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posted on November 28, 2022

Let The Enneagram Guide Your Gifting This Holiday Season

As a 3 wing 2, I always want the people around me to feel loved and cared for – and I want to get really GOOD at it so that they continue to feel that love and care. While my intentions may have started with my own desire to be the best at gifting, I think the best part of this experiment was really knowing those around me better and their different motivations and desires that get them through life. 

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posted on November 21, 2022

10 Quality Puzzle Brands For The Little And Grown-Up Puzzle Lovers In Your Life

I am hard-pressed to think of many hobbies that can be truly enjoyed by both toddlers and older adults alike,

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posted on November 18, 2022

8 Kitchen Gadget Gift Ideas For Home Cooks & Hobby Bakers

When I think about my day-to-day life as a mom, I’m pretty sure that I spend 70% of my day

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posted on November 15, 2022

Greed, Gratitude & The Gimmies: Episode 391



The toy catalogs have arrived and the lists are being made! It’s normal for kids to wish and want all season long, and it’s ALSO normal for all those “gimmes” to get on parents’ nerves (or make us worry that we’re raising entitled kids!). In today’s episode, Meagan and Sarah talk about what it looks like to help kids cultivate gratitude (it’s a long game, trust us), how to allow them to hope and wish while providing reasonable expectations, and how to model accepting gifts with gratitude and grace. Most of all we’re here to normalize this tension between greed and gratitude in kids: It’s not you. It’s not them. It’s just not YET.

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posted on December 5, 2021

More Than Mom: Best Gifts We’ve Ever Gotten (Plus Gift Ideas For Fellow Moms + Awesome Ladies)



Matchy Christmas china, snuggly slippers, nice leather bags, and incredible concerts . . . these are a few of our favorite things! What makes a great gift AND how do you increase your odds of actually getting it? Today’s More Than Mom is all about the most memorable gifts of our Christmases Past–plus what’s on our wish lists (and shopping lists!) this year. We talk about gifts from childhood, experience gifts, weird gifts, and gifts that turn into traditions. We also discuss what really makes a gift feel thoughtful and personal, and some of our favorite gifts to give the women in our lives. As a bonus, Sarah also shares a decade-long Christmas gift mystery! This episode is full of inspiration.

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posted on November 13, 2021

Mom’s 2021 Holiday Wish List

After all of the work that moms put into the holidays, we want them to have some fun and dream about what they want! We asked our contributor team to share one gift that they hope to receive this year.

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