With only a few days to go, it’s time to give the house a final going-over before Christmas. Play cleaning service this week, and give every room a top-clean session of dusting, vacuuming and final touch-up. You’ll bring the entire house to a holiday-ready state in good time to celebrate!
Haul out the pencils! It’s time to write letters to Santa Claus. Parents, do remember to save children’s letters to Santa from year to year. Everyone will enjoy watching the lists (and the handwriting) grow over the years–and the result will spark family scrapbooks
To give a holiday welcome to phone callers this week, record a special Christmas greeting for voicemail or answering machine. It’s fun, free and a festive way to connect with those whose calls you’ve missed.. Happy Holidays!
The tree is trimmed, lights glowing. Packing away the storage boxes is easy, but what do you do with all those little bulbs and fuses? They wander the house, constantly underfoot–until you need one. Keep holiday decor supplies close at hand with this simple, sneaky solution: an under-tree storage box. Read more…
It’s time! If you’ve stockpiled a few freezer meals to use during the holiday season, pencil them into the menu plan during the next week. What? You say you missed out on this step? Check the supermarket’s freezer section. A stash of family-sized entrees like lasagna or Florentine chicken can Read more…
Celebrating with kids? It doesn’t need to cost money. Putting “celebration” at the center of the season–and taking the focus off of gifts and giving–can be the key to happy holidays that don’t break the bank. Better, when it comes to kids and Christmas, cheap is good! Simple, inexpensive Read more…
Printable address labels are wonderful things, and never more so than during the holiday season. Sure, they’ll see to it that your Christmas cards get to the right address, but try these other uses for self-adhesive address labels during the holiday season: Label baked goods for a professional touch. Seasonal Read more…
Christmas cards and holiday letters are spilling from the mailbox these days, so take note! Their arrival means it’s time to update the address book. Check cards and envelopes for address changes; update address books or contacts apps for those who have moved or changed telephone numbers. Too busy? No Read more…
What’s for dinner … on Christmas Day? Christmas Eve? New Year’s Day? The only one who should wing it when it comes to holiday meals? The turkey. Smart cooks know that a written menu plan calms chaos in the kitchen, and never more so than before a big holiday feast. Read more…
It’s the holiday chore nobody wants: wrapping gifts at midnight, Christmas Eve. To head off last-minute wrapping, wrap gifts as you go. Wrapping in small doses, you’ll do a better job and enjoy it, too. To track whose gift is which, use small stickey notes to identify gifts. Another way Read more…