A Bowl Full of Simple

My Favorite Things for You!

December 11, 2013

Today’s the day my friends! I’ve been keeping this under wraps for so long, I can finally let you in on a little secret. yippee! I am so excited to announce that I am hosting my very first personal giveaway. In honor of my upcoming birthday and my annual Favorite Things Party, I couldn’t […]

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Advent + Traditions

December 6, 2013

What a week it’s been. Phew! Good thing I was able to be a little organized ahead of time because it’s been 7 days full of holiday fun with family, friends, old and new traditions. It all starts the night of Thanksgiving, when we give the kids new Christmas jammies and slippers. How to Make […]

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Trust Me on Luvocracy!

December 2, 2013

Happy December! I’m doing something different this year on A Bowl Full of Simple. Instead of inundating you all with Gift Guides all month, I’ve decided to share with you a great website that just may change the way you shop online. Luvocracy, is built around the idea that social sharing has exploded. People […]

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Just Us – November 2013

November 30, 2013

We pulled the kids out of school early this week for an impromptu trip to see family and Mickey Mouse. It was such a great change of pace. I loved having all my people together this week – Just Us November 2013 Next up is Julyssa Schenk Photography

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Thanksgiving

November 28, 2013

Giving thanks for all of my blessings my home… where we stay warm and cozy my children… who make me laugh each and every day my husband… who believes in me my family… who love me my readers… who join me from 130 countries my friends… who fuel me It is simple. Gratitude makes us […]

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Inspiration | Holiday Organization

November 25, 2013

I rather prefer when Thanksgiving is not quite so late in the month of november. It gives me some breathing room between Thanksgiving and December 1st when I always seem to have a minor freak out that Christmas is coming and I don’t want to rush it. I love December and like to have as […]

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Friday Favorites

November 22, 2013

Some fall sunshine to light up your weekend after a week of rain here in California. This photo was taken on a run a few weeks ago. It’s one of my favorite places in the Bay Area. It may be time for a post on how special it is to me. I hope to get […]

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The Fall Table

November 20, 2013

100 layer cake One of my favorite parts of every dinner party is preparing the table. I lovingly think about simple ways to make the table look special without adding too much. In fact, my favorite tables have very few elements. With Thanksgiving around the corner, this particularly special dinner is not any different. Actually, […]

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Holiday Favorites from Minted + A BIG Giveaway!!

November 18, 2013

I am so excited today! I’m sharing with you all some of my favorite Minted products that truly make me happy. What can I say, I’m a simple gal, a pretty little card goes a long way with me. I’m sure many of you have heard about Minted for holiday cards, but did you […]

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Friday Favorites

November 15, 2013

The best portion of a good man’s life. His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth (1770-1850) Poet In honor of World Kindness Day this week (November 13, 2013), I’m sharing a small obsession of mine – random acts of kindness. For some reason I am mildly infatuated with stories and […]