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Hello, I’m 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮. That’s👆🏻a glimpse of my crazy crew. And as a 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻, I fully embrace “𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚛”! So if I am going to bring the magic of an elf, I am going to go all out! I am the official “ᴇʟғ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇʀ”. I do what I can to keep the magic ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ & ᴇᴀsʏ during Christmas.
What began as a way to savor my daughter’s precious imagination, ended up bringing me more ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛ than I can even explain. I found myself wanting to create more 𝙵𝚄𝙽 & 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘇𝘆 activities for her elf to get into. Each morning, in December, she would wake up with such joy in her eyes and with such anticipation as she would ask, “𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 did Trixie do now?” (𝖳𝗋𝗂𝗑𝗂𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖾𝗅𝖿). In a world filled with so much darkness and negative stories, all I want to do is bring a little 𝗃𝗈𝗒, 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 & 𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍𝖾𝗋 … something 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 to jumpstart each day that we can ᴀʟʟ 𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕖 about. And I hope I am doing just that.
elf effect (adj.)
a made-up terminology to describe the joy a child receives after he/she experiences the craziness of their elf via the Elf Gone Crazy activities
the lens, in which, we should all see through…. but without first having to go through the experience of your own child’s cancer journey
If I can bring joy to this world or somehow inspire others… I’m going to do it. We all face challenges, at some point in our lives, but God is good.. time after time. I get to be not only a PROUD wife to an incredibly inspirational man, but I also get to be the mom to one mad-creative 9 year old girl & an unstoppable 4 year old cancer SURVIVOR… oh, and our new puppy Sherman Machiavelli. I have THE MOST incredible army of family & friends around me & I am so beyond grateful for this life of mine. These past years have shaped the lens in which I view things… I have learned that I cannot control what happens to me…. but I can control how I choose to react to it. Finding the good, even if I have to squint to see it… to find the light, in every situation… this is HAPPINESS lives. And I hope that you’ll find your happy too.
WHAT CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING:
“Thank you so much!! This is all so adorable!!! I’m so excited! Thank you!”
— Melissa M
“My oldest is 8 so he loves the funnier ones! He also likes to “search” for them. Obviously he’s on the older side. I also have a preschooler and a toddler so they are good with everything… It has been great! You put so much time and effort into this!”
— Emily B
“Thanks!!! So excited to have this!! You did an awesome job putting this together!”