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Rethink Your Holiday Spending with These 3 Financial Practices
Summer has officially arrived! I hope everyone is having a wonderful year so far! While Christmas is still far off, it’s also crazy that we’re now halfway through the year. How is that even possible? During the summer, I start… Continue reading
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10 Ways to Celebrate Your Pets at Christmas!
As an animal and pet lover myself, I love that animals were likely present when Jesus was born. Pets can be one of the most delightful parts of the holiday season! Animals are included in the original Christmas story in… Continue reading
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What Does the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Have to Do with Christmas?
Watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of my favorite holiday traditions! I love to see the fun floats, the amalgam of imagination, talented high school marching bands, lip-syncing celebrities, and, especially, the Rockettes! Add cozy New York City… Continue reading
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How to Give a Meaningful Christmas Gift: Ideas & Inspiration!
Have you ever struggled to decide what to buy someone for Christmas? For many children, the best part about Christmas is the pile of Christmas gifts waiting under the tree on Christmas morning. For many adults, Christmas gifts are their… Continue reading
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The Number One Thing to Do to Prepare for the Christmas Season
Already my inbox is beginning to fill up with content about Christmas! From sales pitches to merch to movies, it seems that November 1st is the official marker of the “It’s Almost Christmas” season. I don’t know about you, but… Continue reading
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8 Ways to Slow Down This Christmas
Slowing down at Christmas is a hard thing to do. That’s because our culture encourages us to speed up, do more, shop more, and consume more during the holiday season. It’s all about more, more, more! Trying to practice a… Continue reading
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How to Create a Christmas Nook at Home
There’s no doubt that Christmas can be one of the busiest times of the year. From all the busy shopping to pulling out old family recipes that take hours of prep time; from Christmas parties with friends to busy family… Continue reading
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12 Ways to Have an Old-fashioned Cozy Christmas
As Christmastime grows in full swing, it brings with it all the fun, festivities, and joys of the season! And while I love just about everything about Christmas, it can also be a season that presents unique challenges to slowing… Continue reading
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75+ of the Best Christmas Movies: Romance, Family, Classics, & More!
Isn’t there just something so magical about Christmas movies? If you’re looking for Christmas movie suggestions, best Christmas movies, classic Christmas movies, Christmas movies for kids, romantic comedy Christmas movies, and more, you’re in the right place! Just about everyone… Continue reading
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Welcome to Authentic Christmas!
Once Upon a Time at Christmas… The tinkering sound of sleigh bells… the delicious aroma of gingerbread cookies… the site of my mother’s gorgeous Christmas tree in the foyer, lit up like the Rockefeller Center… the joyous sound of familiar… Continue reading
