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Loaded Baked Potato Soup Dujour!
Grab Your Bowls & Spoons – For The Perfect Fall Meal! Inspired by our time in Hawaii (yes, seriously) Our first Halloween on the Big Island (Hawai’i), our neighbor invited us to her house for a pre-trick or treat meal with the family. This was the perfect dish to feed everyone and then hit the neighborhoods racking up on candy. We liked it so much that it has become our families tradition to enjoy this filling dish first (served with homemade bread) then get focused on gathering all the candy we can. It can be put together quickly, it cooks in just about 20 minutes, and then you can let…
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Volcano National Park, Hawai’i
If you are traveling to Hawaii, you are obviously in for a long trip. It’s a good thing they haven’t built the bridge yet as it seems it might be a long drive. Also, it’s not closer to Japan than California – in case that needed to be cleared up. If you are going to commit to making the long commute, the best thing you can do is give yourself plenty of time to visit every island. Each island has its own feel, and each one is totally unique from all the others. Really, you can spend an entire vacation on each island if you wanted but then you are…
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The Modern Workspace
Times are changing at the speed of light. Old constants are falling by the wayside. Conventional ways of living, thinking, and working are ever-evolving and so is our workspace. Even before the devastating COVID-19 hit, many people were re-evaluating work-life balance, or what it means to work in the office. Thousands of hard-working individuals around the world have begun to work from home or at least change up their work environment by bringing it along with them as they travel, or move around. Thanks to high-speed internet and creative go-getters, the entire world is just a click away, and millions of people are taking advantage of the possibilities of creating…
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Let’s Get It Poppin!
Sweet Caramel Buttery Popcorn Recipe from the Loft Kitchen Inspired by our fun times spent at beautiful Bogus Basin in Boise, Idaho Imagine a picturesque skyline with beautiful snow-capped mountains. The Sun shining heavenly through the crisp white clouds. Snow so fluffy it looks like the freshest baby powder you’ve ever seen. We were fortunate enough to see this view on the weekends while watching Ace take snowboard lessons from the ‘the Name Droppa’ ski instructor (That was his actual name, with it boldly printed on the bottom of his board) at beautiful Bogus Basin in Boise Idaho. One of the biggest treats that we looked forward to, after bundling…
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Travel Tips For Hotel Stays
Stay Stress-Free and Joyful while vacationing in small spaces For families that are constantly on the go like ours, it is essential to not only plan out your trips in advance, but also to plan for your stay in your hotel, resort, RV, or Airbnb selection. It is essential to come prepared with your own tools for keeping your place clean and your heads cool. Traveling with young children can be stressful, and that’s especially the case if you plan on staying at a hotel and sharing a room with your kids or extended family. So pack your travel kits, grab your Lysol and let’s get into a few tips…
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Mornings Like These…
Have you ever looked at a child, family member, or even your spouse while they are reacting to a funny joke? Ever heard a story related to their childhood that just blew you away because as they were recalling the story, their face absolutely lit up and you noticed new bits and quirks of their personality that you had never seen? It’s mornings like these, that capture the feeling. Mornings, when nature and nurture are in tune and you are sharing a perfect moment with someone you love. This tends to happen often for those fortunate enough to spend quality time with each other in a relaxed and fun environment.…
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Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe
Inspired By Our Time In Hawaii! It was not often that I yearned for cold weather or snow, when in Hawai’i but in order to create some of the creature comforts of the changing of seasons, the best way to feel the seasons was to recreate drinks or meals that reminded me of fall in Michigan. This Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe is a sure-fire way to bring every inch of Halloween and all of its magic to the forefront of your thoughts as well. So, Grab your cashmere throw with your favorite book in hand, find your cushiest couch, light your cinnamon-scented fall candle and curl up with this delicious…
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Halloween Around The World
Grab your mask and let’s talk about the culture of Halloween and its traditions… Although most Americans spend Halloween dressing up and trick-or-treating, other countries have their own celebratory rituals. Here are a few Halloween-like traditions from around the world we thought you’d be interested in. SAMHAIN // IRELAND AND SCOTLAND Ireland has been considered the birthplace of modern Halloween with its origins stemming from ancient Celtic and Pagan rituals and a festival called Samhain, or Samhuinn (end of the light half of the year), that took place thousands of years ago. Today, both Ireland and Scotland celebrate Halloween with bonfires, games, and traditional foods like barmbrack, an Irish fruitcake…
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5 Cool Ways To Get Ready For Halloween
So if you haven’t guessed it by now, we’re THAT family. You know the one. Every holiday is fully on display on the outside and the inside of the house….& yes, each holiday actually starts the month before. Hey, we like to celebrate stuff. Holidays, birthdays, Tuesdays…, any occasion really. We’ll find a reason to break out partyware just because. We are on Holiday Everyday…so Celebrate Accordingly! It should be no surprise that we stretch out these occasions to the fullest. We start the Halloween countdown on October 1st and have our scary movies and décor at the ready on Sept 30th. We break out the Easter pastels well before…
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Just Start
Alright, stop what you’re doing, cause I’m about to ruin…. …the day you had planned. First off, you need to stop reading this blog, and every other blog for that matter. You need to stop planning. Stop budgeting, stop studying, stop trying to figure things out. Get off Facebook, get off Insta, stop surfing the web. Stop killing time & procrastinating. Just start. Start what you want to do. Whatever idea that you have ruminating in your head. Whatever desire you actually want to achieve. Whatever it is. Nothing is going to happen until you take action. Planning has its benefits. It definitely helps smooth things along. It is important.…
Holiday Rising
