I always love getting Dan’s Christmas gifts sorted early! It’s so nice to have everything organized down to the stocking stuffers – we even started wrapping and are hoping to finish it off so we can relax and enjoy the … Read More
Every Christmas, one of the biggest gifts I give myself is having all my kids’ presents decided, purchased, and mostly wrapped well before Christmas Day. Life just always gets so busy and it’s way less stressful for me to decide … Read More
It’s wild to me to think we’ve done our own family advent for over a decade now. It feels like we just started trying out a few traditions with tiny kids, and now it feels like we have several things … Read More
Here are all my favorite Black Friday deals available this year. They’re things we personally use frequently and really love, and have paid for with our own money. A lot of them are items where I stock up this time … Read More
Instead of doing a ton of Christmas present shopping, I tend to use Black Friday mostly as an opportunity to stock up on my favorite consumable items (like skincare). I love getting items I use every day for a much … Read More
It’s here – the 2025 Winter Holidays Around the World advent printable! Each year, our family loves learning about some other amazing holidays and traditions around the world alongside our own celebrations of Christmas and Diwali. I love the festivity … Read More
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Welcome to this year’s Travel Lovers’ Gift Guide! I love gifting items that will support our family as well as other loved ones on amazing experiences and spending time together. There are lots of ideas for amazing travel gifts for … Read More
It’s here – the 2025 $5 Travel Gift Guide! This is my favorite gift guide I do every year because it’s – I hope – super USEFUL for a variety of people and circumstances. While obviously it’s geared to travel, … Read More
I’m so excited to share the 2025 LPF small business gift guide! It’s chock full of all our favorite small brands that we personally use and love and that I think would make terrific gifts, as well. It’s also filled … Read More
It’s so bizarre to think that we’ve had a teen boy in the house for over 2 years now, and another tween boy! We’ve gone through a lot of different gifts over the years between birthdays, Christmas, friend gifts, and … Read More
When we moved to London a couple years ago, we started flying more super budget airlines, including during winter. But since we didn’t want to pay for luggage, that meant we had to figure out a way to pack super … Read More
I always love getting Dan’s Christmas gifts sorted early! It’s so nice to have everything organized down to the stocking stuffers – we even started wrapping and are hoping to finish it off so we can relax and enjoy the beauty of the season. Here’s what I’m actually giving my husband for Christmas 2024 if you’re looking for some ideas!
And if you’re curious what we’re really giving our kids this Christmas (including a couple of gifts for the whole family), here’s that list!
I have been over the moon excited about this for months and months. The impetus for this trip is that Dan is a massive fan of Stephen Colbert and it’s been a bucket list dream of his to see him live. So I looked into options and found some great flight deals on points and a points hotel and jumped on it. Even better is that we’re visiting with friends!
I’m currently on the waiting list for Colbert tickets (they email you if you’ve gotten through), so I’m crossing allll of my fingers and toes that we get them. If anyone anywhere has an in, please please let me know!
While there, we’re also going to attend Masquerade, which I’ve had a few different friends attend and rave about. It looks incredible and Dan is a massive theatre fan (as am I), so I think we’ll love this.
We’re also planning on attending a show or two, and having a meal with a few different friends. I can’t wait!
For the last couple of years, I’ve planned “12 Daytes of Christmas,” a series of dates for us to explore our beloved adopted city. It’s been so fun for both of us! Grateful there’s so much to see and do here that’s also really affordable/free.
Dan has really enjoyed playing padel (sort of a mix between pickleball and squash) with a bunch of school dads this year. I figured it was time to get him a racquet of his own! I got it secondhand, but THIS is the same brand.
I love putting together a stocking for Dan in addition to the kids – it’s so fun! Here’s a post with 100+ really fantastic, useful, fun stocking stuffer ideas that men (and lots of others) will love – and that won’t go in the bin or the junk drawer.
Here’s what’s going in my husband’s stocking in 2025:
I’ve heard about this game for a number of years and it’s exactly the type of thing Dan will love and will be so fun for him to do with the kids.
