30 Non-Material Gift Ideas
I recently read that Ina Garten likes to give “disappearing gifts.” By this, she means consumable gifts that don’t take up room in the reci…
Holiday & Entertaining Ideas and Projects
Tons of ideas for affordable holiday & entertaining ideas like charming Christmas and Halloween decorating tips (so your house feels festive and fun) along with place setting ideas, unique centerpieces, Thanksgiving and Easter ideas, and more.
25 Holiday Gift Exchange Theme Ideas
Every year, people ask us for theme ideas from my family’s annual Christmas gift exchange. We first mentioned this tradition on a podcast e…
2025 Holiday Gift Guides – For Adults, Kids, Teens, and Ideas Under $15!
They’re here, all in one post for you: our 2025 Holiday Gift Guides! They include everything from the things that we’re getting our own fam…
5 Ways To Upgrade S’mores – Including Savory S’mores!
We love having friends over to our backyard firepit, which means we eat A LOT of s’mores. That means A LOT of opportunities to try unique t…
6 Fun & Easy Pumpkin Decorating Ideas For Kids
Our kids are very much into the traditional Jack-O-Lantern-style pumpkin carving, often trying to make a scarier, grosser, or goofier face …
Hosting An Outdoor Movie Night – All Of The Equipment You Need For Under $200
I’ve daydreamed about buying a backyard movie set-up (projector, screen, etc) for several summers now. But the logistics and potential expe…
2024 Holiday Gift Guides
Just like we did for our 2023 Gift Guides and our 2022 Gift Guides, we’ve got all three of our gift lists in one singular post right here. …
The Best Christmas Trees, Lights, & Holiday Decorations
Over the last 17 years, we’ve decorated a whole bunch of houses for the holidays and it means that we have favorite methods and items when …
2023 Holiday Gift Guides
Just like for our 2022 Gift Guides and 2021 Gift Guides, we’ve put all three of our gift lists in one place (this post right here). So, wit…
2022 Holiday Gift Guides
Did Christmas come early this year? Nope! But our annual gift guides did (by a smidge, at least). So, without further ado… let’s dive into …
Minimized Holiday Decor
It’s wild to think that this is our second year of decorating this house for the holidays (what even is time?!). You got a peek at some of …
2021 Holiday Gift Guides
Every year it feels like we’re the last bloggers in all of blogland to get our gift guide up (is it me or are they coming out earlier and e…