If books aren’t your thing, why not host a craft club? Knitting, scrapbooking, random Pinterest DIY. Homemade and personalized gifts have become increasingly popular, but we’re not all good at crafts. Getting together is a fun way to help each other out. Pus, ideas will bounce off each other. The possibilities are endless! Poll your […]
Grab a Book
To me, November through January feels like a pilgrimage back to basic goodness: love, family, simple pleasures, hope, and renewal. I love being warmed up with a cup of hot cocoa with cinnamon, or dusting off that plush throw so I can curl up under it with a good book. Families and friends gather together to […]
Holiday Host (#sggh)
Now that you’ve mastered a holiday dish, you don’t need to wait for a potluck to share it. You can host a potluck dinner! One of the things I learned when evaluating an event is to replace “What went wrong” with “What can we improve.” If we only pinpoint what went wrong, the bad things, […]
Dish and Share It (#sggh)
The holidays are filled with parties and potlucks. And they shouldn’t be something to dread for those of us who are single. I am blessed enough to come from a culture where everybody just invites everybody to parties. It’s the Filipino way. When the family comes over, that includes families you do not have blood ties […]
My Brave Today
It was a such a pleasure to read Annie F. Down’s new book “Let’s All Be Brave,” and to be part of the Bloom book club. And so I’m going to take a small step of bravery and share my thoughts about the book with you via video. If you can’t see the video, click […]
Deck the Halls (#sggh)
Went to church for our Christmas production rehearsal and found they started decorating for Christmas! I just love it. There’s something about Christmas decorations that just puts a smile on my face. So here’s another tip for my single ladies for the holidays. Deck the halls 🙂 Decorate! Pinterestify (that’s a word, right?) your home […]
Define Your Home (#sggh)
When planning this series, I figured I need to do some due diligence and see what other people have advised us singles to do in the holidays. So I Googled different variations of “holiday activities for singles” and what came up made my heart sink. Travel. Oh I love to travel. I love seeing the […]
