I was recently asked to write a guest blog post for Kathleen Ellis’ Lifestyle Design blog. Kathleen has a beautiful spirit and wonderful tips for making our lives and our holidays simply beautiful inside and out so I was thrilled when she asked me to share some thoughts with her readers. I’d like to pass on those ideas to you as well
Posts Tagged ‘vacation’
A Stress-Less Holiday
Posted in Christmas, Time management, tagged time management, Christmas, holiday, summer fun, vacation, travel, planning, stress reduction, July, holiday planning on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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.
Creative Connections: The Christmas Travel Cash Crunch
Posted in Money, Travel, tagged choices, Christmas, love my holiday, travel, vacation on June 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
On the June 6, 2011 Heart Filled Holidays show we were talking all about creativity. When we got to Christmas Corner we ran out of time to cover some of the creative solutions to common problems so, as promised, I’ll be posting them here in the blog. This is the first installment and it’s all about holiday travel. I know it can be expensive to travel so here are just a few creative ideas to get you started on finding some alternatives. I’d love it if you’d add your own ideas so we can spread the wealth!
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.
9 Things to do on a Family Staycation
Posted in Travel, tagged family fun, summer fun, fun, vacation, staycation on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been talking about Easter on the radio show and that includes vacation time. I know many of you will take a vacation and celebrate Easter away from home. But, like our family, many of you will stay home and celebrate there, usually for just one day. What will you do with the rest of the vacation time? Why not use it as a staycation?
Stay-cations are a fabulous way to enjoy yourself. They can be used to relax, sight-see, or create togetherness. Here are 7 things you can do on a family staycation:
Let them laugh
Posted in Living, Travel, tagged love my vacation, moms, perspective, respect yourself, travel, vacation on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I chuckled my way through ‘Confessions of a Packaholic’ it reminded me of a trip Tom & I took to England. We were living in Germany at the time and our first child was only 7 months old. We decided to spend 2 1/2 weeks touring England and Scotland.
Saving my vacation
Posted in Change it!, Living, tagged change, choices, choose, family fun, fun, perspective, summer fun, vacation on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just love camping! We sleep out in tents, cook over a fire, spend lots of time hiking, reading, talking and just being together as a family. It’s a time I always cherish and I was really looking forward to just such a trip in July.
That’s not what I got.
