Sundays with April

Coming to you from another amazing morning in beautiful Colorado, where we have had the most amazing Fall I have ever seen.

It is mid-November, and we haven’t had any snow yet; it is still around 70 degrees daily. We usually have snow by now and 50 degree days. With the amazing warmth, the trees still have their stunning, colorful leaves, and beauty is everywhere.

Some say we are being punished for the latest season of Love is Blind, lol!  (The worst season ever IMO.)

But I love it so much, and I wish every Fall could be like this. I would be just fine if this were our new normal.

Ok, let’s get into what is really probably on everyone’s mind.

Christmas is about 5 weeks away!

When do you decorate for the holidays?

Are you a “day after Halloween” or “day after Thanksgiving” holiday decorator?

I feel slightly bad for Thanksgiving because I feel like it is being pushed aside earlier and earlier to make way for the delight of Christmas, but I admittedly love to decorate as soon as Halloween is over.

Mostly because I LOVE Christmas and want to enjoy the decor a little longer.

If you missed my 12 days of Christmas last year, where I sent you an email for 12 days in a row of new holiday crafts, recipes, and ideas, don’t worry. I put it all in one place where you can just scroll through my holiday content.

Grab a coffee or your favorite drink and browse through the content.

You might find a craft or idea that you really love!

Let’s talk about the upcoming Black Friday!

It’s time to stock up on things you have been waiting for and gifts for loved ones and Black Friday deals are the way to get what you want and go a little easier on your wallet!

I am putting together a BUNCH of new gift guides, so come back to the blog and you can check them out.

Amazon will be starting their Black Friday deals on November 20 so I will also be sharing those Black Friday deals here on the blog and will be sending you an email with my favorites and lists for everyone!

So many retailers have decided to start Black Friday early, so you can also check back here for deals throughout the week ahead and Cyber Monday.

I will be sharing deals from other retailers like Target, etc. here as well, so just watch for those emails to come across your inbox!

How to Get $$ Back on Black Friday shopping

My favorite thing!

This has nothing to do with your bank or credit card cash back program.

I joined this cashback program years ago, and so far have gotten over $1000 back in my pocket!

It is completely separate from anything that your credit card or bank offers, so it is additional cash back in your pocket every quarter!!

You can sign up here for the program and start earning cash back on everything you purchase this holiday season and throughout the year!

It doesn’t cost you a penny!

And, if you sign up using my code (free to you) you and I BOTH get $50 cash back automatically once you sign up and as long as you spend $50 on your purchases!!

Which I know you’re going to do anyway.

And retailers are increasing their cashback % over the holidays so the earnings are even greater. And stacked with your credit card cash back. It is a win/win!

I share this every year, and everyone who signs up LOVES it!

I added the extension to my browser and then whenever I am on a website it will give me a pop up that tells me what the % cash back offer is and also applies any coupons found for the website. Genius!

You can read allllll about how it works in this post I wrote about getting paid for my holiday shopping!

My Latest Craft for Christmas

In case you missed it, I made my daughter and her family the cutest handmade craft for Christmas!

Sometimes it is hard to know what you get your adult children.

This is PERFECT!!

Check out one of the best gifts I have made!

Most popular things I have shared lately

You can click “here” to see a curation of the most popular things with all of you lately.

The list includes:

This is my favorite light-up tool in my toolbox! Every home should have one!

This serum has changed my skin. Menopause has been a challenge, and I don’t do any injectables. Worth. Every. Penny.

This set of two linen drapes. You will be shocked at the price for two!! Come in different colors and lengths! I bought 102″.

Sneak Peek of the Office

Oh, what a project!

This has taken much longer than anticipated, but I keep moving forward.

You can check out what I got when I ordered my wallpaper the other day, and I am a little nervous about it!

It is bold, the pattern is large, and it was expensive.

It is the same wallpaper I planned on, but in a different color. Check out the mood board and plan for the office!

I wrote this post in February 2025! I need to do an update post, but you can also see the progress over on Instagram. Don’t worry if you don’t have the app. I will keep you up to speed here, too!

Sharing your favorite holiday recipes

I would love to share your favorite holiday recipes with everyone here! If you would like to participate, please email me at with your favorite go-to holiday recipe and a pretty photo, and I will share it all in an upcoming post!

Email: april@aprilcolleen.com

Subject: Favorite Holiday Recipe

I am wishing you the best this week and always.

Remember, you can do it all yourself, but let’s do it together!