So I spotted someone stringing egg cartons onto their tree—yeah, actual egg cartons, not some Pinterest hack. Meanwhile, my neighbor’s wreath last year? Jar lids. Still confused, honestly. Apparently, this is a thing now, and everyone’s getting sneaky with egg cartons, jar lids, fabric scraps, and whatever else they can dig out of the recycling. […]

Last year? Holiday decor absolutely wrecked my budget. I’m still a little salty about that $128 Anthropologie garland—my sister swears it’s “magical,” but honestly, it’s just sparkly ribbon and some glitter. Retail employees? They’re not buying new every season. They stuff old stuff into color-coded bins, scoop up clearance leftovers, and hack together “trendy” things […]

You know what’s really wrecking my December? Not the frozen driveway (though, yeah, that sucks), but this endless spiral of overspending when my wallet’s already gasping for air. Apparently, shoppers are ready to blow even more cash this year—just look at the 2024 holiday shopping report. Meanwhile, my neighbor’s out here gloating about her “life-saving” […]

Here’s the thing: every December, like clockwork, I’m on my knees under the tree, cursing at a box of tangled lights and, inevitably, I end up raiding my junk drawer for painter’s tape or my kid’s blunt school scissors. Maybe it’s just me, but I doubt it. I swear, holiday decorators everywhere are ditching all […]

So, yeah, the box of fairy lights basically exploded across my living room again. Why do I even bother coiling them? There’s that TikTok thing about jamming them inside toilet paper rolls—like, is that actually a hack or just desperation? Wild how suddenly the empty roll is more important than the lights themselves. Everywhere you […]