Preparing Your Thanksgiving Feast
November 16, 2007
Are you hosting the Thanksgiving meal this year? If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed about preparing an elaborate sit-down meal, follow these simple strategies to simplify the feast.
1) Clean the house this weekend. Get your family involved in the process. Then next Wednesday you can just touch-up the areas that need it.
2) Take inventory of your serving platters, trays and dishes. Do you have enough chairs and linens? If you figure it out now, you’ll have time to react. Borrow from a friend who isn’t entertaining that day. Continue Reading
Time to be Thankful!
November 16, 2007
Have you noticed how the “Christmas Season” starts earlier every year? Used to be I wouldn’t see anything red and green until the day after Thanksgiving. Now the decorations go up after Halloween! Thanksgiving has become the lost holiday.
I was browsing My Bit of Earth yesterday and found a post about the things we are thankful for. It was so refreshing to me, I thought I would do something like it here as well – because we can never be too thankful! Continue Reading
7 Ways to Simplify Your Holiday Gift Giving
November 15, 2007
The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy and sharing. But for some of us our gift giving traditions have become so stressful and budget breaking that it’s almost impossible to recognize the true meaning of the holidays anymore. Here are a few tips to help you simplify your gift giving!
1. Set limits on the gifts for kids. It’s so tempting to give your kids lots of gifts. But when you do, you are actually teaching them to expect that every year. The best gift you can give your kids is to teach them that the true meaning of the holidays is to give of yourself to others, be with people you love. It’s not supposed to be about how many gifts you get.
2. One of the biggest sources of holiday stress is overspending. Make a list of everyone you want to give a gift to and set a budget that allows you to celebrate the holidays without creating a financial hardship. Continue Reading