Stationery Lovers Gift Guide

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As a stationery person, I love everything about the art of writing notes, cards, and letters. Here are some gifts that the stationery people in your life will love!! All of these gifts can be easily found on Etsy, at your local craft store, local book store, local gift shop, or your other favorite online retailer. Shop with small businesses if you can. 10 of the Best Gifts to Delight a Stationery Lover Select a few items off the list and pull together a gift that your Stationery Lover will fall head over heels for. 1. Pens- this is something that all stationery lovers need. Pens don’t last forever, so stationery people always need more. My favorite are the Papermate Ink Joy gel.07 pens. These pens come in beautiful bright colors and they write so smoothly…highly recommend them.2. Washi Tape- You can find so many patterns and themes. Decorating envelopes is just one of the many uses for Washi Tape. You can check out...
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10 things To Do While Staying at Home

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My family and I like many have been following a state-wide stay-at-home order since mid-March due to COVID-19. These are a few things that I 've been doing to keep busy while we try to do our part to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus. 1. Bake your favorite treat! Here's a few of mine. Lemon Bars, Birthday Cake flavored treats, Molten Chocolate Cake, Cinnamon Rolls, and DoubleTree Cookies. I have a lot of great cookie recipes pinned, go check them out! 2. Binge watch some happy and funny shows. I'm loving Frozen 2, Great British Baking Show, the Good Place, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, any Jane Austen adaptation, and the New Little Women. 3. Read one of the books on your list some of my favorites are: Pride and Prejudice, Anne Of Green Gables, Historical Fiction featuring women, and Bossy Pants by Tina Fey. 4. Marie Kando Your Clothes: sort them by clothes that spark joy, clothes...
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Last-Minute Holiday Gifts everyone will love

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Christmas is around the corner, do you still have people on your shopping list? This is a list of Last Minute Gift Ideas everyone will love! Need gifts for friends, coworkers, teachers, or anyone you would like to give a little holiday cheer this list will work for you! Last-Minute Gift Guide for anyone on your list Something Cozy: I love gifting cozy items, like soft as butter socks, fun holiday socks or a beautiful scarf and gloves. Something warm and delicious: a mug with tea or hot chocolate or coffee. You could also add a coffee shop gift card. Something warm and delicious is always welcome during the cold winter months. Something to pamper them: masks, lotion, soaps, candles and bath bombs can be great gifts to help with self-care and relaxation. Here is a great and easy recipe to make your own bath bombs and it even has adorable printable tags. Super cute printables and awesome recipes...
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Fall Fun

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Things to Bake, Make or Do this Fall I've been counting down to fall since summer began and we are so close to my favorite season, I can smell the pumpkin spice in the air. Feeling inspired by the pending change in the season, I have rounded up a list of things you can bake, make or do inspired by Fall. Bake You have to make Martha's Pumpkin chocolate chip bars. This is a recipe for super easy pumpkin bread from Once Upon a Chef it's so easy, super moist and delicious. Easy to make vegan, I've tried and it worked great with flaxseed meal egg substitute. These next recipes come from my friend, Heather at Glitter on a Dime. These little tarts are cute as pumpkins, Pumpkin Spice S'mores Tart Don't feel like baking but want to make a fall-inspired treat, check out this Peanut Butter Popcorn Cake! Make More from Glitter on a Dime. This is a fun and easy way to decorate your pumpkins...
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7 Ways to Keep Your Cool This Summer

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With summer break in full swing, there is a lot of togetherness. There are lots of people out and about and maybe your kids are at home all the time. I would be lying if I said I never get frustrated with my kids or that I'm never the angry mom, but I'm a real person and can't always use my Mary Poppins voice. Sometimes my patience well is depleted and I have come up with some ways to refill it. I wrote a guest post for my friend, Robin of The Mama Playbook, a few years ago, but the tricks are still relevant. Click here for 7 tactics to help you deal when you feel like you're going to lose it. These tactics could be used when you feel your patience unraveling with your kids, spouse, co-workers, or people in general. Cheers, Amy ...
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