You may have heard me talk about my new goal for this holiday season. Actually I have a couple and they both came from interviews I’ve done with some fabulous ladies. The one I’m sharing here has to do with shopping for Christmas presents and it was inspired by my October 10th Heart Filled Holidays radio show where I interviewed Lane Jordan about her forthcoming book 12 Steps to a More Organized Christmas and Holiday Season. During the interview Lane said that she tries to get all of her Christmas chores done before Thanksgiving, leaving more time in the month of December to do meaningful activities.
Posts Tagged ‘fun’
Working for a little Christmas stress relief
Posted in Christmas, Self-care, Time management, tagged fun, goals, inspiration, love my holiday, organization, planning, time management on November 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Simple Pleasures
Posted in Gifts, Inspiration, Memories, tagged birthday gift, family fun, fun, gifts, inspiration, memories, moms, present on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was thinking about past celebrations with my family. On the 8-22-11 radio show I shared the story of one of my birthday celebrations. My absolute favorite part of that day was watching my husband and girls frost my birthday cake. They were so adorable and having so much fun. It was absolutely priceless. The greatest gifts are the simple pleasures.
Lollipop Memories
Posted in Memories, tagged childhood fun, fun, lollipop memories on July 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today is National Lollipop Day. The website I saw that on, www.punchbowl.com, had a picture of those wonderful huge swirly lollipops we used to get when I was a kid. The moment I saw the picture it brought back a flood of memories; family vacations, times with cousins and the lovely days of childhood summers.
Christmas in July
Posted in Christmas, tagged charity, Christmas, Christmas gift, Christmas present, crafts, family fun, fun, gifts, giving, love my holiday, planning, present, vacation on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’re celebrating Christmas in July here at Heart Filled Holidays! What does that mean? It means we’re making Christmas easier, better and less stressful while we have fun this summer!
I’m doing it for my Christmas with simple techniques that have helped me kick-start my shopping and planning.
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 [...]
Are you joking?
Posted in Celebrate, Inspiration, Living, tagged fun, laugh, laughter, perspective on June 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Have you guys been taking advantage of the fun and silly holidays? Have you used them to create more fun or more meaning in your life? Trust me, being silly and having fun is so worth the time. I know you’re busy. I know you have 1000 things to do today and a real holiday or celebration to prepare for. But what is all of that work for anyway? Isn’t it so that you can enjoy your life and help others do the same?
A cold, wet, wonderful way to build a memory
Posted in Mindset, Relationships, tagged choices, family fun, fun, goals, kids, memories, perspective, relationships on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I ran my first 5k race. My daughter had signed up for Girls on Track which is a program for middle school girls (Girls on the Run is the elementary school version) that is designed to get them running while building self-esteem and hopefully begin a love of activity.
The girls have been training and doing other fun activities and it all culminated in a 5k run. We were supposed to arrive at the race by 5:00 with opening ceremonies at 6:00 and the race starting at 6:30. The only problem was that it was about 45 degrees and raining.
Do you want to garden or drink tea?
Posted in Mindset, Personal Growth, tagged choices, fun, goals, love my holiday, perspective, planning, respect yourself, wisdom on May 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I was opening a new box of tea bags I thought how cool it would be to grow a tea garden – tending plants which you could later use to create your own tea. Then I realized that I don’t like to garden. So why would I think growing my own tea would be fun?
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.
