When I was little, my mom found an ad in the paper about auditions for a local ballet company that was putting on The Nutcracker. Up until that point, dance was a fun, after school activity with a never-ending recital at the end of the year. When we realized the date for auditions had already ...
Holiday Gift Guide: Presents for Women Under $50
Whether you're shopping for your girlfriend, wife, bestie, co-worker, or family member, I've rounded up some of my favorite gift ideas for women that you can't go wrong with this holiday season. Of course it's filled with as many jewel toned and gem themed things that I could find, because those are ...
Top 10 Non-Traditional Christmas Songs for Your Holiday Playlist
It's that time of year again: Christmas music has arrived! Now, I know that not everyone gets super excited and is all about Christmas songs, so I thought it would be cool to post some non-traditional holiday songs that might win over those of you who don't typically get into the holiday tunes. ...
VLOG 17: How to Cut Your Own Christmas Tree
Tutorials are cool, but they’re always so long and everything is always going too smoothly. Meanwhile, in the world of Allyn and Shaun, nothing ever goes according to plan (but we have been making an effort to and are doing a better job of just rolling with it!). Since cutting down your own ...
How to Not Hate Yourself Long Enough to Enjoy the Twinkle Lights
The holidays are exhausting in every way, good and bad. And for everyone they’re tinted with memories of the past, good and bad. No matter what, don’t forget that what Catherine O’Hara reminds the airport attendant in Home Alone, it’s also “the season of perpetual hope.” So, by jingle, I have hope ...