Top Tips That You Won't Find Anywhere Else: Touring with geography in mind! I read a bunch of internet articles about top Nashville sights before my trip, and most of them only listed various sites scattered all over the city without suggesting any order, so I’m...
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10 Tips for Throwing a Fun and Festive Friendsgiving
Pop the champagne, y’all! It’s time to kick-off party season with everyone’s favorite made-up holiday: Friendsgiving! This turkey day riff, which typically acts as a replacement or addition to the family-based feast, has gained wild popularity over the last decade....
11 Last Minute, Simple Place Card Ideas to Elevate Thanksgiving (and Improve Conversation Flow!)
Back in the day, hostesses would spend hours upon hours orchestrating the perfect holiday gatherings and a crucial point to this was the seating chart and place cards. While this rigid formality is long gone (amen!), the notion of place cards can seriously improve the...
Kitchen Must Have Tools & Stocking Stuffers for Santa’s Wish List: Part 2
This Part 2 post on you Kitchen Wish List for Santa focuses on smaller sized stocking-friendly or priced options for under the tree. Both will up your kitchen productivity and make cooking more enjoyable. After reading this, if you didn’t catch Part 1, there’s a...
Three Steps for an Epic Guys (or Girls) Ski Trip
Steven and a group of friends have been taking annual ski trips and they’ve worked out a great way to have a blast. The good news is that it’s really simple to get started! Note: This post contains links only because Happy Mom Life Lab thinks highly of the product or...
3 Thanksgiving Simple (Yet Great) First Impressions for Your House and for You!
We all know that first impressions set the tone for an entire experience so why should Thankgiving be any different? We all know that first impressions set the tone for an entire experience so why should Thankgiving be any different? Here are 3 incredibly easy ways to...
DIY Your Way: Simple or Lavish Table Décor and Centerpieces Step-by-Step
Setting a Beautiful Table, Step-by-Step: 1. Decide on a general vibe and color scheme. The base of which is your choice of table cloth or runner, just the table or placemats. My table expands from 4 up to 12 and because of the extension leaves, it looks best with...
Holiday Traditions to Focus on Fun, Gratitude and Family
Family Traditions are a Big Hit in our home during the Holidays. How is it that the holidays seem so far away for most of the year, and then suddenly they creep up, and pounce! They are right here, knocking on your door! If you’re like me, your calendar is a scrawl of...
Practical and Useful Stocking Stuffers People Will Love
Everyone love's opening Stocking's and finding something they truly appreciate. If you’re a minimalist like me, you may love the spirit of Christmas yet dread the deluge of stuff. As far as I’m concerned, the nightmare doesn’t take...