I’ve heard people say they would like to make their Christmas cards but they just don’t have time. I’ve thought about doing this myself but have stopped because it just feels so overwhelming to make a huge stack of cards. Well, this year I thought I’d do something new and just make one or two cards for special friends. Like you, I have special people in my life who I don’t see as often as I’d like and who I don’t usually see during the holidays. We don’t exchange gifts and when I send them a card I feel like I’m missing something.
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A Very Tiny Little Homemade Gift
Posted in Christmas, Crafts, Family & Friends, Gifts, Relationships, tagged handmade Christmas cards, handmade gift, homemade Christmas cards on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Your Beautiful and Stress Free Holiday
Posted in Celebrate, Change it!, Christmas, Communication, Decorations, Family & Friends, Gifts, Inspiration, Planning, Traditions, tagged stress free holiday, stress free holiday entertaining, stress free holiday tips on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
That’s what we all want right? A beautiful holiday, a stress free holiday, one that happens with joy and love and without stress, frustration, and overwhelm. Well, that’s what I want for you as well. Heck, that’s why I spend my days sharing all these ideas with you guys. That’s why I give you all [...]
Fun for Family History Month
Posted in Family & Friends, Memories, tagged family history month, preserving family history, preserving family memories on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
October is Family History Month and it gives us an incredible opportunity to share family stories, passing them down from generation to generation so we can preserve family history. It’s a great time to sit down with your parents or your grandparents and ask them questions about their life; and if you have kids be sure to bring them along for this. As you begin to uncover stories and details you’ll find yourself pulled into the past and possibly discovering a person you never knew or a time you’ve only read about in books.
Here are a few questions to get the wheels turning and the conversation going.
Bologna Sandwiches and Family Ties
Posted in Celebrate, Family & Friends, Parenting, Traditions, tagged close family relationships, creating good habits, ideas for family time on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I was making lunch the other day I pulled out my 12 grain super healthy bread and found myself longing for a bologna sandwich on white bread. This isn’t the only food craving I get. Whenever I eat pizza I crave a pop, ditto for popcorn. When I eat a sandwich I long for a glass of cold milk. I noticed these patterns many years ago and realized that those were things I ate together throughout my childhood and teenage years. My mom always made a balanced dinner and served milk to drink, except when she made her homemade pizza. On that night we drank pop. Whenever we made popcorn we had a glass of pop with it. And, of course, there was the entire generation of us who grew up on soft, yummy, white bread.
Heart Filled Holidays Conversations
Posted in Christmas, Communication, Family & Friends, tagged communication, love, love my holiday, planning, reduce holiday stress, talk to my family on September 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
You’ve heard me talk about Heart Filled Holidays Conversations and I can’t emphasize enough just how helpful these chats can be. This can be anything from chatting with your husband or kids and asking them what they really love to do during the holidays to telling someone you won’t be visiting them during the holidays this year.
Whatever the conversation, fun or difficult, large or small, these talks can change your holidays completely. They can shape your decisions. They can change your stress levels. They can alter your traditions.
Super Special School Days
Posted in Celebrate, Family & Friends, tagged family, family fun, memories, moms, personal holidays, school days, spend time with my kids, start of school on September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time of year again, time to get the kiddies off to school. This is also a time of year when moms get excited about having some routine in their life. Summer is wonderful but the constant ‘fly by the seat of your pants’ mentality can get really old. Personally I’m one of the moms looking forward to a little more routine. Yes, I know that once 3:00 hits things will be crazy with homework, activities and kids jobs, but from 7:30-3:00 I’m in control of my own destiny.
And yet…I don’t want the school days to make our life feel routine.
Shift the Date
Posted in Celebrate, Christmas, Family & Friends, Travel, tagged Christmas in July, family fun, reunion, stress-relief, summer fun, travel on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On the 7-11-11 Heart Filled Holidays radio show, Lori Irwin of Virginia Saves joined our Christmas in July discussion with great tips and advice for simple and fun things we can do this summer to create a better Christmas. One of her tips was about visiting with family and friends during the more relaxed time of summer rather than the crazy travel days of December.
4th of July “presence”
Posted in Family & Friends, tagged family, family fun, focus, fun, inspiration, love my holiday, perspective, presence on July 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
With the 4th of July coming up this weekend is a great time to do something together. You can make it historical and visit a museum or historic village. You can make it crafty and create your own party decorations for Monday. You can make it zany and design some fun activities and games to [...]
Vacationing with another family
Posted in Family & Friends, Travel, Vacation, tagged family fun, fun, summer fun, travel, vacation on May 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
When I was growing up we spent two weeks every summer at a local campground resort where we met up with my grandparents and our cousins. It was absolutely fantastic and something we always looked forward to.
Now, with kids of my own, I continue a similar tradition where Tom, the girls and I meet up with my brother and his family at a favorite campground. Sometimes other families join in and sometimes it’s just us.
Just do it!
Posted in Family & Friends, tagged change, family, goals, holiday, love my holiday, support on April 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes our friends and family will just not come on board with our holiday dreams. Sometimes they just can’t see the vision that we have, or maybe they feel like they’ll be left behind. Who knows? Only they know what their real issue is.
But what if you could start designing the holiday you dream of without having to worry about your family’s opinions?
