by kathilipp | Dec 30, 2014 | Clutter Free, Podcast, The Get Organized Project, tips and ideas |
Clutter Free in 2015!
Are you motivated to get (and keep) yourself organized this year? We talked to our own in-house clutter expert and the author of Clutter Free (yes, it’s Kathi) about going clutter free for 2015. Listen as Kathi tells you how to:
– Sort through your stuff to decide what to keep and what to get rid of.
– Find a space for everything and a use for everything you have.
– Lead your family by example as you get your house organized.
– Get your life in order so that you can feel sane this year.
Listen in and then pick up a copy of Kathi’s new book, Clutter Free, and get started on a new and organized year.
Don’t forget to sign up for the 21-Day Clutter Free Challenge!
Cheri Gregory is a Certified Personality Trainer; contributor to multiple books, including Wired That Way and 21 Ways to Connect With Your Kids; and frequent speaker for MOPS groups, women’s retreats, parent workshops, and educational conferences. She’s been married to her college sweetheart, Daniel, for twenty-five years and they have two young adult children, Annemarie and Jonathon.
She blogs about expectations, “baditude”, and hope at www.CheriGregory.com. Connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.
by kathilipp | Dec 30, 2014 | Christmas, Uncategorized |
When to take down your Christmas tree is a very personal decision. Bringing it up in mixed company (me and my husband Roger,) is sure to bring up “issues” in our marriage. (Suffice to say; before we were married, my tree was down on December 26th. WE now leave it up until New Year’s Day. Sigh.)
So I’m going to leave it up to each household as to when “undecorating” is done. I just want you to have the “stuff” ready to go when you do want to pack it all away.
Project #1 Put Away the Paper
Today’s task is to put away all the paper-related parts of the holiday.
- Wrap it Up I am a box and ribbon saver. So sue me. I feel that I’m helping the environment, and have a secret thrill to see how many times I can use the fluffy Santa bag before it looks trashy. The key to being able to reuse each year is packing them up well. Before you destroy those great sturdy boxes that all your presents were shipped in, keep the best of them to store your Christmas boxes, wrap, bags, tissue and ribbon. I’ve even created some cute labels for you to print out and put on your boxes to make them easy to find next December. Go to my Facebook Author page at http://www.facebook.com/kathilipp.author to download the free labels. You’ll thank me next year.
- Leave Notes to Your Future Self If you’ve purchased your Christmas cards this year (50% off!) for next year, put their exact location on your calendar (wall calendar, Outlook, Google Calendar, etc.) so you don’t forget and then have to go buy more December 15th – only to find them on the 20th…
I put a note on my calendar for October 1 that reads, “Don’t buy any Christmas Wrapping – You Have ENOUGH!!!)
3. Update Your Christmas Card List NOW! While you know where all those envelopes bearing return address are. Don’t wait – seize the after Christmas day!
So tell me where you fall on the wrapping paper scale in the comments below:
A. “I always run out about December 20th.”
B. “Everyone in my family could come and wrap their gifts for the next five years and I would still have paper left over to wrap gifts for the next couple of years…”
C. “Doesn’t matter. Every year I lay in a new supply on December 26th!”
Now go have fun!
Are you ready to be Clutter Free? Start the 21-Day Clutter Free challenge! Sign up now!
by kathilipp | Dec 29, 2014 | Christmas, The Get Organized Project, tips and ideas |
Welcome to the Five-Day Christmas UN-Project — Putting it away well…so there will be less drama next year!
Hi Friends – I hope you had an amazing Christmas with Christ at the center of it all. Now that you’ve had a day to recuperate and clean up some wrapping paper, I want to give you an opportunity to pack up, clean up and put up the trimmings well so that next year, it will be drama free.
We will have a five day un-project. Starting on Wednesday morning, I will give you five days of instructions so that next year, you will have a head start on everything Christmas!
If you’re not already signed up for the blog, just go to KathiLipp.com and sign up. You will have each and every project delivered to your inbox.
Are you ready to be Clutter Free? Start the 21-Day Clutter Free challenge! Sign up now!
Blessings on you this week friends!
Kathi
by kathilipp | Dec 23, 2014 | Christmas, Podcast, The Husband Project |
LOOKING FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR YOUR MAN?
Christmas can be reverent, joyful, exuberant and fun, but it can also be… romantic. And Kathi and Erin want to show you how you can make this Christmas a wonderful time for your family, but also a hot, hot, hot time for your spouse. Listen in and hear:
- Kathi and Erin’s best tips for making your marriage a priority during the holidays.
- Ideas for romantic gifts for your spouse. (The kind of gifts that the kids shouldn’t see you open.)
- Fun and, yes, even sexy suggestions for holiday romance that will make your husband’s eyes light up.
Click over to Kathi’s blog and read her best red gift ideas and then stay tuned for more information about when Kathi and Erin’s new book releases.
Erin MacPherson lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Cameron, her sons Joey and Will and her daughter Kate. She is the author of “The Christian Mama’s Guide Series“, a staff writer for Dun & Bradstreet and a freelancer for publications like Thriving Family Magazine, MOPS MomSense, FamilyLife Magazine, Daily Guideposts and BEMag. She blogs about her life, her kids and her faith at ChristianMamasGuide.com.
by kathilipp | Dec 23, 2014 | Christmas, The Husband Project, tips and ideas |
Have I got some Red Gift ideas for you? Make Christmas fun for your man by buying him a few of these items!
1. Lingerie (for him to open, but you to wear)
2. A box of Red Hots with your husband’s picture on it.
3. Matching boxers
4. Warming lotion (use a coffee warmer to keep it warm)
5. PJs (You wear the top, he wears the bottoms)
6. A card with 10 reasons why you are grateful for everything he does
7. 21 Post it notes around your room of reasons you love him
8. Mistletoe on the headboard of your bed
9. A box of chocolates (with instructions for the two of you to share them in bed.)
Don’t forget to listen to this week’s podcast – Naughty…and nice holiday gifts for your man — RED GIFTS!
Photo courtesy of Free Digital Photos. (http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/Christmas_g54-Santa_Woman__Holding_A_Gift_Box_p123859.html)
by kathilipp | Dec 17, 2014 | Christmas |
What to give someone for Christmas can be a difficult decision to make. Want some really cool ideas? Author Cheri Gregory has done something amazing! She’s given us some great ideas for gifts for Christmas that don’t cost any money and that are suited perfectly to your loved one’s personality!
Here are the links. Have fun!
Top 10 Priceless Gifts that Don’t Cost a Dime for a Melancholy / Analytic Personality
Top 10 Priceless Gifts that Don’t Cost a Dime for a Phlegmatic / Amiable Personality
Top 10 Priceless Gifts that Don’t Cost a Dime for a Choleric / Driving Personality
Top 10 Priceless Gifts that Don’t Cost a Dime for a Sanguine / Expressive Personality:
If you’re not sure what personality type you are (or what personality type your recipient is), here’s a test to get you started!
by kathilipp | Dec 16, 2014 | Christmas, Podcast |
Have you ever had one of those… days. What do you do when life feels out of control, when you can’t find peace, when your soul is restless… and it’s the holidays? We talked to Bonnie Gray, author of Finding Spiritual Whitespace about:
- How to embrace the part of you that is real and let go of the business and fluff that tend to overwhelm at this time of the year.
- Creating space in your heart for God in a busy season.
- Practical tips on how you can find spiritual whitespace for your entire family this Christmas.
- How to enjoy the small things this holiday season for a truly joyful, hopeful season.
Click here to read Bonnie’s list of favorite reads (so you can settle your heart with story per her advice) and then listen in as Bonnie Gray brings a breath of fresh air to the frazzle of the season.
Plus, start off 2015 with Bonnie’s online spiritual whitespace book club and start your year with some peace for your soul.
After you listen to the podcast, come back and answer the question below for a chance to win:
1) “The Lost Chapters” free mini-ebook with extra chapters from the book!
2) “Ten Soul Espressos: Top 10 verses on Rest” (a printable)
3) “You Are Loved” digital wallpaper
Descriptions for each item can be found here!
QUESTION – Is God calling you to create whitespace in your heart for Him in a busy season? What does it look like for you?
We are giving away 10 copies of items 1-3 to ten winners, so don’t forget to leave a comment!
Bonnie Gray is soulful author of Finding Spiritual Whitespace: Awakening Your Soul to Rest which garnered starred review praise from Publisher’s Weekly, noted as the Top 6 new notable religion authors. Bonnie serves up shots of faith for everyday life on her nationally-syndicated blog FaithBarista.com and she is a contributor to Crosswalk.com and DaySpring (in)courage. After graduating from UCLA, she served as a missionary, a ministry entrepreneur and as a high tech professional in Silicon Valley. Bonnie lives in Northern California with her husband, Eric, and their two sons.
by kathilipp | Dec 15, 2014 | Home, Relationships, The Husband Project |
In January, I’m launching Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space, but guess what? I’m also launching Happy Habits for Every Couple and you could be a part of our launch team!
Yes, I know…two books in one month! That’s how we roll!
So could your marriage use a little tune up?
When was the last time you flirted with your husband? Was it before you had kids?
Does your idea of a hot date include a drive-thru and springing for the extra-large fries?
What would your marriage look like if for 21 days you turned your attention to happy habits that will better your relationship? Plenty of books describe how to improve a marriage, how to save a marriage, even how to ramp up intimacy in a marriage. In Happy Habits for Every Couple, Kathi Lipp and husband Roger show you practical, fun-filled ways to put love and laughter back into your marriage.
Here are just a few of the results you’ll see when you put Happy Habits for Every Couple into practice:
new levels of warmth and tenderness in your relationship
a deeper sense of security with your spouse
a marriage filled with fun and flirting
If you haven’t given up the dream of being head-over-heels with your spouse again, following this 21-day plan will give you just the boost you need to bring you closer together.
Standard game rules apply: love on each other; share hope, grace, and encouragement; read the book and write a review.
We are sending out copies of the book next week, so tell us why you’d like to be a part of our new family!
If you are interested, just take a moment to fill out the application below:
HAPPY HABITS FOR EVERY COUPLE LAUNCH TEAM APPLICATION!
by kathilipp | Dec 10, 2014 | Christmas, tips and ideas |
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The Holidays are here! How’s everybody doing? Hanging in there? Remembering to breathe and focus on the real reason we celebrate this season?
Need something to make your life a little easier right now?
Here are some of the quick tips and time-savers we’ve come up with to help make this Holiday a wonderful time for you and your family!
If you missed this week’s podcast on our Top 5 Holiday Hacks, take a few minutes and listen in now!
Looking for something to give someone for Christmas who is having a hard time making ends meet? Check out our ideas!
Podcast 128 was all about saving money for Christmas without sacrificing the things that matter and making things less stressful!
Are you looking for easy gifts to give that don’t require a lot of (if any) wrapping? Check out this post!
And if things in your life are just too crazy, maybe you should check out my book Get Yourself Organized! 21 Steps to Less Mess and Stress! (This is an Amazon affiliate link.)
Have a great week!
by kathilipp | Dec 9, 2014 | Christmas, Podcast |
How do you survive the holidays?
Kathi and Erin share their top 5 Holiday Hacks to make your holidays simple and fun.
- Easy gifts you can keep on hand.
- Simple ways to make baking and cooking… simple.
- Dial back and be intentional about making Christmas meaningful.
- Celebrate and enjoy your family this holiday season instead of feeling stressed.
Plus, click below to download our Holiday Hacks PDF and get a list of all of Kathi’s and Erin’s hacks, plus more hacks from our readers, plus to get the recipes and instructions for crafts mentioned in the podcast.
FREE DOWNLOAD
All of the holiday hacks from the podcast our included on the download. There is also a link at the bottom of the download that will take you to the Facebook post on Kathi’s feed with more of her reader’s ideas!
Click here to download.
Erin MacPherson lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Cameron, her sons Joey and Will and her daughter Kate. She is the author of “The Christian Mama’s Guide Series“, a staff writer for Dun & Bradstreet and a freelancer for publications like Thriving Family Magazine, MOPS MomSense, FamilyLife Magazine, Daily Guideposts and BEMag. She blogs about her life, her kids and her faith at ChristianMamasGuide.com.
