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...
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 6: Get Your Gift List Together
When was the last time you searched for the perfect gift for your cousin who was coming over for the annual gift exchange – the one happening tomorrow? It’s happened to all of us at least once (or four times). This is one way to ENSURE your holidays will be stressful....
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 5: Schedule Your Time for the Holidays
If you don’t plan your time, someone else will. During the holidays it is especially important to schedule your time in advance so you have the time to do the things that are truly important to you. Schedule Your Time For example, I schedule downtime. Life gets very...
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 4: Prep Your Christmas Card
Prep your Christmas cards When was the last time you got to December 10th and took a deep sigh of relief that your cards were completely done and mailed?? Umm, I have to answer that one honestly and say never. But I can also honestly say that when they are done early,...
Get Yourself Organized for Christmas Project 3: Pick Your Christmas Card Picture
If you’re not sending a Christmas card this year, or you’re sending a card sans family photo, you get to sit this project out. For the rest of us, it’s time to sit down and choose a photo or choose a date to take or pick your Christmas card picture. Enjoy this...
I AM – Book Review
I recently read — no, scratch that — I devoured Michele Cushatt’s first book, Undone. While I have never had a cancer diagnosis, I found myself strangely relating to her memoir. My "undone" was both different (recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility) and the same...
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