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Marriage

Holiday Marriage Contract

Our biggest fights happen in December. There’s something about the crush of the holiday madness mixed with hectic work and parenting schedules that creates at least one massive blowout during the season. Even if there isn’t a screaming match across…

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Food

What To Do With Your Leftover Turkey 

If you know us, you know that Penn loves everything about Thanksgiving. We love to host a big crowd, and we usually cook at least a couple of turkeys. However, my favorite part is all the side dishes. Like most…

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Have You Tried Pickleball Yet?

I love pickleball but I’m not very good. We only started playing last year when it seemed courts were popping up all over our town. Penn is a tennis player so he assumed pickleball would be a sport he picked…

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A Book-Filled Holiday Gift Guide

I truly believe the best present to give and receive is a book. I love looking at my bookshelf, seeing a book, and thinking of the friend who got it for me. To me, gifting a book says, “I see…

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Don’t Forget The Stocking Stuffers

In traditions past, you might get an orange in the toe of your stocking. Maybe you’d get a new pair of socks and some special candy. Whatever your tradition was, even those small little extras somehow made the holiday season…

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Learn

Reframing Our Thoughts To Gratitude 

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I have been thinking about thankfulness and gratitude. It seems like there’s a social trend of “if you can just be positive enough then everything is fine.” I don’t really buy into that concept, but…

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My 2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Kids

This was my favorite gift guide to put together. (I miss shopping for littles!) When my kids were young, my favorite toys were the ones that got my kids moving – either physically or mentally. Check out these ideas to…

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My 2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Teens

Oh, teenagers. Maybe you are lucky and your teen has printed a neat list of wants for this holiday season but if not, we have you covered. We consulted all our favorite teens to make sure these gifts were the…

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My 2022 Holiday Gift Guide Under $20

After I’ve hit all the main people on my holiday giving list, I like to remember those people who help in my everyday life. It’s important to me to give a little token of gratitude when I can. Whether you…

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My 2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Her

Sometimes Moms can be very hard to shop for (myself included.) It’s not that I’m picky, it’s that sometimes I don’t even make a list for Penn or my kids to go off of. In my experience, women we tend…

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