Category: No Time for Parties

We are two weeks out from Christmas, and I have to admit I’m drowning. Between a December birthday (Eva turns 14 on the 12th), wrapping up a semester, and all the usual shenanigans in a house with two teen girls, I’m not feeling at the top of my game. That’s one of the reasons I […]

There are two extremes when it comes to holiday style. The SnowGlobe and the Scrooge. (I’m working on better names… suggestions welcome!). The Scrooge glides through the holidays in their regular clothes, without even a hint of holiday headband or festive scarf, while the Snowglobe dons Christmas sweaters in October and stops just short of […]

Follow my blog with Bloglovin This group gives me some serious anxiety. It’s so hard to know what they want! Fortunately, most teens are all too happy to share their wishlists with you. However, if you find yourself shopping for an especially tricky teen, or one you don’t know very well, check out this list […]

Often in excruciating detail. Unless, of course, you’re talking about my girls. One wants nothing (seriously, she has candy and gum on her list) and one wants everything (her list includes several technology gifts over $150). Sigh. Check the best last-minute gifts for kids My impossible circumstances aside, I think I’ve rounded up some of […]

So I wanted to share with you some of the more questionable gifts I’ve bought for my husband, Kevin, over the years, but I was afraid that might make you dismiss this post entirely, and that would be a mistake, because there are some real gems in here. Not the sparkly kind, of course, because […]

Moms, sisters and other women in our lives often seem like the easiest people on your gift lists. After all, there are so many things you can buy them. And that’s the problem. There are so many things you can buy them. See the best last-minute gifts for women now. The problem is we have […]

It’s the little things, you know, especially this time of year. Whether it’s a carefully chosen hostess gift or a specially selected stocking stuffer, these thoughtful surprises are my favorite kind of gift to give, and to receive. Lola and I enjoy putting together several small items to create one larger gift, because nothing is […]

Okay, you all know that shopping is kind of my thing. So much so, that when friends are shopping and see something about shopping, they instantly think of me. That’s how I first heard this slogan, which brilliantly combines my love of shopping and reluctance to exercise in a few words.   Black Friday shopping, […]

I know I can come across as a know-it-all, sometimes, but I mean well. Think of me as your slightly-bossy-but-well-intentioned fashion friend. I only want what’s best for you. And that’s why I’m not going to mince words when it comes to my favorite dress code directive of all time: Black Tie. I have seen […]

It started when the Nutcracker was canceled. Okay, so it wasn’t exactly canceled. I had written the wrong date on my calendar. Again. The girls were all dressed up with no place to go. I had already postponed our family photo shoot because elves and Christmas pageants and Santa sightings and Eva, my December baby, have swallowed up […]