Journal Your Christmas Giveaway

This year is the first Christmas for my nephew and I can't wait to celebrate the season through his eyes. This giveaway would be perfect for my sister and I to create Christmas albums through different viewpoints.

We are keeping it simple and having more quality then quantity. Making cookies, watching holiday movies. just being together.

I plan on planning everything ahead of time. My calendar is ready to go!

I plan to only say yes to those things I want to do. To not overbook myself or my family. I am committed to this. I have already taken some steps by choosing not to book clients after November 15th.

I am just going to be intentional about what is important and spending my time with the people I love. Great giveaway Ali!

I'm making our Christmas season much simpler by shopping our church's alternative gift market instead of the mall. We'll be giving things such as nuts & bolts to build a Habitat House, a goat for a family in Guatamela, blankets for homeless, etc. One stop shopping that can actually help others and not just result in more stuff in someone's closet or basement.

I hope to have my shopping finished by Thanksgiving this year to be able to enjoy the christmas season baking, decorating and having friends over to visit.

hopefully, i'll be more organized. i'll get the stuff that i always save for later - christmas cards, shopping and such - done early... the house is cleaner this year, so that's one less task to do -
i have my box of december daily supplies, i've got the pictures for my christmas card.. and i'm trying to cutback on shopping - ;) - saw that someone was going to skip black friday - i might do that as well.. ;)
thanks for having such an inspiring blog - i love the way you emphasize the point to relax and enjoy.. "it is ok"
sue

Hmm, I try every year to keep the insanity to a minimum and have finally realized that you just have to get revved up and enjoy the ride! The more I can do ahead of time and the more shopping I can do online definitely helps... But most of all, having time to create gives me some breathing space, even if it is just a little project.

I don't think I will be having much of a sane Christmas:( We are moving from Florida to northern Kentucky on Saturday and I will be busy setting up our new home and not really thinking about the holidays. I did the 25 days of Christmas last year and loved it but I won't be able to this year.

because I have little ones, I plan to wait to do any shopping until they have made a list for Santa. Last year, I thought I was all done and then a Santa letter came home from school with an insistant little girl naming an item we had not planned to get.
But seriously, we are trying to keep it simple this year and just enjoy the season and being together!!
AmyC

Use lots of lists and try to prepare and decorate as many things as possible ahead of time!

I'm going to try to get my grading done earlier, which will mean that I am not baking and shopping at the last minute!

We are keeping a tradition that was started last year-the LEGO advent calendar. I hope to document the daily excitement from my son as he predicts what is next, and opens the collection. Also, I think that we are going to draw names for gifts in my husband's large family. This will help narrow down the shopping load.

This would be such a cool tool to work along side the "Holiday Daily 2009" I am putting together for my family. We are Hispanic so we celebrate "Dia de Reyes" on Jan.6th and that ends our holiday season.

WOW!!! What an awesome giveaway!! I'm hoping to get shopping done early and enjoy the holiday as it was meant to be enjoyed!

I am REALLY trying to have all gifts bought by the first week of dec.! Crossing fingers ;D

I hope to take time to enjoy the season with family and friends and not spend so much time worrying, planning, and running to really be in the moment. I have lists going now to try to keep it simple and get things done ahead of time. Thanks for the chance:)

A sane Christmas season.....hmmmm is it possible? Ideally, my Christmas shopping will be done well in advance of Christmas Eve. :) And once again, instead of making all of my holiday cards, I will use photo cards from Costco and only handmake a few for close friends and family. I'm also not planning on going 'overboard' on baking this year. I'm thinking just 'fun' baking with my kids so they can decorate and enjoy the process! Thanks for the chance to win!

Just keeping in mind that family is the most important thing (everything else will fall into place).