This is a guest post from Selena Moffitt of 1 Mom’s Mission. fter all the holiday parties, cookie exchanges, and baking extravaganzas are you feeling a little “stuffed?” Are you ready to tackle another big day of eating? Do you have any idea how you will survive the next serving of cookies, treats, breads, and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Christmas'
Holiday Survival: 10 Tips to Avoid the Extra “Stuffing” {GUEST POST}
December 21st, 2011 · 8 Comments · Natural Health
Tags: Christmas·holidays·weight loss
Monday Mission: Give Eco-Friendly Gifts
November 21st, 2011 · 25 Comments · Monday Missions, What to Buy
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to give gifts to the earth as well as your friends and family this Christmas (or other gift-giving holiday in December). Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Since my son was a baby, I’ve started our Christmas lists with "More wood, less plastic. Fewer batteries and [...]
Eat Well, Spend Less: Do Your Holidays Focus on Family, Food…or Fighting?
November 14th, 2011 · 32 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
I got one of those exciting emails the other day. You have to understand, as a blogger, I get public relations pitches numbering around a dozen a day. Some of them are for processed foods, recipes folks want me to share, and a surprising number for financial advice and adult beverages. Seriously. I buzz through [...]
Tags: Christmas·Eat Well Spend Less·family·holidays·Thanksgiving
Recipe Connection: Homemade Vanilla Extract
August 29th, 2011 · 56 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes
If you’ve been missing the Monday Missions while I was sort of on maternity leave, you can consider this week’s mission: to think about homemade Christmas gifts. Crazy, I know. I hate when stores start Christmas preparations as soon as back-to-school stuff is put away. But if you want to make homemade vanilla extract as [...]
Tags: baking·Christmas·homemade·homemade gifts·vanilla extract
Green Goals for 2011 and Last Chance for Sourdough Pie Crust
December 30th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Green Living
It’s been a lovely break. I almost didn’t miss the ol’ computer after a five-day offline break for the Christmas holidays. We had a wonderful, relaxing, in-your-jammies-until-noon time with my husband’s family and are now trying to find places for all the new toys so we can (ahem) walk through our house without tripping. Literally. [...]
Tags: Christmas·kids·sourdough·wrapping paper
Advent Daily Dose: We Wish You a Holy Christmas List
December 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
What are you doing next week to make Christmas holy? I always find a need to refocus on the point of the celebration, don’t you? I want you to make a new list today. I know, I know. You’re drowning in lists. I promise, just one more. Make a list titled “How to Have a [...]
Advent Daily Dose: From Creche to Cookies, Finding Meaning in Christmas Symbols
December 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
How can we participate in December without removing ourselves totally to just live Advent? How can we reclaim our Christmas traditions that speak to our sensory humanity, to be in but not of the world, even at this busy time? Knowing the original meaning behind some of the poignant Christian Christmas symbols that have been [...]
