gifts

Since making the Treasure Valley home, I've appreciated how people here are much more down to earth and real. After living in places where everyone was trying to outdo their neighbors, coworkers, and friends, it's really nice to be in a place where it's less about being flashy and mor…

It's the thought that counts. Unless the thought includes something that creates more work for mom and dad, or noise, or trash. There are some gifts that make parents cringe!

Whether you're home for the Holidays, stuck inside with your roommates and away from family or just bored on Christmas day, I have a list of eight super fun games you can play with family and friends to make this Holiday season feel a little less miserable.

Time is a weird thing right now. Being mixed up in this worldwide pandemic has made days feel like weeks and weeks feel like years. At the same time, I just looked at the calendar and had a panic attack when I realized August is creeping up on me.

Most people are planning to spend $149 on dad for Father's Day this year, and if your low-maintenance dad is anything like mine, that's a lot of barbecue sauce.

Flowers and necklaces are nice on Mother's Day, but sometimes just seeing that the silverware drawer has been closed all the way is pampering enough. If making a mom feel special is the point, we've got 25 easy ways to do it.

Christmas is just days away, and a daunting question for those of us with kids in our lives that seems to come up every year remains for me; How much do you spend on the kids?

As gift-givers, we get the biggest high when we put a lot of thought into a gift that has special meaning and it makes the receiver laugh, cry, or jump up and down. But the best gift, apparently, requires no thought at all.

Not everyone loves a Secret Santa gift exchange at the office, and here's why.

I've been buying my dad Father's Day gifts for years, but never before have I made this dumb shopping mistake.