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Planning Your Christmas with A Cozy Christmas Planner

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If you are ready for a more peaceful Christmas season full of what means the most to you and your loved ones such as peace, understanding, and joy, A Cozy Christmas Planner can help you do just that. This lovely planner has eleven printables and calendars that will make your time during this happy and busy season so much easier.This Christmas planner includes:November calendar - vertical and horizontal December calendar - vertical and horizontal Christmas Inventory My Gift List Gift Giving Gatherings Christmas Food … [Read more...] about Planning Your Christmas with A Cozy Christmas Planner

Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags

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If you are looking for some cute free printable Christmas gift tags, you've come to the right place! These tags coordinate with the free printable Christmas advent calendar I shared yesterday so be sure to use both of them this Christmas.These Christmas gift tags are for all families to enjoy so I am happy to have you share this link so other people can find them. Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags These whimsical gift tags have a cozy feel to them and include cute graphics such as a:snowman penguin bunny reindeer … [Read more...] about Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags

I Am That Mom Who Doesn’t Do Santa

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We don't do Santa. It was a very deliberate choice. In fact, it was a choice David and I made before we ever had a child. For us, it came down to the exact same reason my parents did not do Santa with my brother and me when I was a little girl.It is lying. And we don't lie in our home. Period.Here is why I think doing Santa has the potential to cause significant problems. Anger and Betrayal Over Lying About Santa First, you don't truly know what kind of child you have until you are many years into the Santa scenario. I am SO THANKFUL … [Read more...] about I Am That Mom Who Doesn’t Do Santa

4 Tips to Simplify Christmas Gift Giving

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There are seasons in everyone’s life when gift giving is made more challenging by a lack of time. Whether there is a new baby in the house, illness, travel or an overload at work, the task of shopping at a variety of stores over several days or even weeks is daunting.If you are having one of those years and need to simplify Christmas gift giving, here are some gift giving ideas design to streamline the process while still providing enjoyable gifts for everyone on your list. Get Organized The first step is to get organized. This means … [Read more...] about 4 Tips to Simplify Christmas Gift Giving

Christmas Gifts for a Homeschool Mom

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Homeschool moms spend their days focusing on and caring for the needs of others. They are both mom and teacher. They also wear various other hats that can include wife, daughter, business owner, and homemaker. I think the best Christmas gifts for homeschool moms are those that nurture her personally, allow her a little bit of pampering, and that gift her the freedom of choice and time.So as you are thinking about the homeschool mom on your Christmas list, here are some items that I know I would love as a homeschool mom and I think others … [Read more...] about Christmas Gifts for a Homeschool Mom

Simplicity, Downsizing, Gifts, Children, and Christmas

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As is evident by the topics I write about here on my site, I am committed to simplicity, making deliberate choices, etc. But there is one area in my life where I do not wish to practice simplifying and downsizing. It is Christmas.I can tell you all the reasons why it is good to do a simple Christmas, why giving less gifts is good, why Christmas isn't about the gifts, etc. But the fact of the matter is that I thoroughly enjoy a good blowout of gift giving at Christmas.Now blowout is a relative term. I'm not talking thousands of dollars … [Read more...] about Simplicity, Downsizing, Gifts, Children, and Christmas

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