I could sit here and tell you that there’s nothing I want for Christmas. That I’m fine waking up on Christmas morning with no gifts under the tree with my name on them. I could even say it in the most convincing way with a smile. But I’d be lying. And yes, the most important...
Janina Steinmetz/Getty Images There comes a point in every mom’s life when she craves the quiet comfort of home. Or, hell, maybe there’s no such thing as quiet in her home — maybe it’s the cozy chaos of being surrounded by the people she loves dearly and all the sentimental bric-à-brac she’s collected over the...
Kids today are growing up with countless options when it comes to toys, many of which we couldn’t even have dreamed would one day exist when we were little. There are high-tech toys, low-fi toys, toys that can tell you pretty much anything (thanks for rendering us obsolete, AI) — the list grows longer and more...
For years, my husband has thrown on his metaphorical Santa hat a few days before Christmas in a frantic rush to fill his sleigh with some of my favorite things. He usually stays pretty close to home — gathering all the goodies from our local town plaza. My gifts are typically heavy on bath products,...