A few years ago I started getting into making homemade holiday gifts... and it has become my Yuletide love language. Don't get me wrong, my kids are getting legos and such under the tree, but there is something about homemade gifts that really lights me up. It feels so intentional and full of love to make something by hand. So here are some of my favorite (easy! I promise!) homemade gifts: Vanilla This one is super easy and super festive! Click here . Nordic Ornaments I'm a sucker for Nordic...

A phrase my sister and I have been using lately is, "Family Lore." For example, if someone says to you, "omg you're so funny!" do you just respond "thank you" or do you unload the deep family lore that the reason you are funny is because you learned to use humor as a mechanism to defuse tense situations in your explosive household growing up? Get it? Family Lore . I like using this term because of the whimsical connotation behind it. Not because I'm trying to minimize any trauma, but because...

I'm writing this transmission to you wrapped up in a cozy blanket, with a cup of tea at my side and my warmest wool socks rolled up my shins... and in some ways this is the very vibe for November. It's an invitation to lean into what the Danes call " hygge ." Rest, rejuvenation, joy, basking in the abundance of loved ones, favorite activities and delight are at the forefront this month.