Category: Entertaining & Holidays
December 23, 2012 by Laura and Alison
Happy Holidays!
“One person can make a difference. Instilling an oasis of peace into your home, in a small corner of the universe, can make all the difference in the world.” - Denise Linn From our home to yours, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a new year filled with profound peace, deep happiness and great inspiration. We look forward to reconnecting in 2013! In the meantime, below are a few previously posted articles from...
December 6, 2012 by Laura and Alison
Preparing for the Holidays: Simplify Your Home
Simplifying and clutter clearing your home before the holidays can go a long way towards contributing to your sense of peace and well being throughout the season. During the holidays, chances are more stuff is coming into your home—whether it’s decorations, gifts, or people—so this is a great time to make space by doing a little clutter clearing. The holidays are also often a time when we are busier than usual. So being as...
November 27, 2012 by Laura and Alison
Preparing for the Holidays: Simplify Your Holiday Traditions
This post is the second in our Preparing for the Holidays series. As we mentioned last week, each year our family makes an effort to simplify our holiday. We make promises that we won’t over-schedule or cook too much food, or buy an excess of gifts. We even swear that this is the year the adults are not going to exchange any gifts. And yet, most holidays we find ourselves cooking big meals, giving...
November 13, 2012 by Laura and Alison
Preparing for the Holidays: Simplify Your Holiday Meal
Each year our family talks about how this is the year we will simplify the holidays. We make promises that we won’t over-schedule or cook too much food, or buy an excess of gifts. We even swear that this is the year the adults are not going to exchange any gifts. And yet every year, we find ourselves cooking big meals, giving gifts and often feeling busier than ever. We have good intentions and...
July 11, 2012 by Laura and Alison
Simple Summer
We hope you are enjoying summer as much as we are! You may have noticed we have strayed from our weekly Thursday posts. We have decided to adopt a summer schedule, which means our posts may not always be on Thursdays and may not even be once a week. We expect to get back into our routine in early fall. In the meantime we are enjoying unscheduled time and our own inspired everyday living....
April 5, 2012 by Laura
Spring and Natural Easter Eggs
We are getting glimpses of spring in the mountains…and whenever I sense spring I get very excited to clear clutter and clean! But more on that next week… At the moment, my attention is on Easter. I came across recipes for natural Easter egg dyes in the March/April issue of Natural Home and Garden Magazine. The kids and I really had fun experimenting with different vegetables, fruits, and herbs and loved the surprise of...
December 28, 2011 by Laura and Alison
Anchor Your New Year’s Resolutions in Your Home
Your home can be the key to successfully manifesting your New Year’s resolutions… The beginning of the New Year is an excellent time to take inventory of your life. It is an opportunity to reflect on where you have been and get clear about where you want to go. Often we take this time to get in touch with our dreams and set new goals, yet following through with our intentions sometimes proves difficult....
December 23, 2011 by Laura and Alison
Replace Your Wish List with a Gratitude List
This holiday, replace your wish-list with a gratitude-list. It’s easy to focus on all the things you would like to have, or think about how you would like to change yourself or your life, but instead consider what you have now and celebrate who you are now. As Dr. Michael Beckwith often says, “cultivate an attitude of gratitude.” Many of us are blessed with the truly important things in life such as health, family, friends, freedom, relative...
December 19, 2011 by Laura and Alison
Let Your Presence Be the Present
This holiday season, let your presence be the present. When you are living in the moment and present with those around you, you are a gift to all those you come into contact with. It is easy to get caught up in the holiday frenzy and experience stress. Sometimes we catch ourselves thinking, “when I finish the following items on my to-do list, then I will able to relax and enjoy the holiday.” But...
December 13, 2011 by Laura and Alison
Dreaming of a Green Christmas: An Earth-Friendly Holiday Season
Nine healthy, eco-friendly choices you can make this holiday season. Your family, and the planet, will thank you! 1) Try wrapping presents with recycled paper or choose boxes and cloth gift bags, which can be used again for years to come. Recycled wrapping paper is now available at many stores. A few of our favorites include Greenfield Paper Company and Fish Lips Design. For cloth gift bags, Laura’s favorite, try Lucky Crow or Viva Terra’s...