If you're still trying to figure out what to prepare for Friday night, I have two recipes that are crowd pleasers and perfect for the fall! They're also easy to make and so delicious! Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apples Ingredients: - 6 apples of your choice sliced (and peeled, if you prefer) - 1/2 cup of granulated sugar - 1/2 cup brown sugar - 3 tablespoons of corn starch (we use arrowroot powder) - 1 tablespoon of cinnamon - 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg - pinch of salt - 2 tablespoons of u

When Halloween falls on school and work day, it's always a bit tricky to get things in order in time for dinner and trick-or-treating. I've created an easy checklist to refer to as you prepare for Friday night's festivitites, especially for those who are hosting! The Quick & Easy Checklist for Halloween Night: Attire/Gear Halloween costumes, layers/coats (if the weather is chilly) Candy bags or buckets Flash lights Glow sticks, bracelets and necklaces Food Dinner (chili, pizz

Attention Costco members: I highly recommend picking up a case of the seasonal Cranberry Fizz Poppi when you're next in the store. I enjoy most of the fruit flavored Poppi probiotic sodas, but this one is the perfect holiday mocktail! It's kind of a cross between a ginger ale and a shirley temple, but without the guilt of drinking soda. If you don't have a Costco nearby, you can find these in four-packs at some grocery stores as well.

It’s time for our annual Halloween playlist ! We’ve curated the perfect sounds for a fun and spooky evening that will get you pumped for the festivities! We’ve added new songs to last year’s list, but we kept the classics that we’ve come to love this time of year! Enjoy!

For part two of our family room tidy, we have just a few improvements to make . Again, it's a room that works really well for us, so it doesn't need a lot of updating. In terms of improvements (Step 2,) we needed a fresh new lampshade to replace a dingy one on the table lamp. A few of our pillows have seen better days, so I'm grabbing a few new down inserts from Ikea. I replaced all the batteries in the faux candles in this room, and they all pop on around 5:30 now. It provi

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