Tandem For Two Blog

How To Efficiently Pack for a Week

I love to get away and I prefer to pack light when I do. My family actually teases me that I pack in such small suitcases or backpacks for our...

Taking the Road Less Traveled

When my husband and I got married less than a year out of college we hadn’t traveled too many places. He had never flown in an airplane or been to...

What is a tea towel?

Every once in a while I encounter someone who asks, "what the heck is a tea towel"? To me, it’s an old-fashioned way of saying kitchen towel or bar towel,...

How to Say I Love You without Spending a Dime

Have you ever heard of the book The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman? This was a book that had been recommended to me while I was in college and...

How to Refresh your Walls on a Budget

Are your walls looking tired and outdated or boring? Have you updated your furniture or freshly painted the walls, but haven’t updated your decor? You can easily refresh your walls...

No More New Year’s Resolutions

We all do it. We all dream of what we’d like to be better at in the new year, look better, feel better, stop doing, start doing, change, learn, grow…We...

Merry Christmas, friends!

I know you may be up to your eyeballs in last minute holiday prep, but I'd like you to take a minute and put down the homemade cookie recipe, gift...

Unique and Inexpensive Gift Wrapping Ideas

Tired of the store bought plasticky bows? No good at curling ribbon? Want some less expensive gift wrap options? I have tons of ideas on how to make your presents...

Christmas Traditions to Start

My daughter recently declared this really is the most wonderful time of the year. She stated that I start my marathon of cooking the best food and treats and making...

Cozy Christmas Bedroom Decor

Bring some holiday spirit into your bedroom! Simple and easy additions to your existing bedroom decor will make it holiday ready without breaking your budget.

How To Set a Formal Thanksgiving Table

Setting a table can intimidating but it doesn’t have to be! We include the basics for setting a casual table and the details for a more formal table. You will...

How to Live a Grateful Life

It always seems easier to me to think of the big moments in life and feel so #thankful #lucky #blessed (insert your favorite hash tag or eye roll here) in...