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Simple Hostess Gift Ideas For Christmas: The Saturday Weekend Review #340

Simple Hostess Gift Ideas For Christmas: The Saturday Weekend Review #340

Planning hostess gift ideas that are homemade is less expensive than buying from overpriced shops. Although we support local small businesses, it’s a struggle for some Canadians who cannot afford to buy from them. Make The Most Of Saving Money For Hostess Gifts Times are tough, and Canadians are scrambling for money and barely scraping by, which is heart-wrenching. Yesterday while shopping at the mall, Mrs. CBB started talking about hostess gift ideas for Christmas. We almost got suckered into buying from the mall, but we held back because we had a Christmas budget. Keeping costs low was the game’s...

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Chocolate Rum Balls Recipe For Christmas: Gluten Free, Vegan

Chocolate Rum Balls Recipe For Christmas: Gluten Free, Vegan

[1] Kōloa Kauai Cacao Rum is used to add spirit to these chocolate-coconut rum balls (photo © Kōloa Rum). [2] Dates add natural sweetness. There’s no sugar added (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Walnuts add protein (photo © Bake Your Day). [4] You can use ditched or undutched cocoa powder (photo © Silk Road Spices). [5] Roll the balls in shredded coconut or chocolate sprinkles (photo © Gourmet Food World). [6] You can substitute chocolate sprinkles for the coconut, or divide the rumb balls and roll half in each (photo © King Arthur Baking).   Our Mom made rum balls...

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Why You Should ALWAYS Review Routines After a Break

Why You Should ALWAYS Review Routines After a Break

Do you know why you should always review routines after a break with students? Well… because it will make your life easier in the long run! After long breaks like winter break, students tend to forget a few things that they learned already! They forget routines such as their morning routine or how to walk in the hall. They may forget how to put their folder in their bag or how to complete centers. If your students don’t follow routines, you and staff will be prompting all day long, all year long.Learning routines and following them takes the pressure off...

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How To Shop Small This Christmas: November Budget Update

How To Shop Small This Christmas: November Budget Update

Do you really want to know how to shop small this Christmas? It’s easy, let me show you how. Shop small this Christmas is our motto since we don’t need any more stuff in our house. For the last six months, we’ve been selling clothes that no longer fit and anything that is a dust collector. Gone are the days that Mrs. CBB and I buy gifts for each other, and if we do, it’s something we want or will eat. I can’t tell you how often I’ve been through second-hand shops and have seen Christmas dust collectors. It’s great...

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Hobby Lobby Planners

Hobby Lobby Planners

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hobby Lobby. All opinions are 100% mine. Did you know that Hobby Lobby carries their own brand of planners? They sure do! Hobby Lobby’s planner line is called Agenda 52 and it is awesome. My teenage daughter and I have been using the Paper Studio planners for three years now. We love them because they are trendy, well-designed, affordable and have lots of options for cute accessories. If you’re considering a new planner for the new year, it’s definitely worth stopping by your local store to look or check...

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