by Kara | Dec 7 | Celebrations, Christmas
Hello again! I’ve been a little out of pocket over the past few months due the passing of my amazing grandfather, my husband’s unexpected hospitalization, me being ridiculously sick for a few weeks (I swear I caught Ebola and MRSA from the hospital...
by Kara | Dec 18 | Celebrations, Christmas, Holidays
Last year, I posted here to explain why my husband throws our 11-year old daughter an Italian Christmas party. We don’t do anything fancy and the focus is mainly on pigging out on various Italian food while we have a casual gathering with close friends and...
by Kara | Dec 6 | Celebrations, Christmas, Fancy Finds, Frugal & Fancy Finds, Holidays
I’ve seen a lot of random articles and mentions for hostess gift ideas lately. Some suggestions seem ridiculous to me while others seem brilliant so I wanted to put together my own list of 20 Hostess Gift Ideas. You are certainly never required to bring a...
by Kara | Nov 2 | Celebrations, Christmas, Holidays, Holidays, Home Decor
This post has absolutely nothing to do with anything I’ve done aside from walk into a Pier 1 store this weekend. And no, this isn’t a sponsored post. I was scoping my favorite stores for Halloween clearance deals and of course got sucked into drooling over...
by Kara | Dec 24 | Celebrations, Christmas, Crafts
I hadn’t planned on doing a post this week since everyone is way too busy shopping and cooking to actually read something (this totally includes me). But…one of my friends sent this to me yesterday and since I can’t get over how adorable and easy it...
by Kara | Dec 16 | Celebrations, Christmas, Frugal & Fancy Finds
So let’s be honest. We’ve ALL had that awesome moment when we realized we forgot to buy something for that certain person (or whole family) when it comes to the uber commercialized aspect of the holiday season. Sometimes it’s a last minute shindig...
Kara is a self-proclaimed Martha Stewart wannabe with the taste of an aristocrat and (thankfully) a penchant for bargains. She hopes to inspire you to live life beautifully and affordably while laughing at her expense along the way.
