Category Archives: twisted holidays

wow  what the wtf is this? seriously its one of my personal mindfully awesome family traditions I TWISTED! after writing this post here!

ok you read the post and now your in and wanna do it! yay now what?

simple, seriously!:

find, buy, or hell make a favorite change keeper! mine is a favorite antique coke pitcher! collect coke stuff but will not drink it I hate the taste! im so TWISTED!

1217181010_Burst01

go to your bank and get change rolls free, or buy some at the dollar tree!

1217181010a

set up collection station! I used my kitchen as that is where we walk into our humble abode!

2018 pics 136

start dropping in all your change! – this part has became a daily happiness and fun event per say for our whole family! “yay I got a dime to put in the jar! or a penny! we even had a few friends drop a quarter or so in while visiting as they enjoyed it as well!

key things to remember!

  • make sure you like the change container- adds to the positivity!
  • pick a date or dates to hold the rolling party! mark it down!- we do it 2 times a year! (June, as part of our summer blast off party! & Dec. as part of our Yule traditions for the month!) but twisted it to you!!
  • take pictures! the fun just piles on and we love to see and have memories of the events we hold yearly! ( we add them to our HOLIDAYS DAILY ALBUMS! )
  • decide what to do with the rolled change! we use June’s for summer fun and December’s towards  Yule gifts and activities! (again twist it to your lifestyle! be mindful thou!
  • this  is also a wonderful way to help kids learn to count money!

all in all a great inspirational and helpful way to make every day memories and teach along the way!

Yes yes! I am aware the dates on pics are way old these are to show you how long we have been enjoying this activity! see MINDFULLY POSTING!! lol!

what do you do with your change?- hell do you even see change anymore?- or is this a old times past for you!? the feel and smell of change- the memories!

regardless happy change collecting! see ya next time for more…..

cropped-my-logo

Twisted Me

here is to another month & more- Thanksgiving plans 2019

You’ve Been Gobbled Thanksgiving Tradition – The Dating Divas

Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions – Classroom Freebies

Simply Vintagegirl » The Thankful Tree   or this printable free one!

Thanksgiving Activities – Count Your Blessings Tree – Somewhat Simple

How to Plan a Turkey Trot for Your Friends and Family – Brooks Blog or down scale to a family tradition with a twist

November When..- we did option 2

Free Thanksgiving and Gratitude Printables be reminded!

27 Days of Gratitude Challenge

27-days-of-gratitude-for-thanksgiving.pdf twisted style  twisted for whole family!

Thanks a Day Gratitude Challenge– Welcome Crystal Wilkerson – The Crafting Chicks

Top 10 Reasons I’m Thankful for You

Thanksgiving for Two

Thanksgiving Charades Printables – The Dating Divas

-Thanksgiving Prep- Date

then  we did #6 –watch this classic every year!  a tradition to watch it around Thanksgiving time. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ – When & Where to Watch

Charlie Brown Thanksgivng Party « It’s a Yummy Life dot com

A Charlie Brown Christmas next month yay!

How to Host a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Party – The Girl Creative

Witchy Ways – Parenting

Charlie Brown Brownies + The Peanuts Movie Gift Set Giveaway – Young At Heart Mommy

Charlie Brown Muddy Buddies

happy November- stay twisted

Twisted Me

so new year new goals, new inspirations! for the most part some are still tagging along from last year! hey small steps!

so I found this helpful post on Pinterest.com!866ab79160faae1998907322565ef561

then I realized it did not actually help me much at all! I only found #5,# 6 and # 43 inspiring as a lot of these i do already !

(done or continued from last years new years goals!)

so then I just grabbed my coffee, a quiet place and I thought about my life my goals and my own inspirations! and all by my lonesome I came up with theses:

  • complete a year worth of daily photo challenges! I love making daily memories!
  • do a year worth of Bento lunches for my children (together)
  • continue my food bucket list, for 2019! (we really enjoy that one!)
  • catch up on my holiday daily & scrapbooks!
  • get back into my best life routine!
  • continue to use my self love and gratitude Journal this year! ( time well spent!)
  • finish my family cookbook!

well that was easier than i figured! and I am happy with the final list including the # 5,6, and 43 from above my new years goals for 2019 and planned and ready!

do you make yearly goals? share in the comments below!

well this fine post is  a wrap! see you next time!

Twisted Me

Twisted Holidays-Thanksgiving 2018

twisted holidays

so, as me and my daughter sat and tried to come up with a new way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year as we have moved in with my father & one of my many sisters! and several dogs! I came upon this post here Thanksgiving Turkey Treats – Clean and Sensible . & decided this in fact was the craft of choice this year! and my daughter, 11 year old son,as well as my other half and myself sat out the very night before thanksgiving to make them! (yes nothing like waiting till last minute, we know! we were up to the challenge!)

here are the photos I was able to sneak!

1121182317a11211823171121181929a

112118194411211823131121182313a11211823151121182316a1121182316b1121182316c1121182314

I have to admit we had a blast! and it was so well worth the minor stresses of mini wiggly eggs & pipe cleaners!

we have vowed to add this craft to our thanksgiving bucket list from this year on! they are so cute & not perfect that they are indeed…well..perfect! for this twisted family! because now we celebrate with our very own twisted turkey treats and bond and build memories every year!

they were so cute in fact we had to add even more twisted craftiness into it- a thankful display!!

here is the photo of that as well:

1121182314b1121182314a

you have to try making some twisted turkey treats! oh yes and don’t forget to share them with your loved ones!

have a blessed Thanksgiving!

TWISTED ME-

Rolling change? twisted it up have a party!

twisted holidays

We  really enjoy our seasonal mini change rolling parties! we grab our favorite drinks (seasonal ones of course) turn on music, grab a seasonal snack, hmm do you see a pattern here ? lol yes seasonal! look at you smart pants lol! way to roll- wow crappy pun their I know I caught it- totally unplanned actually hence the “tea I caught it!”

and it is so simple to twist and throw together!

time spent wisely, as well as , doing it in a fun family together way!

  • bonus tips!
  • take pictures always a good time for a picture
  • teach or remind math skills as doing it
  • change up the change holder seasonally if you wish
  • make it fun, and memorable!
  • twist it to your style idea inspirations

 

Here is how its done:

gather your change – I love this antique coke  pitcher I bought at a flea market!DSCF0100 (3)get some change rollers at the bank or dollar tree or friend even!

DSCF0101 (4)Dump it all out! DSCF0103DSCF0065 (3)sort them all out … my daughters favorite part!

keep sorting! DSCF0102 (4)

DSCF0106 (2) (2)DSCF0105and count it out ….repeat!

   then roll them all up!      DSCF0107

 

 

then! you celebrate a job well done! by either spending it on a family gift

a family outing, or do as we do save it all up and turn it in on new years day! and use that as a new years day tradition!

we really enjoy our seasonal mini change rolling parties! and it means so much more to use when we use it in the following summer as our summer fun fund!

of course we add to it as needed but regardless means something special as a family!

well that is how we party with change! hope you give it a try!

Do you save your change? do you even have change? ..comment on this post and share your twisted thoughts on change! 

stay blessed & enjoy change in both senses that is!

Twisted Me-

my new year new goals 2017

twisted holidays,

 new years re-cap/refresher

I have a lot of things against me daily let alone yearly,True..like for example sake  I have a 16 year old son  and  11 year old daughter @ home. I have o.c.d. with clutter, and I have a terrible issue with junk!

Many more things as well but will list them at a different time of course. But my point remains that all though I do have bunches going on daily I made a new years resolution to mend them all,per say! and then some.

so what I have chosen to do was actually simple, yes really really!make a plan,and take action DAILY! so here is the plan:

  1. DE-clutter& remove junk out of our home and my life.
  2. reconnect with my growing to fast children.
  3. reconnect with my man and our relationship.
  4. re-find myself!! completely.
  5. be happy & stress free as much as possible
  6. oh yes, and  I almost forgot …start a new hobby.

yep! that’s  what I said and I am sticking to it, come hell high water, a teen melt down or fashion crisis  i am going to do it!
and as an added bonus to myself, I found out how to do it stress free as possible, wanna know how? well follow me here…and read scroll and click your way to my new years plan, and actions.

1.  headed to pinterest searched up “plans, DE-clutter, and family fun.”  boom! pin after pin! it was like  the mother load  of answers just opened up and with every click I was given help hope and happiness!
2. saved all my useful pins to the appropriate board Update! Here
(stay organized!)
3 . printed out the ones for in my MONTHLY BINDER
4. and celebrated my big steps to start my goals off on the right feet, and stress free I enjoyed a cup of coffee to my accomplishments!

*update- I started a personal love journal..interactive, positive, helpful, and crafty! new hobby check!!

Also I started a relationship monthly  calendar activity with my man , so number 3 check! and started a photo album of sorts with my daughter , and journals with my kids so 2 and 4,and 5 check!   and  I started this Blog so I guess I was already 1 up on the new hobby part!
(bonus points for having 2 hobbies?)

what are your biggest new years goals?  feel free to let me know,  here on the comments, I love hearing  them!

so far I am kicking this new years butt! hopefully I continue down this road of accomplishments and finish strong in January! Time will tell. until then, happy trails and live happy and stress free.

Twisted me-