The best potluck foods, holiday hosting, and money-saving insurance tips!

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

THIS WEEK, ON THE BLOG:

Cooking and baking with pumpkin is a once-a-year thing for me. I know I could use pumpkin all year long, but there's something special about saving it just for November and then going crazy making and eating all things pumpkin.

So far, we've enjoyed pumpkin bars, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin waffles, and I'm certain I'll make at least one pumpkin pie before the month is over.

Then, I'll pack up my pumpkin recipes until next year when we'll enjoy them all over again.

Although I'm not sharing any pumpkin-specific posts or recipes this week, I do have more tips to simplify and streamline the upcoming holiday season. I can't believe there are only a few weeks left in 2024!

Happy Wednesday,

simple food.

Chances are you'll be headed to a holiday party, family gathering, work event, or other potluck over the next 2 months...

Use these simple guidelines to choose the best potluck foods for all your upcoming parties!

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**10 Tips to Bring the Best Potluck Foods**

organized home.

The end of the year is a great time to review your home and auto insurance policies and premiums (we just did it and saved almost $100).

These tried and true tips should help you save on your insurance premiums and better-organize all that paperwork too!

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**10 Tips to Save on Home and Auto Insurance**

intentional living.

The holidays are meant to be a time of joy, yet the pressure to host the perfect party can sometimes feel overwhelming.

Use these tips to simplify your holiday entertaining and focus on what really matters to you!

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**10 Tips to Simplify Holiday Entertaining**

In other news...

Favorite Tea: Many of you know that I've been trying to "teach" myself to enjoy hot beverages (going on 4 years now). Well, I finally found a hot beverage I actually like -- Honey Vanilla Chamomile Tea. Sometimes I add a bit of honey to it, but mostly I drink it plain. It's good any time of day, it's wonderful for a sore throat, and it's caffeine-free.

IF - Such a Great Movie! We watched IF (Imaginary Friend) last weekend and it was such a lovely movie our entire family enjoyed. It has an amazing line-up of actors and actresses, a fantastic plot line, and it's funny + sad + heartwarming + surprising all at the same time. It's also free on Amazon Prime!

Throwback Picture: This is one of my favorite "Fall" pictures of the kids -- at least the 3 oldest kids as Clara wasn't in the picture yet (literally!) Nora is still that girly, James is still that happy, and Simon is still that sweet (most of the time 🥰)