I’ve gotta talk up my giveaway here. Yew gize! One lucky winner will win TWELVE handmade gifts from a whole bunch of indie momma artists. And, it’s some pretty good stuff. Just do me a solid and enter it. Right here. Right now.

There’s a necklace from yours truly, wine glasses, a quilt, swanky baby and toddler goods, hand drawn prints, a rosary, a cookbook, an ornament, perfume, and some cool photography. Lots. of. goods.

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I care enough to make sure you don’t miss out on anything I posted earlier this week. Obviously you have a good excuse for why you didn’t read. I forgive you. And I update you:

Your Guide to Buying Indie on Cyber Monday + Giveaway

#5Faves: Blogging Resources

tl;dr December

custom orders are flowing out of the shop

cookie baking class with Ellen and my mom. 144 cookies in 90 minutes!

another new design featured in shop 

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• Use Numbers: Top 5… 3 Favorite… 10 Tips… 7 Best…
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I’m not the only bard in this neck of the Internet. Check out some gems that I didn’t Mark as Read before even getting to. In fact, I saved them to savor later. So, are they good? I don’t know. Let’s find out together:

Santa + St. Nick: How we do it

The Best Comfort Movies for a Sick Day

Neighbor Gift Idea

with Joyful Life

Reading:  the Magnificat and pairing it with my Blessed is She Advent journal

Eating: popcorn while I watch Peter Pan Live on NBC

Listening: Mike and I wait all year to listen to the Electronic Holidays station on Pandora

Wearing: still wearing my mocs without socks. Cold be damned.

Praying: that my anxiety in this pregnancy becomes calmer

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Squaking With Jen

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