Journal Your Christmas Giveaway

I cant wait to figure out how I going to pack everything up to go home for Christmas. Seeing snow again and all my family. It will be crazy but it will be the best.

I am planning to de-crazy our holidays by not trying to travel to see everyone, and giving myself permission not to feel guilty about it.
What an awesome giveaway! It sounds like a wonderful class.

ohmygosh!!! ali, thanks for this amazing giveaway!

I plan on just enjoying things as they come and not stressing out about how little time I have with the Christmas season, school and work.

Hi Ali,
This year my Christmas wish is to STOP and be in the moment, we end up rushing from family to family and my kids spend most of Christmas day in the car. This year I hope we can just BE together and enjoy each other.

I've done the journal with Shimelle for the past 3 years and love it. If I win I want to have two of my good friends enroll in the class. Fingers crossed

I am going to try and have my sewing and shopping finished by Dec. 1st. That way I can enjoy the Christmas season.

An extra, planned and intentional focus on the meaning and spirit of Christmas, down to the point of taking a sold week right up to Christmas off together and sharing in the joy. This will mean I have to be extra organized and, as of today, I am up for the challenge!
Thanks for all of the inspiration!
Lyn

i plan on getting started earlier this year. i want to do some charity work this year and get back to the reason for the season.

I think I'd like to give that "embrace imperfection" thing a try! Over the past few years I have had to let a number of things go - I just never let go of the feeling that I'm not doing everything I'm supposed to do!

I am going to try and be present, rather than skipping ahead to what needs to be done next. Present and appreciative.

My mother died just after Christmas 2004 and the following year I found it hard to get the Christmas spirit going. As a consequence Christmas celebrations have been far less frenetic affairs and we have all loved just being together and celebrating the season. I doubt I will ever return to the Big Production Number I used to host and that I was too exhausted to enjoy.

I read a reminder that stated, "If you were to quit your job, they would find a replacement within days and life would go on. If you were to die, your family would feel the void forever." My investment in life is my family. I don't want to miss out.

I hope to make our Christmas more sane by being more prepared. i started shopping just after Christmas last year and have kept a gift journal of what I have bought so that I don't overspend my budget but can complete my shopping and wrapping early.
Decorating will start this weekend with a small bit each weekend until the tree goes up-then I can relax and enjoy the festive feel of my home!

This year we are not traveling anywhere for the holidays. That always makes things saner. I also begin planning ahead with lists of preparations and gifts and make a lot of the things we give.
I am really excited about this giveaway. I would love to do Shimelle's class but cannot afford the expense right now.

I'm trying to figure that out! With a 2 year old and a 4 month old (both boys) I'm not sure how to make it sane. I want to focus on them and enjoy Christmas like a child.

What a great giveaway. I want to win please.

My eleven year old has outgrown the Santa component of Christmas (last year he wasn't totally convinced but not ready to outright make the break "just in case") so although part of me is really sad I realise it is a part of growing up and I'm grateful I had ten full years of the Santa magic. Having said that, Christmas preparation just got a whole lot easier for me and that makes me smile.

I am almost done with my Christmas Shopping. I am really keeping it all simple as I can.

My hope is to keep things simple, to enjoy the people and the moments as opposed to making the biggest and best. And to document it in a way that we can revisit.