Journal Your Christmas Giveaway

To keep me sane I will keep pen and paper close by to add to the lists that keep me in order - esp. @ this time of year. Some of those lists will make it into my December Daily as special little keepsakes.

I'm going to take it just a little bit at a time. One piece of decor, one batch of cookies, one small batch of Christmas cards, etc.

I plan on enjoying every minute with my first grandson!!!

I am going to kick back, get out the checkbook, and put the money in some cute cards. That way, everyone can get what they want. Only the baby will get presents and of course I have most of the grownups stocking stuffers ready. This will be a relaxing Christmas and no crowds to fight.

I plan to enjoy the time by planning ahead this month. So the parties are planned out and the invites are done. I want to just enjoy my little ones and the joy that the month brings to them. That in turn will bring me joy.

For the last two years we've had take-away food on Christmas day & that makes the day so much saner and freed up for other things like playing with the kids & their new toys. Just to add, we do have a huge and superb mega yummy meal with all the family but it's on Christmas Eve instead.

for a change i think i will have a sane Christmas, am not stressing about it yet....lol, and i think i have most of it together already .....we have a quiet Christmas and this year really looking forward to the family visiting in the new year, and i am sure this will take the pressure off....
would love to do this class
thanks to you both for the opp

I am already preparing my Xmas cards now and trying to stay ahead of the game. It doesn't get too crazy in our family thank god and there is time to enjoy the season.

I am starting a bit earlier than usual, taking a deep breath, realizing I can't do it all. Taking the time to figure out what is most meaningful to me & my family. We may do less...but I want to remember it more!

I'm beginning Christmas by being tidy already and knowing where everything is. Then I intend to be methodical and not take on anything unless I know I can complete it. I am going to make lists (in a journal made of old Christmas cards) and I'm going to recapture the Christmas of my childhood (and look forward to ds coming home from his first term at university).

A more sane holiday season? Here in Oz it is so hot for christmas and the cicadas chirrup so loud there is no possible way it could be sane so lets crazy it up all we can! 2 new grandchildren will certainly pump up the hype - I'm really looking forward to it.

I am really planning on enjoying this season with my boyfriend. Keeping things as simple as possible during the busy season. We dated a few years ago and took some time apart and have been very happily back together for 6 months now. I am ready to enjoy this blessed season with the man that is such a blessing to me. God is GOOD!

I am not going to put up as many decorations as I have in the past.

Hopefully it will be more sane because I plan to make a lot of the gifts and the ones I'm buying, I plan to buy early!

Keeping the focus on activities which highlight the real meaning and spirit of Christmas keep me sane. I also do my cards and present buying/making well in advance (having to get gifts etc. to overseas destinations helps keep me focussed on this) I find if I am not rushing around the shops etc. at the last minute I am able to wander around and simply soak up the atmosphere as much or as little as I want!

To keep this holiday season less crazy, I'm going to do less shopping and more making of my gifts. I'm also challenging myself to join in with the December Daily project. Every year I plan to, but things get in the way. So this year I'm going to make the time to join in the fun of documenting December! Thanks for all the inspiration!

Great give away! I was feeling pretty proud of myself since I already had the kids make their lists and I made a list until I was talking with one the moms at school yesterday. She has already written out her Christmas cards, shopped AND wrapped her presents. SHe assured me it was all due to being home with her daughter for an entire week (swine flu). Yikes now I feel low achieving. Help!
Jen

HAPPY FRIGGIN' BIRTHDAY!!

sounds like loads of fun :-) I just love the holidays!!!

Since we find ourselves in a very odd season of life this Christmas, having lost our home and most everything inside to a fire in March, I am going to focus on staying sane by taking it one day at a time. I also plan to look for opportunities, no matter where we are living during the month of December, to make the holiday season special, document those things, and just live in the moment. I want to enjoy it, no matter the circumstances that surround it. That for me, is the ultimate goal.