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HOLIDAY KITCHEN ESSENTIALS

Taking the time to prep your kitchen for the holidays will save time and sanity later in the month to come. Starting with basic kitchen essentials. Whether hosting a holiday is something you have done in years past, are hosting a small group this year, or just want to make the holiday extra special for the members in your home, having the right supplies and tools will ease the burden in the kitchen.… Keep Reading

MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT

As the holidays approach, and the anticipation builds, I often wonder where a good place to start is. Do you start with decorating, purchasing gifts, baking, meal planning?

For me, I think small things to get me into the spirit of the season is perfect.… Keep Reading

MAY FAVORITES 2020

There are so many just good things that happened in May. While there is still a lot of uncertainty, and things continue to look nothing like before COVID…. I am beginning to have more good days than bad, and am doing better at focusing more on the positives than the what ifs.… Keep Reading

FAMILY BOREDOM BUSTERS

9 Weeks at home is a LONG time. Especially for a family that is used to being on the go. So today I am sharing some of our favorite things to beat boredom. Boredom occasionally isn’t a terrible thing, but day after day, week after week, it’s gets to be a little much.… Keep Reading

WEEK IN MY LIFE DURING QUARANTINE

As we round out week 8 of COVID quarantine I am feeling a bit…. ok a lot anxious. For me it’s getting a bit harder to find the joy each day. Am I eternally grateful that my husband and I are still working and not only our family, but our extended family and friends are healthy, ABSOLUTELY.… Keep Reading

PLANNER TOOLS I USE

For the month of May I have decided to film and post a video every single day on my YouTube Channel (FIND IT HERE). Each day I will share how I plan in my planner. Totally inspired by Cindy from Llama Letters, showing how I plan each day will hopefully inspire you if you are into functional/decorative planning as well.… Keep Reading

STAY AT HOME ORDER MEAL PLANNING

As this posts we are on day 24….. TWENTY FOUR of social distancing, and basically cutting out any sort of non essential time out of our home. I am marking March 16th as our official start date to this, because that was the kids first school day that was cancelled.… Keep Reading

2020 NOT WHAT WE IMAGINED

Life lately…. has been interesting right? I wanted to do a post documenting the entire last few weeks, but emotionally I just can’t. I will say that every morning for just a few seconds it’s peace before I realize that it’s still the same world as yesterday and nothing is normal.… Keep Reading

5 MUST HAVE BOOKS

Today I’m changing it up a bit. I am going to quickly share 5 books that are must haves for me. The non fiction books I grab again and again and will forever (or at least a long time) be apart of my collection.… Keep Reading

5 ON FRIDAY

1. MY PANTRY MAKES ME HAPPY

The other night while putting away groceries, I…. yet again, thought to myself how much I wished I had a big fancy walk in pantry…. It’s part of our home that I just don’t like, it’s small, with no way to expand to make it bigger, the shelves aren’t ideal, it’s just….… Keep Reading

MARCH GOALS 2020

Man oh man, did I flop on my goals for the month of February (SEE POST HERE). It’s a bit embarrassing, but equally as important to share when things just don’t go as planned. I fell into a major slump in February (which is common for me), that drastically impacted my pursuit of the goals set out for the month.… Keep Reading

FEBRUARY OUTFIT ROUNDUP

February is probably my least favorite month of the year, at least it’s also the shortest! I’ve recently been more interested in seasonal capsule wardrobes. So the photos from the month really show that simple basic pieces and go a long way, and get a ton of wear.… Keep Reading

5 ON FRIDAY

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!! More importantly, to me at least, HAPPY FRIDAY! It’s been a roller coaster of a long week y’all. But the weekend is here and I am so glad that for the most part, it’s all about relaxing! So here are 5 fun things to kick off the weekend!… Keep Reading

LETS TALK JEWELRY

To me accessorizing using jewelry can be so tough. for a few reasons…. the first being how constricting, heavy or chunky jewelry is really hard for me to wear. It can put me into a panic attack… no joke a concert bracelet did this to me one time.… Keep Reading

5 ON FRIDAY

To be honest, this week my brain is fried. So when sitting down to write this week, I honestly can’t think of 5 things from the week, other than the fact that I need more sleep. Matt was sick this week, and I REALLY cannot get sick and be out of commission, so I slept on the couch a few nights this week, and let me tell you….… Keep Reading

5 ON FRIDAY

WE MADE IT!!!!! Today is the final day of the LONGEST MONTH (not technically, but it sure feels like it). It has bee a roller coaster of a week, and I mean CRAZY. I have managed work, sick kids, one of the most insane experiences of my life, and somehow managed to sort of keep it all together.… Keep Reading

5 ON FRIDAY

Happy Friday Friends! (Does anyone else HATE when they open Instagram stories and all they hear everyone say is “Happy insert day ending in y here” I don’t know why I hate that so much, but I do!!! lol. Anyway, let’s get into 5 things from this week shall we?… Keep Reading

5 ON FRIDAY

Man this week flew bye. I finally feel like my home is completely back to normal after this holiday season. I can tell I am heading into the time of year I just hate. Those winter blues are creeping in, but I am attempting to make it a priority to not get too down this year.… Keep Reading

5 ON FRIDAY

Talk about jumping right back into reality this week…MAN am I glad it’s Friday! This week seems like a jumbled mess. We did get to celebrate JD turning 7 last weekend which was so amazing (more on that in a bit).… Keep Reading

5 ON FRIDAY

1. DO THIS DAILY

Bedding

If there is one habit I swear by it is making my bed each day. So as we start into this new year, if you don’t already make this a priority, just try it. Will is work for you, I don’t really know and I HATE giving advice like I am an expert at anything (big pet peeve of mine online…and I am an expert in nothing).… Keep Reading

HELLO 2020!

2019 was a pretty fantastic year. I feel settled in my life currently. My kids are becoming more and more independent by the day, my work life is going really well, and there is just a lot of good.

Sweater / Laptop Case

As far as the new year goes, I’m not doing some big resolution list, word of the year, so master plan.… Keep Reading

2020 PLANNERS

A new year is typically when a lot have a fresh start with a new planner. If you are new around here a few things…. 1) HI! 2) I prefer to plan on paper. Some would say the old fashioned way, but oh the world of paper planning is anything but old fashioned.… Keep Reading

5 ON FRIDAY

While Christmas being over can be kind of sad, I will say that this part of the holiday is kind of amazing. Sleeping in, relaxing, no schedule. Also, there is something about preparing for a new year that is exciting and overwhelming all at the same time.… Keep Reading

Christmas 2019

I hope everyone had a very special holiday filled with time with the ones they love. I thought I would share a little recap of our Christmas 2019. I don’t have any Youtube videos filmed or planned for the next few days (except maybe a 2020 planner preview)… or maybe possibly into the New Year, so the blog or on Instagram (@happilyahousewife) will be where to find me until 2020!… Keep Reading

5 On Friday

I swear it is some joke on how quickly this holiday season is going by. While in a way I am feeling more prepared than I have in years past, I just feel like there hasn’t been a lot of down time to just soak it all in.… Keep Reading

Some Holiday Happiness

Today is one of my favorite little holiday gift guides. While some of these things would make excellent gifts (think of the people in your life who LIVE for this time of year)…. it’s also just a fun little post about the little things that make me smile during the holiday season.… Keep Reading

HOLIDAY PREP – PANIC MODE

Set Scene: I am sitting (probably in my car waiting to pick up kids), I open IG, I immediately see a perfectly decorated home for the holidays, a festive holiday recipe, another gift guide….. all things Christmas…..

AND.

I.

PANIC.

I have absolutely no qualms about early Holiday prep, decking the halls, spreading holiday cheer in November.… Keep Reading

BACK TO SCHOOL PREP

Back to school prep is something some parents start as soon as the doors close on the last day of school. For others they scramble for those last few days before classes start to get it all done. No way is right or wrong and other than a few things, you can totally get all your shit together the weekend before the big day, I promise!… Keep Reading

Hershey’s Chocolate World

On a recent Baseball weekend trip to Pennsylvania we made plans to visit Hershey, PA. While planning what exactly we wanted to do, it was a toss up between Hershey Park or Hershey’s Chocolate World. The two are on the same grounds, and you can pop into Chocolate World for the free tour and shopping anytime.… Keep Reading

NATS PARK WITH KIDS 2019

A huge Thank you to the Nationals Organization for inviting us to spend the day at the park #hosted. This is NOT a sponsored post, this post DOES NOT contain affiliate links

If you want a laugh, and a long history along with graphics of the Presidents stats, go read the Wikipedia, I learned so much that I never knew about this longstanding tradition at Nat’s Park!
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