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Unknown on Friday, December 30, 2011
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Head over to Minimalist in the Making before 3pm New Year's Day for your chance to win!. [...]
More about → A Giveaway!
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Unknown on Thursday, December 29, 2011

We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not [...]
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Unknown on Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Happy New Year's, Festivus, Kwanzaa, and Winter Solstice too! One of my goals over the holidays is to reduce the environmental impact of our merrymaking. We are avid recyclers at our house, as we divert over 75% of our household [...]
More about → Green Christmas
Posted by
Unknown on Tuesday, December 27, 2011

It's cold over most of the country today and I thought you might like some soup to warm you up.3 tablespoons butter1 pound stew meat, in 1/2 inch piecesflour 1 large carrot, diced1 large onion, finely chopped3 teaspoons [...]
More about → BEEF BARLEY PASTA SOUP
Posted by
Unknown on Monday, December 26, 2011

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!Today is a day many of us spend resting and relaxing after the big rush to have everything ready in time for Christmas. Let's focus on just one little thing today, just a little [...]
More about → Motivation Monday - Time to Clean Up
Posted by
Unknown on Sunday, December 25, 2011

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...Irving BerlinR and R Tip #81: Dreaming of a white and PEACE filled ChristmasI hope that today you are not just dreaming of a peaceful Christmas but are truly enjoying one.These Gifts [...]
More about → R & R for Sunday, December 25th, 2011
Posted by
Unknown on Friday, December 23, 2011

It's Christmas Eve and Santa Claus is coming to town tonight. If you have kids, or are just a big kid at heart, you can track Santa's progress as he travels around the world on NORAD.Merry Christmas everyo [...]
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Posted by
Unknown on Thursday, December 22, 2011

Only two days til Christmas Eve! Are you Excited… What are your favorite Christmas Eve or Christmas Day Traditions… This week we enjoyed baking and decorating cookies and finished all the wrapping… [...]
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Posted by
Unknown on Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Here are some highlights from our son's Winter Choir Concert. The first two minutes are "Must See TV" for a laugh, it's the all guys group performing "Drummer Boy". Thank you so much and Happy Hannuk [...]
More about → Winter Concert Highlights- Gifts of Music & Song
Posted by
Unknown on Sunday, December 18, 2011

We're on the final countdown to Christmas, less than a week left to be ready for the big day. Have you remembered to keep your holiday season simple and stress free this year?The whole month for me has been a whirlwind of [...]
More about → Motivation Monday - Keep it stress free!
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Twas the night before Christmas, when all throughthe abodeOnly one creature was stirring, and she was cleaning the commode.The children were finally sleeping all snug in their beds,while visions of Nintendo and Barbie flipped [...]
More about → R & R for Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Posted by
Unknown on Saturday, December 17, 2011

The idea of a GIT Challenge is to play catch up with whatever we need to get done. Just leave a comment saying you'll play along, minimize this post so you can easily come back [...]
More about → It's GITTING time!
Posted by
Unknown on Thursday, December 15, 2011

Are you enjoying the month of December while accomplishing your Christmas preparations… I’ve been enjoying the Hot Chocolate… I put the Goodie Bags together for my associates at work… Thanks to hubby [...]
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Posted by
Unknown on Tuesday, December 13, 2011
I became sad in the car while taking my teen to school yesterday, thinking of my late brother, gone now 27 years last month. It struck me that Jim will never meet the 3 most important people in my life, my husband and 2 sons. One of those bittersweet [...]
More about → Blue Christmas
Posted by
Unknown on Monday, December 12, 2011

Only 12 days until Christmas!Are you in the mad rush to decorate, shop, wrap, mail packages, bake, etc? Why not join me in a minimalist holiday season - forget all the commercialization and ridiculous expectations! [...]
More about → Motivation Monday - Keeping it simple
Posted by
Unknown on Sunday, December 11, 2011

It’s Christmas time, & Lucy comes in where Charlie Brown is standing and says, Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown. Tis the season of peace on earth and good will toward men. Therefore, I suggest we forget all our differences [...]
More about → R & R for Sunday, December 11th, 2011
Posted by
Unknown on Saturday, December 10, 2011

The idea of a GIT Challenge is to play catch up with whatever we need to get done. Just leave a comment saying you'll play along, minimize this post so you can easily come back [...]
More about → It's GITTING time!
Posted by
Unknown on Thursday, December 8, 2011

How are your Christmas Preparations coming… Outside Decorations are done… Inside Decorations are coming along… Tree is up but not decorated yet… Advent Calendar is full of Christmas [...]
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Posted by
Unknown on Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Fairy tales can come true. About a month ago, I entered a contest at the website, Chime.in, by writing an essay, (2000 characters or less), of what I would do if I won $1111.11 in honor of 11/11/11.Well, I entered, and I [...]
More about → What Would I Do If I Won $1111.11? Give It Away for a Child's Smile