights for Christmas, buying light for holiday, Christmas light, Christmas light display, decor tips for Christmas, projector lights, twinkle lights

holiday tips

43 Holiday Tips to Get You Through the Season with Ease

By //  by Candace Sampson Leave a Comment

Getting through the holidays stress-free can be a daunting task. Let's face it, no matter how many deep-breathing techniques we employ, sometimes there's just no escaping all there is to do over the holidays. I love picking up new tips every year that alleviate some of the pressure. I shared six of my best a couple of weeks ago, but I KNOW there's so many more. I reached out to some of my followers on Twitter and they shared their best with me, but that STILL wasn't enough, so I went deeper …

Filed Under: Christmas, Everything Christmas, Holidays, Tips & Advice Tagged With: best Christmas hacks, Christmas, holiday tips and tricks, stress free

How to Stop the Holiday Wallet Drain

Holiday Shopping Tips to Plug the Wallet Drain

By //  by Dee Brun Leave a Comment

“Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping. “ ~Bo Derek Tis the season to do a lot of things, and one of those things is to shop. Of course the goal for anyone hitting the stores this season is to shop for others and find them the best gift; something that will be a huge hit on Christmas morning. The problem lies with temptation. It’s hard to resist and I’m not the only one who finds herself picking up items that catch my eye when the intention was to …

Filed Under: Christmas, Everything Christmas, Finance, Holidays, Living Tagged With: don't overspend this season, financial tips to avoid overspending during the holidays, how to avoid overspending at Christmas, spend smart

5 tips for reducing holiday stress

5 Tips To Avoid Holiday Stress and Put the Zen in Your Holidays

By //  by Nicole MacPherson 1 Comment

It might be the most wonderful time of the year, but for many of us, Christmas is also the most stressful time of the year. Suddenly our already-hefty to-do lists are a mile long, and previously free weekends and evenings are swallowed up by frantic amounts of merry-making. Add that to the pressure of wanting a perfectly decorated Pinterest house and perfectly decorated Pinterest cookies and perfectly decorated Pinterest children in their matching Christmas jammies, and you’ve got yourself a …

Filed Under: Christmas, Entertaining, Everything Christmas, Holidays Tagged With: Christmas doesn't have to be stressful, Christmas entertaining, how to enjoy the holidays without stress, stress-free holidays

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