Memories in Moments

In this Memories in Moments episode, I'm talking to my friend, Erin Stoll. Erin is a stylist and fashion guru rocking the side hustle with her business, Style Thief Fashion. Erin is on a mission to help women feel their best through their fashion choices. In today's episode, she is giving us the break down on all things style. How do we go about editing our closets? Why should we even care about fashion? What at the mom essentials I need in my wardrobe? If you've got questions about how to look and feel our best when we're out making memories with our families...Erin has the answers. I can't wait for you to hear her tips!

See the FULL show notes, pics of Erin's favorite outfit combos, and a list of all her wardrobe must-haves HERE!

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I am a big believer in starting a new year with goals and a direction. I like having a focus, whether that's goals, dreams, a theme word, whatever. Something I can think about and pull me back to what I'm setting as my priorities for the new year. I set professional, personal, and family goals. Each of these can be done at the same time, or at different times, but in this episode, I'm going to be focusing on setting family-friendly goals in a way that your kids will understand and enjoy!

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In today's episode, I'm sharing some of my favorite ideas for celebrating New Year's Eve at home in a way your little kids will understand and enjoy! So full disclosure, New Year's Eve is not my favorite holiday. There can be a random pressure that comes with New Years. The pressure to go somewhere, do something fun and special, spend too much money, etc. But then...you're also a parent. Parents don't have the energy to take that all on, amiright? Staying at home in pajamas, family game night, fun foods, and movie marathons sound real good to me. But I also have a daughter who understands the concept of New Years a little more. She gets it and I want to start making the holiday more memorable for her...while keeping it easy and realistic for me.

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On this episode of the Memories and Moments podcast I'm sharing my 5 Favorite Christmas Traditions (spoiler alert they are super easy and barely require prep!).

Christmas is all about family. Spending time with those you love most and creating memories they'll cherish for a lifetime. Does that always happen? No. #momlife. Do I often put unrealistic expectations on myself and my family for loving every moment of these experiences? Yes. I was scrolling Instagram, and a quote struck me. "Am I a perfect mom? No. Am I trying to be a perfect mom? Also no." I think this rings so true during the Christmas season. We want our kids to have a magical childhood they look back on with pride, but there's only so many hours in a day. We do what we can, and guess what? Our kids see it and remember it. It's sticking with them, I promise. It's the little things that they remember…which in all honesty, takes the pressure off! When all is said and done, and another holiday passes us by just as quickly as it came, I know these 5 Christmas traditions were things we enjoyed and will continue to look forward to doing again year after year.

See the full show notes including some of my family's Christmas pics here!

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My Holiday Family Traditions Guide is ready and waiting for you! It is filled with every little moment, tradition, experience, and activity I do, did in my own childhood, or plan to do during the holiday season with my kids. I outline these all start to finish, encouraging you and setting your mind as ease when it comes to creating a magical season. This is a guide you'll look back on year after year as you continue to create lifelong holiday memories and traditions with your loved ones.

Grab your guides here!

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I get asked a lot where I learn all of these ideas for creating moments for my family, and I always say my mom. My mom is the master at creating magical moments and traditions, I was blessed with the best childhood, and I knew I would carry her legacy on with my own kids. I was curious about where her inspiration came from, but it was no surprise it was from my grandma. Growing up, my grandma was always creating elaborate celebrations and making special occasions special.

In this episode, we talk about my mom's childhood growing up and how Christmas was the most special, memory-filled time, how moms today can start traditions with their kids in a realistic way, and why these memories matter in the long run. You also get a sneak peek into our family's most cherished traditions, and a couple little walks down memory lane between my mom and I! I love how she makes these moments so approachable and realistic for the busy mom. She really is such a pro!

To see the full show notes, get some family recipes, and see pics of my childhood Christmas', head on over to the full show notes page!

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My Holiday Family Traditions Guide is ready and waiting for you! It is filled with every little moment, tradition, experience, and activity I do, did in my own childhood, or plan to do during the holiday season with my kids. I outline these all start to finish, encouraging you and setting your mind as ease when it comes to creating a magical season. This is a guide you'll look back on year after year as you continue to create lifelong holiday memories and traditions with your loved ones.

Grab your guides here!

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Ashley Bohanan has a personal blog, Look for Little Helpers, and is executive director of Little Hands Can, a nonprofit organization inspiring and empowering little hands to make a world of difference, so there is no better mama to help us start these conversations of service with our kids! She is FULL of ideas that are both simple and totally realistic for teaching us how to have conversations with our kids about not only how to give back to others and the community, but why it's important. Today's episode is all about those little things we can do that are impactful to others, but are also realistic with our busy schedules....especially during the holidays.

Get the full SHOW NOTES and find links to all the resources Ashley shares with us in this episode here!

SHOW SPONSOR:

My Holiday Family Traditions Guide is ready and waiting for you! It is filled with every little moment, tradition, experience, and activity I do, did in my own childhood, or plan to do during the holiday season with my kids. I outline these all start to finish, encouraging you and setting your mind as ease when it comes to creating a magical season. This is a guide you'll look back on year after year as you continue to create lifelong holiday memories and traditions with your loved ones.

Grab your guides here!

I'm so excited to share this episode of the Memories in Moments Podcast with you! I'm interviewing one of my best friends, and beloved mom tribe member, Nicole McKinley. Nicole is an insanely talented graphic designer and is constantly dreaming up and creating beautiful paper goods for parties, gifts, and life's everyday moments.

In this episode, Nicole and I are talking about why we believe so strongly in the importance of slowing down to celebrate in this episode. Nicole is one of those moms that has patience on another level. She spends a ton of quality time with her kids, almost always giving undivided attention. We get into her tips for this and ways we can do better when it comes to slowing down, while still honoring ourselves and doing the best for our family.

See all the show notes and links to all the products we discuss here!

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I am THRILLED to share the new Holiday Party Plans and Family Traditions Guide with you! The Holiday Family Traditions Guide is an essential to every parent celebrating the holiday season this year. It has every little memory, tradition, and experience you want to give your kids to make the season magical…but always run out of time to think of and plan for.

Shop the Christmas Cocktail Party Plan and the adorable (and made for moms!) Christmas Pajama Brunch Party Plan! And of course, grab your Holiday Family Celebrations Guide. It'll be your resource year after year for creating those memories and traditions your kids will look forward to starting with their own families one day!

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Alexandra and her husband Scott founded the company, Big Life Journals. They are on a mission to give parents tools and resources to raise their kids with a growth mindset, along with traits such as kindness, gratitude, grit, and resilience. In this episode, Alexandra and I talk about the importance of modeling these traits and behaviors, how we start these big conversations, and what we can start today that will help lead our families down this path of growth mindset and squashing limiting beliefs.

SHOW SPONSOR:

I am THRILLED to share the new Holiday Party Plans and Family Traditions Guide with you! The Holiday Family Traditions Guide is an essential to every parent celebrating the holiday season this year. It has every little memory, tradition, and experience you want to give your kids to make the season magical...but always run out of time to think of and plan for.

Shop the Christmas Cocktail Party Plan and the adorable (and made for moms!) Christmas Pajama Brunch Party Plan! And of course, grab your Holiday Family Celebrations Guide. It'll be your resource year after year for creating those memories and traditions your kids will look forward to starting with their own families one day!

Please SUBSCRIBE to the show, SHARE with your friends, and leave a REVIEW! This helps get the show in front of even more mamas, and allows me to get awesome guests who are going to blow your mind!

Head on over to my free Facebook group, Memories in Moments Insiders! There you'll find additional resources to support each episode, more information on guests and how you can connect with them, visual and video tutorials, and best of all, connection as we navigate parenting and making memories together!

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Jennifer Kirlin is an incredibly talented brand and party stylist with her company BellaGrey Designs. She creates the most stunning parties and tablescapes, and she is breaking them down and giving us all her best tips and tricks for creating our own in this podcast episode! Jennifer gives us her exact formula and steps to creating a beautiful table with interest and depth, while still keeping it totally easy and realistic for someone that doesn't do this for a living! I learned SO much from our chat! This is a must listen for those with holiday parties coming up!

Read all the show notes (including visuals of the tables we discuss!) on the episode's show notes page!

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As a big thank you gift for being such an encouraging and supportive listener, I've created a FREE Guide to Celebrating Thanksgiving for YOU to use this year! This guide is full of decor, tabletop tips, a list of my favorite items to set tables, kid's activities, ways to show gratitude and give back and more. All outlined for you in one handy little download to ensure you make tons of memories and new traditions this Thanksgiving!

Grab your guide here!

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Every year, I hear two major stressors for my party tribe when it comes to hosting a holiday party.

1. I am so busy at the holidays, that I always leave my party till the last minute and then I'm scrambling!

2. My house is not cute enough to host a party.

Let's address #2...WHAT. Your house has never been more beautiful than it is at the holidays. It's cozy, special, inviting, and warm. It's perfect...so let that one go please!

As for the first stressor...I get this one, and it's one I often feel at the holidays too. But today I've got my 5 steps that are going to crush this for you so after this episode you will be good to go, sister friend!

My #1 piece of advice? This is NOT the time to be the hero. You do not have to do everything. It's impossible and makes you dread your party, and that's terrible. So make me a promise that you will not try to be the hero and you'll let some things go this year so you can host a party you'll actually enjoy! Good, thanks!

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As a big thank you gift for being such an encouraging and supportive listener, I've created a FREE Guide to Celebrating Thanksgiving for YOU to use this year! This guide is full of decor, tabletop tips, a list of my favorite items to set tables, kid's activities, ways to show gratitude and give back and more. All outlined for you in one handy little download to ensure you make tons of memories and new traditions this Thanksgiving!

Grab your guide here!

See all the tips on the show notes page!

Please SUBSCRIBE to the show, SHARE with your friends, and leave a REVIEW! This helps get the show in front of even more mamas, and allows me to get awesome guests who are going to blow your mind!

Head on over to my free Facebook group, Memories in Moments Insiders! There you’ll find additional resources to support each episode, more information on guests and how you can connect with them, visual and video tutorials, and best of all, connection as we navigate parenting and making memories together!

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