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This post was sponsored Wonderful Pistachios as part of an Influencer Activation and all opinions expressed in my post are my own Winter!!!! Such a beautiful season! There is something so magical about snow flakes and let’s not even start talking about all that fabulous decor!!!! Yet it can be totally depressing here in New York! I swear we only have two seasons here. Summer for 2 months and then winter for 10! There really isn’t any in between when it comes to weather. I’m either rocking that bikini poolside or I’m snuggled in at home in my favorite footie pajamas! Baby it’s cold outside!!! It can be pretty easy to let our wellness slip away when locked indoors due to the freezing temperatures! But don’t fret!!! With these 5 Tips For Winter Wellness, you will be able to keep your mental wellness in check all winter long! 1. SnackingYes, the most wonderful time of the foodie year is finally upon us, but that doesn’t mean you have to deprive yourself to stay skinny! Looking for a healthier alternative snack? Go ahead and indulge a little with The Skinny Nut. That’s right, Wonderful Pistachios are a great addition to any gathering with your family, friends, or community! Wonderful Pistachios Roasted & Salted and Roasted No Salt are dry roasted Pistachios with no added oil. They are also Non-GMO Project Verified, Gluten-Free, Kosher certified, Halal certified, and vegan making them the perfect alternative snack for all your holiday needs! Plus, cracking each shell may actually help you slow down and eat mindfully! So head to your local Walmart, toss a bag or two into your cart and crack, snack, and meditate on a healthy you :):) 2. Eat ProteinWhile the farmers market may be closed and your garden covered in snow, it’s more important than ever to make sure you’re body is getting protein! Protein helps keep blood sugar levels stable and can reduce sugar cravings! Many people load up on carbohydrates & sugars over the winter which can compromise the immune system! Known for protein and fiber, Wonderful Pistachios are a smart snack! Another fabulous reason to keep a bag of Wonderful Pistachios on hand all season long! BONUS!!! Plus, the green and red-purple hues in Wonderful Pistachios come from antioxidants. So, treat yourself to nutritious pistachios. When it comes to your health, they pass with flying colors. 3. Stay SocialThe winter months can naturally cause people to turn inward and be more isolated. With holiday party season right around the corner, make a date with a bestie and keep spirits high. One of my favorite charities during the holiday season is Toys for Tots! I’m always attending Toys for Tots social events since the holiday season is a time of giving! Western New York isn’t exactly the wealthiest area, so I have seen the Christmas miracles Toys for Tots gives so many children in my area. This season, Wonderful Pistachios is taking the whole giving thing to the max!!! Wonderful Pistachios will be donating $.10/unit for Wonderful Pistachios Roasted & Salted and Wonderful Pistachios Roasted No Salt sold at Walmart up to $100k benefiting Toys for Tots! The collection period will run from November 1 – December 24, 2019! So #GoNutsForTots & head to your local Walmart! Heck, make a shopping date with a family member and Go Nuts For Tots together and stock up now :):) 4. ExerciseJust because the sunshine is hiding under all that snow, doesn’t give you an excuse not to stay active! If the gyms are too crowded due to New Years Resolution folks, try mall walking! If the roads are closed due to a blizzard?! Hit up YouTube and try a new at home workout! Exercise naturally supports a healthy mood! A healthy mood is crucial to wellness!! 5. Extra SleepWith the shorter, cooler days and longer nights, our bodies naturally need more sleep! If you start rubbing your eyes earlier than usual, take the hint and hit the sack! A sleep deprived body is more prone to illness, plus it can put us in a bitter mood which is definitely not good in the wellness department! A well rested body is a happier body that’s for sure!
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M&M’s Christmas Brownie Batter Dip11/17/2019 Anyone looking for an easy peasy yet totally drool-worthy holiday treat for your next holiday party or put luck?! I know this time of year can be crazy hectic, so having easy recipes on hand are a must!!! One of my go-to holiday dessert recipes just happens to be this M&M’s Christmas brownie batter dip! No egg used so it’s totally safe to consume and it will be a total crowd pleaser!!! Enjoy!!! Ingredients • 18 oz box brownie batter • 8 oz. brick cream cheese room temperature • 8 oz. whipped topping • 2 TBS chocolate syrup • 1/2 cup chocolate chips • christmas M&M’s for garnish • 1/4 cup milk • cookies for dunking 1. In a large bowl, add brownie batter. 2. Add whipping topping, cream cheese & chocolate syrup. 3. Pour in the milk. 4. Time to add those chocolate chips. 5. mix well. You can use a hand mixer or kitchen aide to speed this process up. 6. Pour mixture into a serving dish. Cover in Christmas M&M’s. 7. Serve & enjoy.
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Merry Christmas12/25/2018 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This time of year is a truly wonderful and magical one.Christmas is a holiday with a beautiful spirit and fabulous traditions!!! One of those traditions just happens to be greeting each other with merry Christmas wishes. I first want to thank all of you for your continued love and support!!!!! Without all of you believing in my work, my dream of running The Trophy WifeStyle wouldn’t even be possible!!! When I say thank you, I really do mean it!!!!! Thanks for making my dreams a reality!!! This really has been a fabulous year for me. There are way more people keeping up with my daily posts than last year!!! It’s incredible to think about the growth The Trophy WifeStyle has had!!!!!! It really is a wonderful feeling knowing all of you are supportive of my dreams!!!!! It really does warm my heart. I really did work hard this year and it really paid off!! As a result of my efforts and your continuous love and support, The Trophy WifeStyle’s numbers skyrocketed!!! Over 3 million monthly views on Pinterest at one point and averaging 150,000 views on this very blog!!!! This is something we can all be proud of! I couldn’t have achieved this success without every single one of you. I still wake up not believing this really is my reality!!!! Incredible!!!! For 2009, I’m expecting another fabulous year!!! I really do have the best readers a girl can ask for, so there is no reason why this joint effort of making The Trophy WifeStyle even more epic this coming year can’t be a reality. With all of the love and support you give me daily, anything is possible! I hope to continue to see every single one of you here daily!!! Without you, none of this would be possible!!!!! Makes me happy to see so many familiar names pop up in my comments!!!! I really do read every single one of them and the love you all give me daily really does humble me!!!!! I hope all of you enjoy the rest of the holiday season! Make those memories, snap those pics and enjoy every second you can laughing and smiling with your loved ones!!! I will see all of you back here daily in the new year!!! XoXoCourtneyLynneThe Recommended Posts widget will appear here on the published site.
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This post was sponsored by Amazon as part of an Ambassador Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. There is no denying it. We are an amazon family! Prime is our favorite way to shop & Alexa helps hubby and run our empires smoothly, especially during the holidays! Honesty, it’s hard to remember a time Alexa wasn’t there to help save the day & make our holiday season extra festive! With all of us having type A personalities, we were one of the very first families we knew to welcome Alexa into our home. Since interacting with Alexa is as simple as asking a question. Just ask her to play music, read the news, control your smart home, tell a joke, and more, you best believe our collection of devices just kept growing and growing! Whether you are at home or on the go, Alexa is designed to make your life easier by letting you voice-control your world. When we found out about Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition, I might have gotten a tad bit excited! Families just like ours have loved using Alexa in their households so Amazon wanted to provide a kid-friendly, kid-centric Alexa experience with parental controls! My daughter loves playing with our devices and now she can have one of her very own! No more stealing mommy’s Alexa to play Santa Shark over and over, she can ask her very own Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition instead!!! Amazon Echo Dot Kids EditionHelp your kids get into the holiday spirit through brand new holiday-themed content on Echo Dot Kids Edition and FreeTime on Alexa. Kids have access to age-appropriate music! That’s right, unlike Mommy & Daddy’s devices, Echo Dot Kids Edition is filtered with FreeTime on Alexa that lets parents select which services and skills kids can use, turn off voice purchasing, and more. Parents can also block explicit song lyrics with Amazon Music, and use Household Communications for announcements, calling, messaging and drop-in within the home. WooHoo!!! You can also find kid friendly Q&A, Audible audiobooks, Alexa skills, character alarms and more. I swear after one day of having an Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition in your home, you will be asking yourself how you ever went without one! FreeTime Unlimited on AlexaFor all of you Alexa newbies, I know what you’re asking yourself. What the heck is this FreeTime Unlimited that you speak of? FreeTime Unlimited on Alexa is how you keep your child entertained since it includes over 300 Audible kids’ books, ad-free radio stations and playlists, character alarms, and premium Alexa skills that kids will love. FreeTime Unlimited on Alexa is also available on Echo devices starting at $2.99 per month. And, families that already subscribe to FreeTime Unlimited on Fire tablets or Android devices can enjoy FreeTime Unlimited on Alexa content at no additional cost. So if your kids have those popular Fire Tablets like my daughter, hook your Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition for free! Get More Festive This Holiday Season!Does your family make it a tradition to see as many family and friends as possible during the holiday season? Let Alexa help you organize errands and keep track of your busy schedule and to-do lists. • Alexa, add holiday party to calendar on December 20th at 7 p.m. • Alexa, remind me set out the dining room table decor tomorrow • Alexa, where is the nearest Whole Foods? …Alexa, call them to see if they have a rib roast available. • Alexa, add go to the grocery store to my to-do list • Alexa, create a holiday dinner menu Help your kids get into the holiday spirit through brand new holiday-themed content on Echo Dot Kids Edition and FreeTime on Alexa. Here are some fun things to try: • Alexa, Call Santa Claus • Alexa, open Disney Stories • Alexa, read my book • Alexa, can Rudolph fly? • Alexa, open my Toy Box • Alexa, what’s your favorite holiday treat? • Alexa, what’s your favorite holiday story? • Alexa, open Disney Stories The Santa LettersDoes your child ask to see Santa daily?!?! My child is Santa obsessed!!!!! Thanks to Alexa Skill Blueprints “Santa’s Letter” blueprint, your kiddo can write a letter and wish list to Santa and check back every day to track its progress to the North Pole!!! You’ll even hear a weekly response from Santa himself. And with the “Hallmark Holiday Greeting card, ” you can create and share a Hallmark greeting card with family and friends, complete with custom images and personalized messages. Go to blueprints.amazon.com to get started. • Alexa, help me send a letter to Santa. • Alexa, where is my Santa letter? • Alexa, help me send a holiday card. • Alexa, help me send a Christmas card. Bringing Back Nostalgic Holiday Traditions with AlexaIs holiday cooking and baking together as a family part of your holiday traditions? Let Alexa help along the way! We love using our new Echo Show for picture step by step cookie directions while using my daughters Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition to play our favorite holiday tunes!!! If you haven’t heard Santa Shark, we highly recommend it if Baby Shark is your jam! • Alexa, show me a cookie recipe • Alexa, add eggs and sprinkles to my holiday shopping list • Alexa, set a cookie timer for 25 minutes • Alexa, how many tablespoons are in a cup? • Alexa, find me a holiday dinner main course recipe • Alexa, ask Food Network for popular recipes from Bobby Flay Let’s Chat!Are you an Alexa family? What ways do you use your device during the holidays?The Recommended Posts widget will appear here on the published site.
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Last Minute Gift Ideas KIDS12/17/2018 This post was sponsored by Amazon in partnership with Forward Influence. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Holiday shopping! I can’t help but LOVE it! Nothing makes me happier than seeing those smiles on Christmas Day. I’m a type A gal to a T, so you best believe that 99% of my holiday shopping is complete way before Thanksgiving Day. My goal every year is to have those gifts purchased before Black Friday to guarantee my role of playing Santa goes off without a hitch. Nothing worse than disappointed loved ones on Christmas Day! However, every year we end up playing hosts to unexpected guests. As much as I love playing hostess and spending time with loved ones, during the holidays it can put you in quite the predicament. There are some families on our shopping list that have always been Amazon gift card people. They live thousands of miles away, so sending a gift card for the family to spend is the easy-peasy, crowd-pleasing choice. Mom & Dad can buy themselves something shiny or scoop up those “must have” toys for the kids on their list. When these families surprise us with a visit and we have younger kids staying with us, a gift card no longer feels like a very thoughtful option. It would break my heart for those kids to sit there watching all the other kiddos unwrapping toys. Thanks to Amazon Prime Now, I was able not only to find this season’s hottest toys, I scored free same-day delivery because Prime members can enjoy FREE SAME-DAY DELIVERY OR ONE-DAY SHIPPING in 10,000 cities and towns coast-to-coast! That’s right! All I had to do was hit up Amazon, click a few buttons and my gifts were delivered to me same day, which reduced my holiday stress while I continued to get our house ready to entertain a guest. It really is true: Amazon does help customers deliver smiles to their friends and family this season, transforming them into holiday heroes. Prime Now not in your area? Don’t sweat! You can still find this season’s hottest toys last minute on Amazon. Amazon is committed to #DeliveringSmiles this holiday season through a variety of ways, including free shipping for EVERYONE through December 18 on orders that arrive in time for Christmas, so you can shop hundreds of millions of items with no minimum purchase amount – the largest free shipping selection in the country! This year, it’s time to celebrate (not stress)! With low prices, vast selection, innovative ways to shop when and where you want, and convenient doorstep delivery, Amazon has you covered this holiday. Need to borrow my ideas for Last-Minute Holiday Gifts For Kids? Keep scrolling to see what kid-approved gifts – yes, my 6 year old helped me out – Amazon delivered to my doorstep to help save Christmas! 1. L.O.L. Surprise! Pearl Style 2 Unwrapping Toy There isn’t a kid that I know who is not totally obsessed with those YouTube unboxing videos and L.O.L Surprise takes center stage in those videos. There are so many versions of L.O.L. Surprise! To choose from on the Amazon Holiday Toy List, including the L.O.L. Surprise! Biggie Pet Dollmation and L.O.L. Surprise! #Ootd (Outfit of The Day). We recently ordered the L.O.L. Surprise! Pearl Style 2 Unwrapping Toy and how so much fun discovering a limited-edition Doll and Lil Sister inside. You will be forever known as the master gift giver if you give the gift of unboxing L.O.L Surprise. 2. Hatchimals C[d]ollEGGtibles Season 2, 12-Pack Egg Carton, Collectible Looking for a wallet-friendly, fabulous gift? Look no further that the Hatchimals! For the umpteenth time, Hatchimals are stealing one of the top gift spots this holiday season, so they are the perfect small gift to have on hand since chances are there’s a kid in your life who has the new Hatch-Babies on a list to Santa. A few options that arrive in time for Christmas include the Amazon Exclusive Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Hatch and Seek 6-Pack Egg Carton with Hatchimals CollEGGtibles, Hatchimals Eggventure Game, Hatchimals Keychain (pack of 3), or the Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Tropical Party Playset with Exclusive Season 4 Hatchimals CollEGGtibles. So many fun options that would make a fabulous addition to the last-minute guests gift collection! 3. Poopsie Slime Surprise Unicorn-Rainbow Bright Star Oopsie Starlight Shopping for the [e]kiddo who has everything? You know they have plenty L.O.L Surprise & Hatchimals & don’t want to give a repeated gift? Another hot gift item this year is the Poopsie Slime Surprise Unicorn-Rainbow Bright Star Oopsie Starlight. My daughter can’t stop obsessing over Poopsie Slime Surprise, so you better believe that Santa not only asked the elves at Amazon to deliver one for our guest, but one for her too! Poopsie Slime Surprise Unicorn-Rainbow Brightstar Oopsie Starlight includes
I know it can be tough keeping up with all the latest toy trends. Until my daughter started grade school, I was so out of the loop! Now that I have a 6-year-old in the house who is totally“in the know” about the hottest gift suggestions, I’m happy to pass along tips to inspire a few of your Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Kids! And remember, you can find the perfect gift that will deliver a smile to that special someone by visiting amazon.com/gifts. Need another gift idea?!? Check these ideas out from a few other fab bloggers ;)
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Christmas Aromatherapy Play Doh12/13/2018 It’s officially the time of year I hate to leave the house! The most fabulous and festive event can be taking place and it will take everything in me to step outdoors to attend! I just hate the cold and if you add snow to the mix, unless I’m at a ski resort, no thank you! Thankfully December is a fun month craft-wise! One peak at Pinterest and you will have more indoor entertainment ideas than days! One of my daughter & I’s favorites? Making Christmas Aromatherapy Play Doh! So fun to play with and it leaves the room you’re playing in smelling fantastic for days! Ingredients: • 1 1/2 cups of flour • 1/2 cup salt • 2 teaspoons corn starch • 2 tablespoons oil (I use safflower, but you can use any oil) • 1 cup boiling water • 10 drops of cedarwood essential oil • 10 drops lavender essential oil • 10 drops vetiver essential oil • 10 drops ylang ylang essential oil • Gel food coloring in Christmas colors • Red and green craft glitter. Add dry ingredients, flour, salt, corn starch, to a large bowl. whisk together. Add essential oils to dry ingredients. Add water & oil. Mix well. Take dough from bowl and knead on a hard, flat surface. Divide into 2 sections. Add 1-2 drops of green coloring to first piece of dough and knead. Repeat until you get the color you want. Add green glitter and knead into dough. Repeat with other piece with the red color and glitter. Store play dough in an airtight container or zip lock bag Let’s Chat!Have you ever made homemade play doh?The Recommended Posts widget will appear here on the published site.
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Christmas Dunkaroo Dip12/4/2018 Tis the season of all the holiday treats!!! Honestly, I’m not that big of a dessert gal! People always ask how I’m so skinny when I eat 24/7 and I like to joke it’s because I skip out on dessert! I know it’s odd and I should totally lose my basic bitch card for this one, but chocolate really isn’t my thing and I’ve had a fear of milk since I was a toddler, so ice cream has always been a no-no! Cookies however, cookies are my guilty pleasure, especially sugar cookies! I know, milk is in cookies, but you can’t see or taste it!!! So I like to pretend that milk isn’t involved in the creation process. Since cookies are my favorite holiday treat and Dunkaroos were a childhood favorite of mine since sugar cookies were involved, I thought it would be fun to make Christmas Dunkaroo Dip!!!! Ingredients• 1 box white cake mix • 8 oz cream cheese • 1 tub whipped topping • ⅔ cup milk • 1 tsp vanilla • ½ tsp McCormick cake batter flavoring • Sprinkles 1. In a bowl, add cake mix, cream cheese and whipped topping. 2. Beat until smooth. 3. Pour in milk and beat with a hand mixer again. 4. Add in your cake batter extract and for an extra dose cake cakey-ness the cake batter flavoring. 5. Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles. 6. Serve with things such as strawberries, gingerbread men, animal crackers, graham crackers, etc.
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Christmas In Grapevine, Texas12/1/2018 As most of you know that follow my Instagram, my parents live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area! So several times a year you get a little dose of Texas Spam!!!!! So much to do in the area and I can’t help but share all the fun with y’all!!!!. I always tell everyone that I would do anything to move back to Orlando, the place I coinsider home, but honestly, Dallas comes in a close second. Such a lovely area!!!! I wouldn’t mind living there one bit!!!! Christmas Capital of Texas!This last trip to Dallas over Thanksgiving, my dad suggested taking my daughter to Grapevine! The Christmas Capital of Texas!!! The suburb of Dallas/Fort Worth is literally a 10 minute drive from his home in Trophy Club so I was like sure! Let’s check it out. Boy were we in for a treat! I wasn’t expecting all the fabulousness we were about to encounter! Grapevine Texas is literally an Instagramers dream location! With more than 1,400 events in 40-plus days, and insta-worth props spread throughout the town, Grapevine's charming holiday setting makes the city the "Christmas Capital of Texas." All I kept thinking was this would be the perfect place to snap a Christmas card!!! So many fabulous props and backdrops to choose from!!! Christmas on MainMain Street in downtown Grapevine is literally the most charming downtown areas in the US!!!! Reminded me of a town set back in time. Love the old fashioned feel!!!!! I also couldn’t get over all the fabulous shopping in the little boutiques. It is especially charming at Christmas, when every store is decked out in lights, ribbons and bows. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from November 28 through December 21, downtown comes alive with tractor-drawn wagon rides and entertainment. You can get a wagon ride from the Gazebo for $1 per person from 2 to 5 pm, Fridays; noon to 5 pm, Saturdays; and 1 to 4 pm, Sundays. Head to the Gazebo every Saturday afternoon in December from noon to 1 pm for live free entertainment!! You can also ride the famous Polar Express train and see jolly old Saint Nick at the train station thanks to the awesome folks at Great Wolf Lodge hosting those activities!!! As you stroll along Main Street in the heart of Grapevine, TX, you will also find loads of locations looking extra festive with fabulous decorations, designated as great photo op spots for the holidays. These areas can be found at Liberty park (215 S Main Street), the Christmas tree at the Gazebo (325 S Main Street), North Pole Neighborhood (705 S Main Street) and at the Grapevine Visitor Information Center (636 S Main Street). If waking through town, just type those addresses into your phone GPS and you will be set! Honestythough, everything is pretty easy to find! I doubt you will need assistance! Opinion!If you couldn’t tell, my family had a blast!!!! So much to do you almost run out of time. I love it when that happens. Our day was so jam packed with fun, making memories that will last a lifetime. If you plan on hitting up the Christmas Capital of Texas, you will want to purchase all of your event tickets on advance. While all the photo ops are free and there are dozens of restaurants to dine at without large waits, activities like the Polar Express train ride so sell out. We had so much fun that we will definitely be going back next Christmas season. Only change will be all of our tickets will be purchased in advance. That way we won’t be bummed when we find out the train is sold out. It will be sold out, but we will lnvine on board with our pre purchased tickets, so we won’t care lol..... If you are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area around Christmas, definitely check out Grapevine. You will have a blast & your Instagram account will be looking lit!! Let’s Chat!Have you been to Grapevine, Texas?The Recommended Posts widget will appear here on the published site.
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Too soon?!?! I know! Halloween was literally one day ago and I’ve already moved on to Christmas like the crazy people! Honestly, I’m all about Thanksgiving and usually hate people who jump right into Christmas! I’m a huge foodie and that Thanksgiving dinner is EVERYTHING to me! However, I know I will be traveling a lot this holiday season and I have a million holiday recipes on my bucket list this season to share with y’all, so I needed to start NOW! I can’t be a failure, I need to complete that list! So don’t worry! I’m not one of the crazies, I have a valid excuse for jumping straight into Christmas lol.... at least I like to think I do ;-) INGREDIENTS 12 oz Wilton white chocolate melts (or white chocolate chips) 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup pretzel snaps - broken into pieces 3/4 cup mini Reese’s white chocolate peanut butter cups - halved 1/2 cup red and green M&M candies 1/4 cup peanut butter - melted 1. Line a 15 x 11 cookie sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside. 2. Add the white chocolate and vegetable oil to a double boiler. Melt over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir. 3. Pour the melted white chocolate onto the cookie sheet. Use a spatula to spread the chocolate out evenly. 4. Immediately sprinkle the broken pretzel pieces, white chocolate peanut butter cups and red and green M&M candies on top of the melted chocolate. You will want to complete this step fast before the chocolate hardens. 5. Chill for 30 minutes to allow the bark to completely harden. 6. Once hardened, remove the bark from the refrigerator and set aside. Place the peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on HIGH for 20 seconds or until melted. Allow to cool and thicken for 5 minutes. 8. Before serving, break bark into pieces and ENJOY!
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Stocking Stuffers11/19/2017 This post is sponsored by Boscov’s and Blog Meets Brand. Regardless of compensation, all opinions are 100% my own. Finally!!!! ‘Tis the season of all things Christmas!!! Nothing makes me more jolly than seeing those stockings hanging from the mantle, just waiting for Santa to fill them Christmas Eve. It’s such a festive sight! However, the whole playing Santa part and actually filling the things can get rather stressful. To help you navigate through all the glitz and glam on the shelves this season, I decided to team up with Boscovs to put together a fool-proof Stocking Stuffer Gift Guide! Get it right this Christmas with stocking stuffers your loved ones definitely DOES want this year with our fabulous suggestions below! Perfume As traditional as it might seem, a bottle of perfume can make a perfect stocking stuffer. Whether you’re buying for your wife, mom, sister or girlfriend, new and scintillating scents are always a welcomed exploration that could lead to her discovering a new signature fragrance, or simply be a fun experiment into trying something a little different than she normally wears. A girl can never have too many bottles of perfume so head to the Boscov’s Beauty counter stat! Cologne Fragrances are always a safe bet for your favorite guy!!! Whether he loves aftershave for that close shave or just loves to smell good by spritzing that cologne, Boscov’s has what you’re looking for! Makeup What's better than makeup? More makeup! Got a daughter who's been dying to try more dramatic eye makeup? Give her a nudge with a new palette!From party perfect lips and sparkly smoky eyes to glittering nails, the Boscov’s beauty counter has THAT stocking stuffer item for anyone who loves cosmetics!!! Travel Sized Beauty Products! Let’s be real here. It can get pricey buying name brand items for EVERYONE on that stocking stuffer shopping list! If you’re on a budget or running out of loot to spend, travel sized items WILL work! You’re loved one WILL be happy!!! We all travel! We all run out of things and we will be thankful to have that travel sized item on hand! Travel sized items are also perfect stocking stuffers for a teenage daughter who's just starting to learn what she likes!!! An assortment of travel sized items will make your teen feel like they've won the beauty lottery! Anti-Aging Products Anti-Aging products are a huge stocking stuffer hit!!! Don’t be scared by that anti-aging name!!!!! Just buy it. The girl in your life will love you for it since she will be looking 10 years younger on Snapchat! Not convinced? In a recent poll taken in 2016 by one of my favorite fashion magazines, one of the top three items NOT returned was anything to do with Anti-aging!!! Us gals love these products guys, so head to Boscov’s and stuff those stockings! Socks! I know, socks?!?! Now don’t be a snooze and buy a large pack of plain white socks and expect that smile! Buying cute socks however can lighten anyone’s Christmas morning!!! Fuzzy socks! Toe socks. Even knee socks. THOSE are socks any girl will smile about! I for one can’t buy enough pairs of fuzzy socks! I wear them all winter long and will love you for stuffing a pair in my stocking Santa! Bath Bombs! Knock the stockings off your favorite with a stocking filled with bath bombs!!! Who doesn’t love a little me time? Nothing is more relaxing than a hot bath and I will be thanking you Santa that next evening my kiddo drives me bonkers!!! That hot bath and bath bomb will totally change my mood & transform my evening!!! Beauty Essentials This year was full of stunning cosmetic launches, advanced skincare tools, and a ton of lust-worthy hair and nail products!!! Any girl, regardless is she’s a makeup lover or a once in awhile makeup continuer, will be thrilled to receive a stocking full of beauty essentials!!! For the beauty junkie type, there's nothing better than a clean set of makeup brushes! Yes,girls are usually loyal to a brand, but brushes need replaced OFTEN! So having spare brushes, regardless of the brand is always a bonus!!! Nothing is more relaxing than a face mask! It might sound basic, but hey! A face mask will get used! If you know your loved one is huge into makeup, things like eyelashes, nail glue, even eyelash glue would be a total hit! Something that doesn’t need to be purchased later thanks to you! Whether you're looking to get some bang for your buck or go all out for the holidays, I guarantee Boscov’s won’t disappoint!!! From makeup, clothing, appliances, gadgets, jewelry, to the infamous socks and underwear Santa always brings, Boscov’s is your one stop Christmas shop for all of your holiday needs!!! If you’re in the Jamestown area, head down to the Milcreek Mall and finish playing Santa today! Not in the WNY/NWPA area?! Don’t sweat! There are over 50 other Boscov’s locations in the eastern United States. Click away at the store locator below and find your local store and get to shopping! EVENTS Calling all children ages 12 and under - join us for Story Time with Mrs. Claus at Boscov's! Mrs. Claus has taken the day off and is headed your way to Erie, PA to share some of her favorite Christmas stories with you at 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm on December 9th. This fun filled event will also include a holiday card coloring station, holiday treats, and of course pictures with Mrs. Claus! Join us and enjoy shopping without crowds, without problems and with our undivided attention to our Special Needs Shopper. We’ll have lots of extra helpers to hold doors, carry packages, assist in making choices, and wrap your gifts, whatever you need! Come and enjoy holiday music, free gift wrapping, free snacks and refreshments, plus free goodies and gifts Please R.S.V.P. by Tuesday, November 28th by calling Public Relations Manager Ariel Dodick at 814-860-3020 ext. 1202 or emailing Ariel at adodick@boscovs.com Don’t forget to mark those calendars! Boscov’s Beauty week will run December 25th-January 6th! Boscov’s will have amazing gifts with purchase, makeup demonstrations and more! Plus, daily giveaways on social media! Let’s Chat! What are your favorite type of items to receive in your Christmas Stocking?
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Holiday Coffee Bar11/7/2017
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Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! It’s officially the start of the Holiday season! As excited as I am for all things festive, jolly & full of cheer! When I look at my calendar for the next 2-3 months, I end up feeling overwhelmed. So much to do!!!! So little time!!! How am I ever going to accomplish is all AND in my over the top fashion?
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Help kickstart your holiday season with Dunkin' Donuts from Dollar General. You can find a Dollar General near you with their store locator! Just click on the Dunkin' Donuts text above and find the store closest to you!!!
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Thankfully for me, I literally live steps away from a Dollar General! So I usually just walk right over when I start to see my Dunkin' Donuts coffee start to get low. We don’t want a caffeine emergency now do we? So I make sure to stay nice and stocked, especially during the holiday season!
Once inside your local Dollar General, just head to the food & drink section of your local store and bam! You will see your beloved Dunkin' Donuts coffee sitting there all nice & pretty waiting for you to toss a bag or two into your basket!
Why Dunkin' Donuts?
That’s simple! Dunkin’ Donuts is dedicated to providing a consistently smooth and delicious cup of high-quality coffee!!! Exactly what one needs when they start to glance at that over booked holiday calendar. Makes life a tad bit easier to take in with a cup of high quality joe in you hand!
Dunkin’ Donuts also strongly believes that a great cup of coffee can help transform your day. By providing you with the emotional and physical fuel you need to help transition and prepare for what lies ahead, a cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee gets you started and keeps you running. We know your Dunkin’ Donuts coffee doesn’t make you YOU, but it helps. Especially when tackling that never ending holiday to-do list!
Because Dunkin’ Donuts coffee is available in a variety of formats, blends, and flavors, there are many different ways to experience the positive boost Dunkin’ Donuts coffee provides, whenever and wherever you want it!!!
Coffee Bar!
Help spread that holiday cheer this year by fueling up your loved ones! Nothing says Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays like a smooth and delicious cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. Setting up a coffee bar at your next holiday family gathering. Or at you next PTA meeting or heck, maybe even at your next morning coffee chat with the besties can bring a huge smile to your loved ones over worked and beyond stressed faces!!! Dunkin’ Donuts does make everything better after all ;-)
You will want to make sure your Coffee Bar has something to snack on! It’s a fact people will rave about something when their tummy’s are full. Nothing pairs better with Dunkin’ Donuts coffee than Dunkin’ Donuts, Donuts! So I love adding donuts to my Coffee Bars!
Decor Ideas? I keep it over the top simple! Things that look fabulous, but easy to assemble. I love paper cutouts that I can tape up in a few minutes and take down and tuck away in a drawer just as fast when I’m finished. Letter stickers also work wonders!
All those super light weight and foam ornaments you see everywhere? They work just as well as wall decor with a piece of duck tape on the back as they do on your festive tree!!!
Don't forget those holiday mugs!!!! Coffee Bars are the perfect excuse for you to display your holiday mug collection or even a fabulous excuse to buy more!
What Bar is complete without paper straws?!?! I Love using paper straws as coffee stirring sticks since they are always so festive and pretty!!! They always add glam to my Coffee Bar setups!
Make sure to provide your Coffee Bar guest with plates, napkins, and all of those coffee add-ons like creamer, milk, sugar etc...
Who doesn’t love a photo booth!?!?! A good way for the whole internet to see all of your Coffee Bar hard work is by setting a few photo props on your bar! Let your guest pose in front of the Coffee Bar being all sorts of cute and silly and posting that silliness all over the web!!!!
Free Printable!!!
All You Need Is Santa & A Good Cup Of Coffee!!!
Print one of these festive signs for FREE by clicking the download link below. The sign will print out to a full sheet of paper that you can frame in an 8x10 photo frame. Want to print small like I did? Just use the photo option on your printer and a piece of photo paper and print a 4x6! ![]()
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What is your favorite Dunkin’ Donuts blend or flavor your kicking off the Holiday Season with? Are you excited for the Holiday Season?
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DIY Holiday Photo Shoot Tips12/12/2016 I LOVE trying out new photographers!!!!! When you walk into my house you will see my walls covered in photo fabulousness of my daughter!!! I swear we have booked photo shoots for every possible reason. Birthday? Photo shoot! Holiday? Well that's just a given! First time finger painting?! Well that is captured by a photographer as well. Some might call it over the top. Me? I like to remind people that I only have one kid so I have to do everything "right" the first time around. I don't have a second or third kiddo to spread out the fun with. For the past two years I have been dreaming of a dorky pajama family photo! My hubby however has refused to see an actual photographer wearing dorky pajamas. He hates having his picture taken (why you rarely see him on the blog) so sitting for a session wearing something he would never actually wear is a total nightmare to him. This year he finally got sick of me asking over and over for such a photo that he suggested ordering the dorky pajamas & just using my blogging photography equipment to snap the pic. Our photo might not be the most professional, but since it did come out looking cute, I thought I would pass on some home photography tips! 1. Natural Night. Take your family photo next to a window. You will love how your complexion looks with natural sunlight shining on your skin. Light is your photography bestie. If you suck at editing past filters like me, I can't preach natural lighting enough!!!! 2. Load On The Makeup. I will admit I went a tad bit overboard on the blush, but my main goal was to have that "flawless" smooth looking skin. To achieve that look use a primer before you even start your makeup & then use more foundation than you would normally use. You will look like you're about to hit a night club in real life, but you will have flawless skin in your photo even before you use that filter!!! Loading foundation = photo editing newbies bestie! 3. Self Timer. This one is obviously a no brainer, but use the self timer option on your camera to shoot your photo. 10 seconds might not sound like that much time, but it will be all you need to capture that moment. 4. Tickle To Get A Kid To Smile. Have a kiddo that refuses to smile on command?! Tickle them! Works like a charm with my daughter. Maybe telling a funny joke would even work for your kid?! I have even had my daughter sing a song before while shooting her for the blog before and have captured the perfect shot while in song since she was smiling due to singing! 5. Turn Off Your Flash. Camera flash is deeply unflattering and totally unforgiving. I promise you will get a much, much nicer & cleaner looking picture without it especially if you take my advice above about natural lighting! 6. Cropping. Don't stress too much about having your home looking fabulous for that photo! As long as the main focus of the photo is clutter free, you can most likely crop out everything else. The photo above was shot next to a window and had a fire place on the other side! You would never be able to tell since I cropped both out!
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Toddler Dot Paint Wrapping PapEr12/6/2016
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I have a confession to make! I am obsessed with gift wrapping!!! Like it is right there on my holiday favorite activities list next to watching Elf & eating holiday snacks 24/7! Why I love spending so much time (and money!) on something that will be ripped to shreds seconds after giving the gift is beyond me, but it brings a smile to my face so I guess that's good enough reason to continue feeding into my gift wrapping obsession. The world needs more smiles, even if they come from something as silly as gift wrapping!
Back about 3 years ago my daughter was in the Early Intervention Program for speech. Her therapist at the time was all about the holiday crafts and brought dot paints over one day to dot paint holiday pictures. Being a newbie mom with only one kiddo, I had never heard of dot paints before, but after seeing how much my daughter loved them, I went to Michaels and bought her a set of paints. These paints were her favorite thing to do for the longest time. She would spend hours with these things!!!!
Since my daughter was legit dot painting her days away, I got the cleaver idea (ok maybe Pinterest did) of buying rolls of white wrapping paper for her to dot away on. I would just roll the paper across my dinning room table & she was set to paint her little heart out!!! When she was done, all I had to do was toss the paper and I would once again have a clean table.
My daughters speech therapist came by one morning for a session and saw the rolls of wrapping paper laying out and told me I had the most brilliant idea of having my daughter make her own custom wrapping paper for people! Totally not my intention whatsoever, but it was that moment it clicked that I should be saving those rolls of paper and using them as actual wrapping paper instead of just tossing them when my daughter was done with them. Who wouldn't want a gift wrapped in toddler creativity?!? Plus it was a fabulous way to incorporate my daughter into my gift wrapping obsession!!!
Over the years we have moved on to dotting other things besides wrapping paper! We now dot gift bags, gift boxes!!! Anything we can get our hands on that does with wrapping!!
The only setback to this totally awesome activity is the mess!!!! My daughter is a pretty neat and clean kiddo! Things like dirt & spilling messy things are activities she has no interest in! Thank god!!! But regardless of how neat your child attempts to be, paint still gets everywhere. That's when our handy dandy WaterWipes that we ordered from Walmart.com come into play.
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ReinBeer Printable12/23/2015 Tomorrow is it folks! Christmas Eve! For all of you last minute shoppers needing that killer cute gift. Haylie & I might just have you covered ;-) Every year I struggle on a gift idea for my dad! He does so much for us so I always want to do something nice, but the dude literally has everything!! Like literally what do you buy a CEO that can buy whatever he wants at any moment?!?! I've even tried gifts cards to exotic places (even though I'm a gift card hater, such a cop out in my opinion) thinking well I might not be able to buy the dude that has everything a thing, but maybe I can buy him an experience? & they literally just sit collecting dust & honestly I think a few of those experiences were regifted to others -_- So the past few years I kinda said screw the fancy gift that just collects dust & my Lil'Princess and I have been making fun gifts for him! This year we decided to glam up the ReinBeer I have been seeing all over the place! My dads favorite thing in life is his Coors Light, so I know this gift won't collect dust! The originals you see all over are just beers with pipe cleaner antlers. Definitely cute since they did grab my attention, but Haylie & I needed to take it a step further and totally glam these beers up! We can't give anything less than fabulous after all ;-) So I took my handy can of metallic gold Spray paint that seems to be never ending. This is literally the same can I've used in 52829 other post. Swear the thing refills it's self or something. Then had Haylie work her dot paint magic. She's STILL dot paint obsessed so I figured it would add a nice personal touch. Who wouldn't want a case of beer painted by there granddaughter? Then I worked my magic & made antlers with brown pipe cleaners & let Haylie help glue eyes and a nose & bam! We have cute reinbeers people! My dad just happens to love it too! For the first time in like forever he actually grabbed his phone and snapped a photo of the fabulous ReinBeer we made him! So happy to finally pull off a gift. I should of figured booze was always the way to go with him, since he is my dad and all and what is my favorite thing? Lol What to make your own ReinBeer?!?! Well you can grab one of these labels by downloading below and start crafting up your 6pk today! *Tip* use the 4x6 print option on your printer. The HP social Snapshots paper also works like a charm since it does have a sticky back. Cheers & Happy Holidays ![]()
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Omg swear this year just flew by! Santa makes his annual pitstop by the castle in just a few days. Craziness I tell ya! My daughters last day of school until 2016 is tomorrow, so we spent some time this weekend trying to come up with a cleaver teacher gift idea. Since we aren't as cleaver as Santa when it comes to gifts, it was a tough one! This whole Teacher gift thingy is totally new to me. I don't know if it's because my parents just didn't care about such things when I was a kiddo (which wouldn't be a shock) or if teacher gifts are a new thing, but regardless coming up with something for the 1 teacher and 4 aids in Haylie's classroom this year definitely stumped me! We wanted to get something fabulous, but when shopping for 5 people that you don't personally know outside of the classroom, without over doing it. Ughhh... So very tough! Then on one random trip to Walmart this weekend it hit me. While driving home with my new balm in my hand I was like yes! We can craft with LipBalm. I remember seeing "Your The Balm" Valentines so we would just have to get cleaver and think of something Christmasy! And after a night of lots of wine & being surrounded by holiday decor at hubby's Christmas party Saturday, I came up with Rudolph! Swear some of my best ideas I have wine to thank for ;-) Unfortunately living in our super small town, the only EOS we could find close enough to red was "berry", a deep pink. Thankfully the color is such a dark pink that it can totally work as a Rudolph nose. Atleast I like to think so. So if you're still in need to a last minute teacher gift, I got ya covered! Just download the printable below and print on a piece of 4x6 photo paper! Stick the LipBalm on & bam! You have yourself one fabulous teacher gift! ![]()
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