Attitude Adjustment

Day 5 and even though you have read the past 4 days of messages, you are still feeling grumpy, moody and miserable.

Take a ‘ME’ day.

Turn the cell phone off.  Don’t answer the landline (I don’t answer mine anymore as the only calls I seem to get are people abusing the Do Not Call List).  Brew a cup of your favourite coffee, tea or hot chocolate and head to the quietest room of the house.  Read that book that has been sitting on your night table for months.  Soak in a hot bath.  Bundle up and take … Read more...

Craft a Christmas

Do you Knit, Crochet or Sew?  Are you handy with a glue gun? Creativity knows no bounds this time of year.  Even if you are not exactly the creative type, there are loads of websites that can teach you how to transform the most mundane of household items into something practical and useful.  A good place to get ideas from is www.pinterest.com  Enter ‘Holiday Crafts’ in the search bar – you will soon be swarmed with oodles of ideas, saving your pocket book and giving you a sense of pride in a hand-made item your family will … Read more...

Planning & Organizing

Are you OCD this time of year?

Do you try and plan everything down to the minute? Scheduling everyone’s time like an Army Sargeant? (No offense to any military folks out there).  Then I have the perfect tool for you.

I came across a great website that offers a FREE Christmas Planner/Organizer – perfect for all you OCD people out there….have a look for yourself!

http://christmas.organizedhome.com/printable/christmas-planner

This website is chock full of different types of planners/dailies to satisfy even the most disciplined souls….now you can make sure Aunt Sheila doesn’t come for a visit the same day … Read more...

Overwhelmed Already?

It’s Day 2 and already your brain is frazzled with To-Do lists.  Here is how to handle it…

Stop and Think….

“If I don’t do this? What will happen?

Nothing probably….

If you are aiming to simplify Christmas, take time to reflect on ways you can cut stress, save money and enjoy the holidays for what they really are…..spending time with Family and Friends.

Here are 5 Simple Strategies to help you get through the Holidays feeling better about yourself and your family:

Money/Gifts:   To save money, slash the gift list.  In this age of retail gift cards…how … Read more...

The Gift of Giving

Most kids look forward to this time of year to get the latest, greatest fad in toys/games or electronics.

Instead of asking your children what they WANT for Christmas…how about asking what they want to GIVE this Christmas instead?

Let them help you pack a bag of groceries or clothing to drop off to a shelter, or a new, unwrapped toy to give a child that may not get a gift this year at all.  There are loads of social programs available in each and every city and The Salvation Army is one of the largest … Read more...

I love Christmas…..at Christmas time.  Which for me, starts AFTER the end of November.  Not October 15th (circa retail displays) or even November 1st after Halloween.

I don’t want to acknowledge or even think about the Christmas Holidays until December 1st and even then, it takes me a good 2 weeks after that for me to get into the spirit and start grooving to The Chipmunks.  It is just all the commercialization of it that bugs me to no end.  Didn’t Charlie Brown ponder the real meaning of Christmas and not all the pomp/glitter and 50% Off of 150% Markup … Read more...

To All My American Friends

Wishing you a day filled with love, laughter and of course, Great FOOD

Enjoy!

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