How to Prep For Overnight Guests this Christmas

The holidays are a time for extended family and friends to reunite. Are you expecting out-of-town guests to stay with you during the upcoming months? Then, it’s time to prep your home for the holidays so your guests feel extra cozy and welcomed. Here’s a checklist to get you started. Take an Inventory of Your…

Keeping Your Light on This Halloween

Everyone said one day you’ll miss the piles of laundry, the little fingerprints, and the backyard filled with neighborhood kids. They were right. Kids grow up so quickly and while you treasure the new and evolving relationship you have with your grown children, you just can’t help missing the little upturned noses looking up at…

6 Unique Cranberry Recipes for Thanksgiving

Photo courtesy Play Party Pin (recipe featured below)  Move over pumpkin. There’s a second seasonal flavor that we simply adore. It’s cranberry! This fall fruit mixes well with everything from apples and pumpkin, to citrus and herbs. It’s no wonder cranberries often get featured in more than just bowls of relish and stuffing on the…

Fall Cleaning: The New Spring Cleaning

Are you hosting Thanksgiving dinner? Is extended family gathering at your home for Christmas? Do the kids invite friends over during the winter break from school? Then, it’s time to start deep cleaning the house, pronto. Fall cleaning is the cool weather equivalent to spring cleaning so your place looks great for all those seasonal…