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Categories: Holidays, Lifestyle

Gift Guide for Him

Do you need some holiday gift guides for the guy in your life? I know finding the perfect gift isn’t always easy, but these suggestions might help you cross some items off of your shopping list!

Hope you are enjoying the holiday season and finding all of the little things to celebrate!

Need some more gift ideas? Check out these other gift guides!

Hallmark Gift Guide

Disney Gift Guide

Stocking Stuffers Gift Guide

xoxo Shannon

Categories: Holidays, Lifestyle

Hallmark Christmas Movie Gift Guide & Bingo Card

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If you’re anything like me, then this time of year might be your favorite! I love to curl up on the couch with a blanket and hot chocolate and play one of the many new Hallmark Christmas Movies airing on TV (you might include Lifetime TV Christmas Movies too!) and feel all of the cheerful vibes.

Hallmark Christmas Movie Gift Guide

I also got the new Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas book and it’s full of fun ideas for holiday traditions, recipes, DIYs, and more!

Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas Book

Want to add some more fun to your Hallmark Christmas Movie watching? Download my FREE printable Hallmark Christmas Movie Bingo Card and play along!

Hallmark Christmas Movie Bingo Card Download

I would love to hear your favorite movies! I know we can all use a little extra holiday cheer this year. Wishing all of you love and special memories this holiday season!

xoxo Shannon

Categories: Lifestyle, Recipes

Recipe: How to Bake Quest Cookie Bites

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of Quest Nutrition products…especially their protein bars!  Sometimes, it’s fun to change things up (like microwaving the bars for about 20 seconds…). Did you know you could bake Quest Nutrition cookie bites with one of their protein bars? Healthier sweet treats are definitely a win in my book!
1. Take one Quest protein bar. I used chocolate chip cookie dough, but you could use any flavor you like! Cookies and cream might be my second favorite to use for this.

 

2. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.


3. Cut into 8 pieces.

4. Bake at 325 degrees for 5 minutes.

5.Pull out and use a spatula to press down each piece to shape and flatten.

6. Bake for 3 more minutes.

7. Pull out of the oven and allow to cool.

8. Enjoy your cookie bites!
 
The link to my TikTok video making these is here.
 
The taste and texture is the best when these are fresh! Let me know if you bake these Quest Nutrition cookie bites.
 
xoxo Shannon
 

 
 

Categories: Home, Lifestyle

How To Actually Get Projects Done Around the House [Free PDF]


Spending all of this time in quarantine…at home…has been full of different projects I would like to tackle around the house! I wanted to create a cute printable to better organize all of these ideas in my head and be able to tackle them in a way that made sense. I still haven’t baked banana bread, joined TikTok, or tie dyed anything…yet. Maybe after I cross these home projects off my list, though!

Bubblegum Capri Blue Volcano Candle
There are six squares you can use in whatever way works for you, but I used it for different rooms in our house. I labeled each square with a room and then started listing different projects I want to get done. I can cross them off when they’re completed, because if you’re anything like me, you love that feeling! Maybe you have DIY projects to tackle or some piles to declutter; write it down and put it somewhere you’ll see it. Choose one or two things to work on each day and maybe you’ll have a clean & organized home after this is all over…or not…and that’s perfectly fine too! I added another section at the bottom for any notes or general tasks. It could even be a shopping list! Make it work for you and your home.

I have been putting as much as I can into clear acrylic bins and labeling everything I can. Trying to minimize and contain any clutter has been something I’ve wanted to work on for a long time. We have printed any photos or created any photo albums since our wedding – over two years ago – so I am working on creating some albums on Chat Books of some special memories.

What projects have you been using this time to work on?

Want to download my free Home Project List to get organized?

xoxo Shannon

Categories: Lifestyle

Choose Joy Each Morning: My Morning Routine

Shirt: The Hollis Co,
Routines and habits are so important.  They are things that we CAN control, especially when everything else feels out of control.  I choose to start each day in a way that will put me in the right mindset to have a great day!  

After I wake up and shower, I start by drinking a glass of water and making some coffee.  I recently got a milk frother and my morning coffee has been feeling so fancy; like a special treat.  It’s also usually in a Disney mug that sparks joy and that’s an added bonus!  
Milk Frother: https://amzn.to/2Kufr12
With coffee in hand, I pull out my gratitude journal and one of my favorite pens.  The prompts are simple, nothing overly complicated.  I write down five things I’m grateful for from the past 24 hours.  These are specific little things, not all encompassing ones.  It could be the sunshine on the run I took the day before or that my husband brought home Chic-fil-A for dinner.  Focus on those.  Sometimes you have to look a little harder, but they are there. Promise!    
The second part is writing down ten dreams, written as if they have already happened.  The beginning of the journal has some pages to work out what these are for you.  There is also a video series to help with this part if you want to do this practice on a notebook you already have (https://starttoday.com/pages/how-to).  Writing these out each morning keeps you focused on where you’re going.  One of the dreams I wrote down in my first journal was that “I ran a half marathon” and I was able to replace that with a new dream earlier this year!
Start Today Journal: https://starttoday.com/pages/shop

I make my priority list and schedule for the day the night before, but I look over my day after I journal.  This sets my intentions and I can focus on what the day has in store for me!  I know we’re all busy and have to-do lists a mile long, but something that is super helpful is selecting three items each day that will move the needle on your goals and make them non-negotiable.  Get those done first and you’ll have accomplished something meaningful…and not just the laundry!

Next, I read or listen to a podcast for 15-30 minutes depending on the day.  This is typically either personal development or business related.  I finish getting ready for the day and then try to time block at least a couple of hours of work before any meetings or errands.

What does your morning routine look like?

xoxo Shannon 

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