White gift box tied with twine and branches with pinecones.

3 Easy Ways to Create Joy and Avoid the Holiday Stress

The holidays are my favorite time of year, they make me feel so warm and cozy and allows me to relish in my nerdiness by organizing my shopping list and budgeting spreadsheets! Unfortunately, it’s not all visions of sugarplums as the hectic schedules, holiday stress, and perfectionism ultimately bring me to the brink of a…

How Monthly Meal Planning Will Save You Time and Money

I don’t know about you but I hate grocery shopping. It’s the bane of my existence…(ok, that was dramatic), and meal planning? Ugh, it’s the worst…so I bet you’re thinking that monthly meal planning must be plain torture?  Hear me out.  After food shopping every single week and buying virtually the same foods (yawn) for…