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Father’s Day Gift Guide 2021

If you’ve got Dads in your life that are totally killing it right now, be sure to celebrate the hell out of them on Sunday June 20th. Check out my guide for a few ideas.

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2021

Here’s a list of items, experiences and ideas to make it abundantly clear how much we appreciate the Moms in our lives.

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Valentine’s Day Gift Guide 2021

Taking a day to focus exclusively on those you love, not just a romantic partner, is pretty great. If you’re the gift giving type, I’ve picked out some fantastic options that will last beyond the day and be a loving reminder that you care.

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See You in the New Year!

I will be taking the week off to spend time with my kiddos over their winter break, do some behind the scenes work on the blog and refocus my commitment on a few things I’ve let slide in the self-care department.

I am so excited to bring you fresh content in January with topics that I hope will inspire you.

stephanie fonda 12/23/20 stephanie fonda 12/23/20

Pre-Holiday Purge

If you have a Christmas tree with presents exploding out from underneath, you may be wondering where all these generous gifts will find a home once unwrapped. I have been eyeing the ever growing pile under my own tree this past month, which is 99% for my two children, and I now feel a strong push towards carrying out a pre-holiday purge.

stephanie fonda 12/18/20 stephanie fonda 12/18/20

Holiday Vegan Eggnog

The holidays are a time to zhuzh up everything coming out of the kitchen, and that includes the beverages. This year I wanted to come up with a simple yet festive and satisfying drink for you all to enjoy.

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A Nature Inspired Christmas Table // 2 Ways

I have accepted being home alone for the holidays this year, but I’m not letting the micro gathering of my two kids and their Dad deter me from setting a gorgeous Christmas table!

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Home Alone for Christmas- why it’s not the worst thing

If you’ve got some tension with your family, you may already be on board with this post and ready for the validation herein, but if you’re like me and talk to your Mama daily, have a text chain with your siblings filled with equal parts shit talk and humorous anecdotes and facetime with your kids on the regular with their Grandparents, then you’re probably wondering “what’s in this for me?”

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Hanukkah Table Decor 2020 (light that s**t up)

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Enjoy this Holiday Season in 5 Simple Steps

Despite the tumultuous state of the world we find ourselves living in, time marches on and we face the winter holiday season with emotions mixed and intensified. Normal went out the window in March, and with the shifting landscape, a definitive “new normal” is hardly codified. When I began thinking of how to approach this holiday season in all its weirdness, the answer felt at once simple and complex – lean into values.

stephanie fonda 11/25/20 stephanie fonda 11/25/20

5 New Thanksgiving Traditions for 2020

When life as you know it grinds to a halt, whatever you’ve tuned out is now turned up to full volume. That is the way this year has played out for me on either end of the emotional spectrum. With Thanksgiving now upon us, I feel this urge to lean into what’s coming up the loudest, and in order to weave that into the holiday, I’ve come up with some new traditions to employ for the holiday weekend.

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A Joyful Thanksgiving Table Setting

With most professional recommendations out there advising you to stick with your co-habiting members this Thanksgiving, many of us are looking at a very different kind of holiday. One might wonder if it’s worth the trouble, the preparation, the decoration, the cleanup for *just* a few people. As with most decisions, I will always come from a place of “you do you”, but let me just say, if you are the type to celebrate in a big way typically, then of all the people to go big for, it would be the people in your immediate circle.