Clean It Up
Clean it up and keep it prepped and ready for the next big thing. I’ve heard expert advice that making your bed each day is a good habit, one that if started young is easier to keep. You can extrapolate Read More …
Author: Dawn aka Hat Girl
No More Lists
We are at the time of the year when no more lists are needed. Everything is done. All of the gifts have been acquired, most have been given and all will hopefully be enjoyed for a long time. If we Read More …
Better Ending
There couldn’t be a better ending than the one the writer crafted. They thought through all the options, came up with a clever story-line and then, they wrapped it up in a nice little bow. Good or bad, it is Read More …
A Must Watch
What is on your list that is a must watch? Come on, you know you have one. That one movie or show you have to see each year. Or, maybe it is a song, a cookie or a dish that Read More …
Worth Doing Again
This life we have…and all the things that have happened this year, the large majority are worth doing again. I am looking forward to that. Time together. Vacationing with kids and parents. Eating out and cooking in. Weekends with friends. Read More …
All Come Together
It will all come together like it always does. Have faith. It is the holiday to beat all the other holidays. Caffeine and cookies may be your very good friend to help you get through. Elves, they can help a Read More …
What We Do
It’s what we do that matters. Whether it is the common things or the special occasions. Be your best self: Every day. Throughout the year. When stressed out. Spending time with people new to us, or close and familiar. Living Read More …
Altogether Now
Ok, altogether now…Let the festivities commence. Cookies. Hot chocolate. Rearranging. Decorating. Wrapping. Movies. Relaxing. Reminiscing. Laughing. We are altogether now and this is the way it is meant to be. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
Early Plans
Make early plans to get what you need done…done. The list is essential. Then review and careful planning. Ask what else may be needed. Enlist help. Invite more people. Let them know they have early plans and then you will Read More …
Officially Now
It is winter…officially now. Not because of the date. Not because of the cold. But, because it is SNOWING! Snow for Christmas is a rare bird in the area we live. Not as rare as parts farther south or on Read More …