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Holiday Affirmation List

December 28, 2018 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

It sounds to simple to be true.  Repeat a holiday affirmation list for a peaceful holiday.  We build on what we think about in our private thoughts.  You know how it happens.   Kinda like this! Our minds are super powerful. Numerous scientific studies tell us that if we change our thinking our outside world will change….

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Top 10 Tips for Emotionally Sober Holidays

December 20, 2018 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Emotionally Sober denotes the awareness of our emotions as they happen and the ability to choose our responses with maturity and clarity.  How do you do this during the busy holiday season? If you are like most families, you run from one holiday party to another.  You grab your phone to shop Amazon in between events…

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Simple Advent Preparations: Welcome Jesus

December 1, 2018 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

She made Advent happen every year no matter how busy we were.  My mom somehow found time to retrieve our pottery advent wreath, buy 5 candles and settle all 4 of us around the table for the evening meal.   My family is very “Beaver Cleaver” in some respects.  We not only ate dinner together…

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The Best Gingerbread Cookie Recipe Ever!

How to Make Gingerbread You Want to Eat!

December 17, 2017 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Let’s face it most gingerbread is for looking not eating.  If sandwiched next to a chocolate chip cookie the poor gingerbread boys will die of loneliness. How to make Gingerbread you want to eat is a whole different recipe. Building houses and vintage campers with the gingery dough gets my creative juices flowing!  But eating…

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Keeping Pets Safe During the Holidays

November 18, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 1 Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Holidays with pets are extra special.  We love to buy different things for our furbabies and to add a little something under the Christmas Tree for them to open.  It is childlike fun to watch a dog tear into a special Christmas Treat purchased just for them.  As special loved ones in our homes, we…

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10 Simple Christmas Wreaths You Can Make in An Hour

November 10, 2017 By Tanya Gioia Leave a Comment · This post may contain affiliate links

Make one of these 10 simple Christmas wreaths in less than an hour!   We don’t even start to set up our Christmas Tree until after the second weekend in December.  I often make the wreath for the door out of the trimmings off the Christmas tree we liberate from the national forest. This year…

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Best Gifts for Vintage Camper Lovers

November 3, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

I fell in love with vintage campers 5 years ago.  The 1968 Sorrento Scotty luxury model made me a vintage camper lover, I even carried a picture of it in my purse for a while! lots of windows!  Great lines and small enough to back-country camp. Well, finding one was another story.  Hard to find and…

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Best Night to Day Last-Minute Mom’s Gift Guide

November 1, 2017 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

This Last-minute Mom’s Gift Guide is for you, whether you are a last-minute shopper or the mom you are shopping for is a last minute person.  Simple rest to dressed clothing options and tools for getting things done quickly and comfortably. As a work from home mom, I want to go from rest to dressed…

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Make Road Trips with Kids More Fun with Free Podcasts ( you might just learn something too!)

December 16, 2016 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Road trips with kids offer family learning and fun on the run.  Add to this by including a fun discussion sparking kid’s podcast.  Just yesterday, my youngest son and I learned (via podcast) that camels, those desert beasts of burden, are not uniquely fit for sand storms and harsh winds–no, that actually come from a…

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Organize Your Holiday Schedule In 15 Minutes

December 9, 2016 By Tanya Gioia 2 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links

Holiday schedule organization in as little as 15 minutes keeps a busy home from turning into chaos.  You can use a simple wall calendar and 15 minutes at a family dinner to create a plan for attending holiday parties and performances.  (This post does contain affiliate links to help you find items and support the…

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