EP 49: How We Approach Christmas Gifts in Our Home

Welcome back everyone! Today’s episode I’m chatting all about how we approach Christmas gifts and save in our home. Listen along!

We do four gifts in these categories below! This helps keep Christmas focused and intentional for us! It’s worked really well for our family and I hope that it’s helpful for you.

• something they want

• something they wear

• something they need

• something to read

For savings I start purchasing gift cards from some of my fave stores the beginning of October. I usually do Target and Amazon. That’s where I shop at most. So by the time the season rolls around I have funds already set aside that I’m not going to use for anything else besides buying Christmas gifts!

I hope this episode was helpful for you as you move into buying and gift giving this season.

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Festive Holiday Sweaters Under $50!

I pretty much love any excuse to get dressed up! Christmas time and the holidays are a perfect reason to get out of your comfort zone and try something festive! I love a good embellishment and never met a sequin I didn’t like! I picked up this sweater from H&M a few weeks back, and then it got me on the train to looking at all types of festive, perfect holiday sweaters!

I wore this red sweater for Thanksgiving, and I get so many compliments every time I’ve worn it since. AND it’s under $20!

Today on the blog I’ve rounded up six different sweaters, all under $50! I found some good stuff my friends! Take a look! Everything is linked below.

My look:

• sweater (under $20)

• jeans (under $25!)

• shoes

• knit sweater with pearls

• printed fairisle sweater

• buffalo check sweater

• white cable knit sweater

• multi colored fairisle sweater

• reindeer holiday sweater

• sparkly gold sweater

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The Holiday Mug Collection!

Today is an exciting day! My holiday mug collection is live in the Flourish Together Store! All of these mugs were designed by me with you in mind. A little fun, mixed in with some classic sayings and lyrics from some of my favorite Christmas songs!

Each mug is shipped directly to you! Use code HOLIDAY10 to save 10% off your orders from now until 12/31.

Happy Shopping.

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• Merry & Bright mug

• Home Alone Mug

• Comfy & Cozy mug

• Merry Christmas Mug

• THE Christmas Mug

View more mugs from our first launch here, and use the code HOLIDAY10 to save 10% on all of them!

EP 48: Books I Read in 2019

I love books! I always have. I admit this year I haven’t read as many as I wanted to- but of the books that I did I wanted to share them with you guys. All the books are linked below, if you are looking for a new read listen to this episode:

• Dance, Stand, Run by Jess Connolly

• Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry

• Celebrate by Lauren Conrad

• It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa Turkeurst

• Just Mercy by Brian Stevensen

• Friendish by Kelly Needham

What books did you enjoy in 2019? Or what books are you looking forward to reading in 2020? I’d love to hear them in the comments below.

Kids Holiday Gift Guide | 2019

Happy Friday! I’m back with my holiday gift guide for kids, I tried to cover a wide range of ages with this one. While also including some classic toys and staples we have in our own home that my kiddos have loved! Truthfully these days I’m more into gifting experiences for my kids but when I do buy toys I buy them with the intention of long play time, and a lot of use per price. Does that make sense?

I do not just wanted to buy useless toys for the sake of doing so at Christmas. But rather have some intention behind the gift that will last them hours of play time, and be something they can use more than just one year or season.

Amazon Fire Tablets - We gifted these to our kids a year ago and they love them! We take them on long road trips and flights. They are great for travel and for days at home when we have tech time!

Magnetic blocks - These were something I got my kids three years ago and we’ve been adding to our collection ever since. I love these magnetic blocks so much, and they have a lot of creativity when they use them.

Board games - My kids love board games, and every year we get them a new one and let them open it on Christmas Eve and we play together as a family. Candyland & Guess Who are some of my faves!

Toy Cars - If you’ve got a car lovin’ kid, these are great. I love that this set comes with a variety too!

Karaoke Mic - we gifted our daughter this a few years ago, and she loves it so much! Perfect for that little performer or artist in your home!

Girls play purse + accessories - I love this little dress up set! Perfect for little girls!

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