Author Archives: Angela Strand

Happy New Year! Did you eat way too much sugar over the Holidays like I did? As soon as Christmas was over, I threw it all out and I’ve been enjoying how I already have so much more energy from ...

This morning, about 5 minutes after I finished my breakfast, I busted out a garbage bag and I literally threw away all of the sweets in our house. Well, I saved the kids stocking candy for them, becau...

We tucked the kids in and then I grabbed my notebook, our December calendar and a pen. I plopped down under the tree and started writing out our week, day by day with a page for each one. Up and down ...

Saturday night I came home with sore cheeks from literally smiling all evening. It was an absolute thrill to be at The Lights of Christmas in Warm Beach. All evening our booth was hopping. Your smilin...

It was supposed to be one of those perfect kinds of Saturdays. We’d tromp through the snow, get our tree, decorate it as a family and start getting the house ready for Christmas. As the day went...

Is it just me or has this cold weather totally dried out your skin? Personally, I love this time of year, especially when it snows like it did a  week or so ago. More snow, please?! However, as m...

Happy Monday, friends! Did you have a great Thanksgiving? Are you cyber shopping, while you should be working? Each year, we head out bright and early the Saturday after Thanksgiving and roam the loca...

It was just a few days ago. The day had only just begun and the thought of having a day completely at home with my kids spiraled me into a sad place. You’d think that after being a “stay a...

A few weeks ago, my friend Rebecca gave me challenge. She said, “Be still. Try doing nothing for 20 minutes and then I’d like you to write about it.” When she suggested this, I was i...

Oh girls, I know we’re about 2 weeks out from Thanksgiving and homemade playdough might be the last thing on your mind, but hang tight with me here for a second. If you’re like me, maybe y...