What we’re eating this week:
It’s rainy and cold today so I’m thinking that I need to get ingredients to make our favorite quick chicken soup. This recipe has been our favorite for a while now. We love the creaminess of it because the orzos are cooked in the soup. So so good!
What I’m reminiscing about:
About this time last year we found out that sweet Melanie was in my belly so I’ve been thinking about that this week. I’m so thankful for the gift that she is to our family. Things have been so busy with adding a baby to our family and doing homeschool for the first time this season but it’s all been so worth it and has brought so much joy to my life. Sounds a little cheesy but I’m just so thankful.
What I’m loving:
I’ve been really enjoying this holiday blend every morning. It’s so much fun to have a special coffee to make this season extra special. I especially love it in my special Christmas mug. I totally forgot that I have three Christmas mugs and was really excited when I took them out of our Christmas bin the other day!
What we’ve been up to:
Preparing for Christmas! I have been ordering lots of gifts. We also got our tree last weekend! It’s one of my favorite traditions we do as a family.
What I’m dreading:
The weather getting even colder. I’m so not ready for the cold weather this year. I wish it was so much shorter of a season. But for us up here in New Jersey, it feels never ending. It won’t get warm again until about April. 😑
What I’m working on:
Adding some new t-shirts to my Etsy shop! I actually made my first sale this week and it was so exciting! I want to work on adding even more designs soon.
I’m also working on vlogmas this year! I want to upload a new video every Monday for the month of December. We’ll see how that goes. 😉
What I’m excited about:
I’m so excited to enjoy this season with three sweet kiddies this year. Adding another baby to our family just brings so much joy and it’s going to be so much fun to experience this season with our newest addition. ❤️
What I’m watching/reading:
We’ve been watching a lot of How I Met Your Mother this month but just recently went back to another one of our old favorites, Gilmore Girls. Something about this time of year just makes me want to cozy up after a long day and enter into the perfect world of Gilmore Girls. 😌
I also finally was able to finish How To Really Love Your Child this month and I really loved it. If you’re looking for practical ways to show love to your child, this book is really helpful. It talks about how all children need three ways of being shown love by their parents: eye contact, physical touch, and focused attention. It talks about how it’s important to make sure that these three needs are met before unnecessarily disciplining your child and it was just a very interesting read. It’s not perfect but I do recommend it!
What I’m listening to:
Lots and lots of Christmas music! My favorite station is King’s Kaleidoscope Holiday radio on Pandora. They are my favorite Christian band and their Christmas music is so good.
What I’m wearing:
I’ve been wearing this sweater a whole lot lately. It’s so cozy and perfect for this season. I’m also currently wearing this shirt from my Etsy shop for the first time and I love it so much. It’s lightweight and very soft and not to mention super cute! 😉 I’m going to have to order this shirt in a different design for every day of the week honestly they are that comfy.
What I’m doing this weekend:
Giving the house a good deep clean and finishing setting up Christmas! We started decorating our tree but have a few more ornaments to add and I need to put up the rest of the Christmas decorations. For some reason I already feel like December is halfway over and I’m hoping getting the house all set up with Christmas will help me feel more in the Christmasy mood.
What I’m looking forward to next month:
Christmas of course! I can’t wait to wake up on Christmas morning and celebrate the birth of Jesus and get to see the joy on our kids faces. It’s just the best!
Favorite Amazon purchases this month:
I just bought this advent devotional and I’m really excited about it. I love Ruth Chou Simms and having a devotional for the Christmas season also just makes the season feel extra special. It also really helps me to keep my heart in the right place and not get too obsessed about trying to make everything perfect.
I’m also super excited to see my boys in these rain boots after they get them for Christmas. They’re too cute!
Posting this a day late but I’m linking up with Shay for What’s Up Wednesday! I’ve been doing this link up randomly over the years for so long and it’s still so much fun! Also as a disclaimer, the links I used are affiliate links. Thanks so much for supporting my little blog! 🙂
