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Christmas Check-In: It’s All About the NOW.
Spring is finally on its way, and it’s time for our very first Christmas 2011 check-in! Remember how frazzled you were December 24th, and how you swore you weren’t going to let it happen again? Here are a few things you can do right now to reduce next year’s holiday stress. Continue reading
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Absolutely, Positively Last-Minute Gifts, Part Two: For the Kids
Every year, I expect Christmas Eve to be relaxing and stress-free, and every year I am up way too late dealing with things that were left until the last minute either due to circumstance or good-old-fashioned forgetfulness.
This year will be no different. I don’t have much to do, but I won’t be able to turn in early in anticipation of an early morning wake-up call from our son. Among other things, I’ll be pulling a couple of these last-minute items together, all of which can be assembled from things I already have on hand. If you need some last-minute gifts but have little to no money to spend, you may find some of the following well-received: Continue reading
Absolutely, Positively Last-Minute Gifts, Part One: Grocery Store Goodies
It’s that inevitable moment that takes me by surprise every holiday season – that moment when I look at my to-do list, look at the calendar, and realize there is no more time. Here are a handful of ideas that can be thrown together from grocery items, mainly sugar, salt, and citrus. Continue reading
Baby Leggings – An Easy Homemade Gift Tutorial
Okay, so baby leggings is a misnomer – these are really just wonderful little tubes of stretchy fabric that have a variety of uses. Best of all, they take about ten minutes to make and cost about a dollar when you make them from a pair of regular ladies’ knee socks. Continue reading
