Author Archives: Stephanie O'Farrell

It's no secret I love Fab Fit Fun. The quarterly subscription box full of things like accessories, full-sized products, and seasonal gear like stylish hats for winter or sunglasses for summer. Each bo...

Here we go again. It's almost Valentine's Day and there is that pressure of what Valentines your kids will be handing out to their classmates. My sister-in-law said even her kid's daycare did this! Ta...

When I was pregnant, I asked my doctor what the healthiest fast food restaurants were. I kind of laugh now thinking back to that and what an oxymoron healthy fast food sounds like. But I was pleasantl...

I was heading to my favorite place in the world the other day, Target, when I thought about texting one of my friends to see if she wanted to join me. We could grab a coffee, browse around while chatt...

As we enter into a new year, it's natural to think about the things we want to do and the things we wish we already had done. Popular on that list are often things like working out more, making smarte...

Christmas break is over but before we know it, mid-winter break will be here. In my research, most schools in the Pacific Northwest area are having some sort of break around Presidents Day. My kids ge...

Mom, we did it. We survived another Christmas. Hopefully there were moments of fun, relaxation and good ol' Christmas magic. But I also know there were moments of tension, exhaustion and prayers for s...

"Are you the real Santa?" my five-year-old daughter asked a Santa Claus we saw during a Christmas Festival we attend each year. He told her to tug on his beard. If you have seen Miracle on 34th Street...

I volunteered to pre-assemble gingerbread houses for my son's second-grade class. Clearly, it was a moment of pure insanity. Have you ever had those moments where something sounds so reasonable at the...

Here we are again. Not just Christmas season; Elf on the Shelf season. To those who have somehow escaped it, the Elf on the Shelf is basically an Elf that lives at your house during the Christmas seas...