Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 13: Decor Day
“It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go.” Today is the day to start making your home look like Christmas -- decor day! It is time to get out all of your Christmas decorations. You don’t have to do all your decorating today but get a start on...
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 12: Catch up on Your Projects
Today is another freebie day, and we are more than halfway there! Use this day to catch up on any projects you have been meaning to finish and cross them off of the list! Nothing feels better than to put a checkmark on your list. If you are already all caught up on...
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 11: Get Your Recipes Together
Recipes That favorite fudge recipe you always make, that delicious marinated carrot recipe your mom used to concoct, and Aunt Edna’s pumpkin pie recipe are yearly Christmas treats. The problem is every year you have to search to find them. Wouldn’t it be great to have...
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 10: Gather Your Elf Supplies
Originally, this project was going to be “buy your stuff,” but I know that all of us probably have enough gift wrap, tags and ribbon to supply Santa’s workshop. Problem is, most of us find it December 26th. Elf Supplies So dig through your basement, garage, spare...
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 9: Gifts for Out-of-Town Friends and Family
Plan ahead for gifts for out-of-town family and friends Refer back to your gift giving list to identify anyone who will require their gift to be shipped, as these gifts for out-of-town family/friends can take extra thought. Now think of the least stressful ways to...
Episode #280 – Creating a Clutter Free Christmas- Part 2
It just won't be Christmas unless . . . you listen in to these tips from Kathi Lipp and Tonya Kubo. Have less clutter and more living at Christmas without the mandatory expectations that wear everyone out. Listen in for tips 8 through 14 in this second installment on...
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 8: Catch-Up Day (and a Bonus Project for Extra Credit)
Organized for Christmas doesn't mean you can't rest. Time to catch up on anything you haven’t been able to finish thus far. Check your binder. Take a breath. You’ve got this! If you are not sure of the last time you took a breath, it has been too long! Your next step...
Digging Deep Into Scripture With Words
When we run into a hard-to-understand verse in the Bible, it’s hard to know what to think or where to look for answers. In the second post of her “Tools Not Rules” series of Bible study “how-tos”, Amy Carroll shares how following a single word through scripture can...
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 7: What’s Your Christmas Budget?
Do you know how much you actually spend on Christmas? It can be a real eye-opener to look at your Christmas budget. A few dollars here for eggnog, a couple dollars there for the boss’s gift, $5 for the new set of lights because the old ones don’t work or you can’t...