Posts Tagged With ‘ 5 FAVORITE THINGS ’

We are loving this skin body butter during the winter months. It’s very moisturizing and non-greasy – helps with all your dry patches during the cold, winter months. This can be purchased at Whole Foods; however, you can also purchase it here. Are you a golf lover and love to watch television series? If so, then this show is for you. It’s a golf documentary that is on Netflix and it follows a group of pro golfers, on and off the course. You really get to know these golfers and you’ll find yourselves cheering for them as the documentary follows them through a season... Continue Reading

Our favorite time of year is here and we just love shopping for gifts for our family and friends! Together, we’ve put together the best gifts for everyone on your shopping list. Many of these gifts we have purchased ourselves and are used regularly with our own grandchildren. We’ve also kept the price point in mind because of our growing families and have found the best mid-range gifts and stocking stuffers. Be sure to watch our social media stories on InstaGram and FaceBook because we’ll be adding to these gift guides over the coming weeks and sharing shopping links. We... Continue Reading

With the holidays right around the corner and holiday planning parties already starting, we wanted to share some hostess gifts ideas for the 2022 season. Whether you are going to a co-worker’s dinner party, a holiday event, neighborhood Christmas party or staying with someone for the weekend, it is still vogue to bring a little something to thank them. Whether it is a heartfelt thank you note, baked goods or a hand picked gift, trust us everyone likes to feel appreciated. Keep in mind, hostess gifts should be something special for a host or hostess that they can used for their immediate... Continue Reading

We love Thanksgiving – it’s a time to reflect on all of our blessings, big and small! If you are lucky enough to celebrate Thanksgiving with either family or friends, we have put together some of our favorite items to complete your Thanksgiving table – making it festive and fun. And yet in the rush to prepare our homes, let’s allow them to also fill up our soul and our hearts with the memories of those we share it with, because they should always be our “why”! These ceramic pumpkin bowls will complete your Thanksgiving table adding a festive accent to it. ... Continue Reading

We all love the cooler temperatures and the seasonal smells of the season. With that, we wanted to share our favorite fall-inspired cocktails to have in hand while you’re cooking or enjoying company over the holidays. All of these cocktails can be made with non-alcoholic beverages and are just as yummy. As a matter of fact, if you make it with non-alcoholic beverages, they can be enjoyed throughout the day! Pumpkin Old Fashioned With Bourbon Cherries (inspiredbycharm.com) 2.5 oz. bourbon (whatever your favorite is) or non alcoholic bourbon (I used Ritual Zero-Proof) 2/3 oz. pure maple... Continue Reading

As the weather begins to turn cool, we begin to look forward to comfort food, so let the Autumn recipes begin; it’s just not fall without them! Many of us are ready to get back into the kitchen to prepare our favorite family meals. There are so many great ingredients and flavors that go into an array of Autumn recipes. Everything from pumpkin, squash, apples, cinnamon, and even wine; some are savory and others sweet, but we hope the recipes we’re sharing become some of your favorites too! If you like our Fall Recipes as much as we do, be sure to check out last year’s post Our... Continue Reading

It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and best of all, leaping into leaves!” Winnie the Pooh Like Pooh Bear, we love the fall! A season when the weather drops in degrees, we pull out our sweaters and sip on our favorite fall drinks. Fall officially begins on Thursday, September 22nd this year and we wanted to share some of our fall favorites with you. Make the most of fall and all that comes with it: pumpkin patches, apple picking, crisp weather, sweaters, candles and cozy blankets. With cooler temperatures, we all could... Continue Reading

It’s that favorite time of year for kids AND their moms. There’s nothing more exciting than getting that list of supplies from the school and heading off to the store to get new pencils, notebooks, backpacks, and a special pencil box. After all, this is the first “regular” school year since the pandemic started and all are eager to get back to the simple joys of life. We gigi’s are here to help with some fun suggestions. Gigi LoriWith the start of a new school year comes the task of sending children to school with a healthy and nutritious meal for lunch. Bento boxes... Continue Reading

If you’re a smartphone owner, as we all are, you probably use mobile apps every single day. Whether you’re video-chatting with a grandchild, playing games with your friends or checking Facebook, a mobile app makes all that possible to do. Today there are literally millions of apps available and it can be overwhelming to pick which ones are worth getting and using, so we decided to share the five favorite apps we’re enjoying and are easy to use! Gigi LoriI love to read books but don’t always have the luxury of sitting by a pool or reading in bed to read some of the great... Continue Reading

What an exciting and tiring time in a new parents’ life. A new, tiny life has been born and so many emotions are swirling in the new parent’s life. There is sleep deprivation, joy, love, hormones, and many other emotions. What could you bring a new parent? We thought we would give you some ideas to shower the new parents with love. Gigi SusieI am expecting my 5th grandchild to be born in the next 6-8 weeks. I am so excited to see my daughter experience motherhood first hand and know she will be a great mama. To me, when choosing something to put into a gift basket for the new... Continue Reading