What is ELF ON THE SHELF? Just Shoot Me Now ... Someone recently asked, "What is The Elf on the Shelf?". I wanted to say, "Have you been living under a rock?," but then I remembered it was only 5 years ago that I started partaking in this why the f--- have I started doing this time-consuming, often stressful tradition (I kid, I kid), so I digress... The Elf on the Shelf Christmas Tradition that was created by two moms in the 1970’s (that apparently had nothing better to do w

My husband & I like to leave sweet notes or draw funny pictures on our daughters' bathroom mirror so that when they wake up in the morning, they have something that starts their day with a smile. As much as they roll their eyes and act like they don't care, we know they enjoy the notes and get the effort & love put into it. They, too, leave us notes on our mirror (albeit with my $20 MAC lipstick and not the EXPO marker laying right there... omg. ) Moral of the story? The lit