Have you heard about Cookies in a Jar? Everyone knows I love to bake. It might be a little obvious if you look at our food blog, SkinnyNotSkinny, and see how many dessert recipes there are compared to entree and salads. My baking obsession goes into full force during the holidays. I feel like I …

When it comes to pajamas, the holidays are my favorite time of year! As soon as Thanksgiving starts approaching, I’m already planning out which Christmas jammies the family is wearing this year. Yep, for about 6 weeks, we all sport matching pjs. (Believe me, Dad Gizmo is SUPER excited about this! LOL! Thankfully he plays …

I recently returned from a trip to Disney World, where I had to navigate the parks with a chronic illness that can make walking long distances and standing for long periods of time extremely painful. Poor choice for a family vacation, am I right? But like everything else at Disney, they have a magical solution …

Gone are the days where I spend money on expensive bubble soaps. I’ve morphed into a bath salts kind of girl. Especially since it is so easy to make my own! I’ve been mixing up various essential oil blends to suite my needs and favorite scents and figured, why not keep on mixin’ and bless …

If we all sat down and looked at our budgets, I think we’d agree that November and December are usually the most expensive months of the year. Shame on Christmas prep and gift buying! Well, not really 🙂 Us mamas tend to love splurging a bit around the holidays – decorating, gifting, giving, baking, extra activities… it’s all …

Engraved tokens for all your travel memories … on a keychain! If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the traveler in your life or want to chronicle your own adventures with a useful souvenir, look no further than The Wander Club. I ordered one for my sister earlier this year and when she opened …

Pizza takeout is grand, but homemade pizza is even better! And bagels as the base? Well, that’s just fun! Especially when homemade pizza night falls on a Friday with an extended bedtime and a family movie after dinner. That’s the ultimate way to kick off the weekend, isn’t it?!? These last few weeks we’ve been …

This year at the start of November, a friend started sharing one thing that they were grateful for every day on Facebook. Between that and the fact that gratitude is a theme of end-of-year holidays, I got to thinking about the idea of a gratitude journal. What’s a gratitude journal? Simply a place where you …

Since 2019 is our 14 year anniversary for Baby Gizmo, we know a thing or two about buying stuff for baby. Having a baby and shopping for all the fun gear for them isn’t cheap but if you follow a few rules, you can definitely save a bundle of money. Here is a summary of …

Disney’s Frozen was released in 2013 meaning Frozen II has been six years in the making; my family and I went in with some pretty high expectations. And we no idea what the plot was. That actually turned out to be a good thing, because while I didn’t know what to expect, I certainly wasn’t …

My oldest LOVES to cook. Even more, bake … especially cookies. I mean, don’t we all? Treats are absolutely delicious and there are countless recipes to try and solid favorites that deserve to be made again and again. Like, these s’more cookies. They take the fun flavors of summer and mix them into a warm, …

Whether you’re baking in the kitchen or wrapping presents in front of the fire, there’s nothing better than a holly jolly Christmas playlist to keep you company! I polled some friends for their Christmas music favorites and kicked off a magnificent Spotify playlist of holiday cheer. It’s a few hours long and growing … because …