One Year and Counting :-)

Well the holidays have come and gone. May you have had a wonderful and blessed holidays!

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Homemade gifts make wonderful gifts to give especially to those who have everything, especially if you have a particular talent or hobby. If you enjoy sewing you could make something as simple as a scented coffee mug coaster or if you enjoy cooking something simple as a gift jar. How about making a set of simple ornaments, like taking some small pine cones and touching them up with a little silver or gold paint and some sparkles if you want. Add a little ribbon for hanging. Decorate a little box with wrapping paper and tissue and you have a great little gift that could have been bought in a store. There are so many unique gifts you can make to give away without breaking the bank.

How about a gift of your time? A gift of your time truly embraces the holiday spirit, not the materialism. Some examples are: Make a handmade “coupon” that promises the recipient can exchange it for something special, like an afternoon fishing, a manicure/pedicure that you give or perhaps learning a family recipe. This is something you can give to someone who already has everything because time cannot be purchased. Or how about instead of offering to spend time with someone you give new parents a coupon that offers a free night of babysitting, or chore coupons to help out with dishes and laundry. Gifts like these cost relatively little if nothing, but are greatly appreciated because time is so precious.

The Holidays should not be a time of stress. Here are a few tip to keep your holidays stress free.

1. Take some time for yourself – give yourself a mini break take some time to just read, take a relaxing bath or treat yourself to a pedicure or massage.

2. Make time each day to think about all the good things inyour life rather than the not so good. Be grateful for thosethings and start a journal to write them in. Refer back tothis list when you are feeling stressed out or even down in the dumps.

3. Create a To do list. This will help alleviate stress by allowing to see what you are achieving as you check things off.

4. Set a budget for the holiday season and stick to it – thisincludes food, presents, entertainment and everyday items. We tend to stress more when we spend to much.

5. Do something fun. Paint your fingernails or toenails a whole range of sparkly colors, spray a mad streak in your hair or even dye it a new shade. This is doubly effective if you are male. Have a snowball fight (if you live near the snow).

May you all have a blessed and stress free Christmas!

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