Comments on: Holiday help and other great posts

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:55:50 +0000

Thank you so much for the links!! I love your blog…even though I don’t comment much!!

By: candygiftbaskets

candygiftbaskets — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:57:30 +0000

Holiday season has always been a stressful time for me. The Printable Christmas Planner is helping me to get more organized.Anyway this year we are planning to have a very simple celebration. Thanks for the post Laura.

By: Wendy Sice

Wendy Sice — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:03 +0000

Thanks for these great links! I wanted to let you know (as you are my organising guru!) that I have just posted on my blog about my recent pantry overhaul. I was always frustrated by the clutteredness of my pantry. Pop over to my blog to see how I managed to tame this wild beast! Wendy xxx

By: Intentionally Katie

Intentionally Katie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:51:11 +0000

Thank you for these links! Two in particular REALLY HIT HOME!!!!!!

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:04:07 +0000

Thanks Laura for the post today. This couldn’t have come at a better time for me right now. I have been struggling with stress and sometimes we all just need a reminder in our lives. THANK YOU again, this has helped me tremendously today with the inspirational words there were posted in your links!

By: Jana

Jana — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:27:28 +0000

This year we are selling our house and moving cross country by March 1st. So, I am really simplifying my Christmas. No tree and very few decorations. It is actually quite refreshing to be able to say, No to things as they come up. We are spending more time as a family packing and organizing which works for me:)

By: Donna Jackson

Donna Jackson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:26 +0000

My children and I love to “window shop” at Christmas…wander around, see the decorations, maybe buy a cookie and drink and just have fun. Another alternative is to declare “Movie Day”, pick out christmas movie favorites, pop popcorn and be lazy together. The first week in December is our church’s big Living Christmas Tree musical that we are all involved in, but the rest of the month is ours to savor and enjoy. (And we don’t homeschool in Dec., so the schoolbooks will be packed away for the month)

By: Becki Carleton

Becki Carleton — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:01 +0000

I am the hostess this year for the “siblings” annual pre-Christmas dinner. This is a rotating job and one which I do enjoy HOWEVER this year I let all of my siblings know that I would not be cooking a turkey. I am trying to de-stress by life and am starting with those things that I can control. I still plan to cook a turkey on Christmas day for my family but will look to other fun and delicious options for our pre-Christmas gathering.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:22:40 +0000

Totally agree! We’re planning a visit home for the holidays so our focus is on getting there and enjoying the time, no tree at home, no decorations and no party planning. Though I’ll miss doing our thing here it is some weight off that I appreciate.

By: Tiffanee

Tiffanee — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:46:27 +0000

Thanks! It is so true that the holidays need not stretch us so much that we lose sight on the true meaning. Some years I have been so tired by the time Christmas comes I really do not enjoy it. Thanks for the great reminder. I plan on using your strategy this year. Thanks for the heartfelt message.