Chrissie Kremer

Now that the college bowl games are complete and NFL playoff games are in motion, it’s time to think about the Super Bowl coming right up on February 11th (with Usher as the half-time entertainment)!  About 20 years ago I (Joanne) stumbled across a Super Bowl Party spread in InStyle magazine and it made quite […]

Lots of people make the ‘new year, new you’ type of resolutions, and there is something to say about getting a fresh jump on exercise in the new year. Motivation is higher, ‘Dryuary’ (or Dampuary) is often in effect, and it feels good to get strong and be healthy after a busy holiday season. Whether

Over the holidays we both had trips that were 30+ hours of travel each way – multiple flights, layovers, drives, etc. to reach our wonderful final destinations. It was totally worth it and we both are ‘good’ travelers who bounce back relatively quickly from jet lag.  But we’ve learned through many years of long-haul travel

2023 was a big reading year for me. Between two book clubs, a surgery that kept me grounded for a while and just loving to read, I went through about 60 books this year. But I must say…given the quantity I read, very few WOWED me. And for some reason, a lot of ‘IT’ books

Don’t you hate that pit in your stomach when you’re leaving the house for a hosted gathering and realize you forgot to get a hostess gift, or you have one but don’t have any wrapping paper or a gift card? This feeling changes the mood from ‘let’s go’ to ‘oh no’! We’re here to help

Buying gifts for mother and father-in-laws is tricky. They usually don’t really ‘need’ anything, you want to choose something they’ll enjoy or use, and you want to show you care. And of course, the appropriate gift depends on what stage of life your in-laws are in, and what their interests are. Here are our Fab5

Before we were married my now-husband told me ‘I am not a good gift giver – I want you to know that’. I thought he was bluffing a bit, but alas gifting is indeed not his love language, either in terms of giving or receiving. So I have been known to pick out my own

Buying gifts for men is tricky. Some men have a particular hobby or interest that makes it easy, but for many of us, there isn’t a ‘go-to’ type of gift we know will be a home run. And most of us are past the point of giving ‘stuff’ that isn’t needed or wanted. We want

It used to be so much easier (and cheaper) to shop for our kids when they were younger – Lego kits, blocks, clothes they’d wear without questioning our choices, VCR tapes (remember those?!).  Now that most of our kids are in their 20’s and beyond, and not necessarily permanently settled (i.e. they don’t want to

We actually are tricking you a bit, as we don’t have a stocking stuffer blog…. because we have a whole section on our site dedicated to Stocking Stuffers! Please click here to find all your Stocking Stuffer suggestions!   Other Lists You Might Enjoy: Gift Guide: Items for Young Adults Gift Guide: Things for Men