What’s in my Newsletter

How was your week? Mine was a freaking rollercoaster…. I started the week out feeling kind low energy and now it’s Friday and I’m feeling much more space to breathe and live. Burnout is normal and can happen for a number of reasons: not enough self-care, spiritual growth, needing more support, hormones and the need […]
The Early Early Holiday Gift Guide

It’s a Christmas miracle in early November… I finished Christmas shopping for my kids and because I know they are sneaky little guys I wrapped them already as well! I’m not trying to toot my own horn here but man it feels so good and I’m even more excited for the holiday season. I feel […]
Holiday Your Heart Out!

This year we’re holidaying our hearts out… like adding that extra tinsel to the tree, wearing the heels with glitter sparkles on the heel, and just owning our own style a little bit more. We’re giving with more intention and really trying to understand why we give. Now trying to explain all this to kids […]
Powers Family Holiday Gift Guide

I’m getting this up a little late into the game but if you’re like me then you aren’t even close to being done shopping for gifts. So here’s a little list curated with items across the internet that everyone in the family will love. Happy Shopping, Happy Giving, Happy Christmas, Happy Holidays! For Her: […]
How To Give Big Without Spending Big

When Stephanie Bates from militarytravelmama.com emailed me and said she wanted to write a piece for my blog I thought it would be a great way to introduce you to an inspiring woman with something to say. Stephanie shares some brilliant tips on how to give BIG this holiday season without spending BIG…something that has […]
The Gift That Keeps on Giving: Fire Kids Edition Tablet

I’m 3 gifts away from taking my elf hat off and claiming to be done shopping this year! Previous years have not been so easy. I’ve spent many holiday seasons wondering what to gift the kiddos in my life. So if I had to describe the perfect Christmas gift for a child it would be something that provided lasting […]
Christmas Tree Style

We did a funny thing last weekend…we tried to buy a Christmas tree at a home and garden shop by the biggest outlet mall in our town on Black Friday! Ahhhhhh! By the time we were stuck in gridlock traffic we were committed. I had grand ideas of finding the perfect charming little tree but sadly […]
Christmas Vacation
Christmas snuck up on us so fast this year, I can’t believe it’s already over. It’s probably because the 2 months before Christmas I had never been more busy in my life, but come December 23rd we were on a plane with nothing to do but be together and join my whole family for a Christmas […]
Love Actually

We live by a graveyard, not like creepy close to it but just close enough so that we might pass by it once or twice a day. I kind of like living next to this cemetery, it has provoked me to ponder more often on how short life is, how I don’t know the future, […]
Paper Stockings DIY
The “Clark Griswold” in me came out early this year. I might be premature in my decorating since it’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but I’m on a quest to enjoy Christmas and make it last as long as I can this year. After all, it’s our first Christmas in our first home. This DIY is […]