70 - 10 Weeks to Organizing Your Holiday Celebrations

<p>This holiday season for me is all about simplifying and strategically making memories with my tweens.</p> <p>I have tried to do it all and it doesn’t work. I have given up on the idea that the whole family will decorate the house. They don’t. It’s only me, and I have lost too many decorating days to inward “poor me” thoughts.</p> <p>This year, I am taking a “day off” from work, cranking the tunes and decorating by myself. If I can’t put it up in ONE day- I’m donating it.</p> <ul> <li>I want to bake cookies with the kids.</li> <li>I want to make a nice big turkey dinner once or twice.</li> <li>I want to use our good Christmas dishes.</li> <li>I AM going to send cards THIS year!! I want to buy meaningful gifts – if possible at a discount {I’m terrible at this!}.</li> <li>I want to plan a “take down the tree day” so that it is on my calendar and not a feeling of guilt every time I walk by it.</li> </ul> <p>I want to be PRESENT for the activities I plan instead of just checking another thing off my list.</p> <p>Read all about my holiday preparations and links to all 10 posts here: <a href= "http://organize365.com/organizing-your-holiday-celebrations/">http://organize365.com/organizing-your-holiday-celebrations/</a></p>