Holiday Control Journal
by Lela Davidson on October 29, 2007
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I love, love, LOVE Flylady. If you don’t know how to ‘shine your sink’, you need to check her out! I credit Flylady with keeping my house somewhat in order and me somewhat on top of all things domestic. Homemaking is not my strength so Flylady has helped me a lot! She’s all about dropping the perfectionism, but still getting things done – baby steps, 15 minutes at a time. You can do anything for 15 minutes. Even scrub the toilet with your old toothbrush. Promise. In fact, I can clean all three of my toilets in that amount of time when I set my mind to it.
This time of year we print out the Holiday Control Journal and start working toward a season that can actually be enjoyed rather than dreaded. Flylady not only gives you tips and checklists, but she’s got this amazingly encouraging tone to her. I’ve already got some of my more difficult gifts taken care of and my goal is to have all the grown-ups’ gifts purchased, or at least planned, before Thanksgiving. I usually get my Christmas cards stamped, addressed, and out by then too. That way I can spend all of December reading cards guilt-free, enjoying my friends and family, and shopping for the kids!
Okay, so I said it was a plan.
Hooray for Halloween!
by Lela Davidson on October 25, 2007
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I’ve written a whole series of articles about Halloween for HubPages. I hope you find something useful!
Kids Halloween Party Ideas
Halloween Recipes for Kids
How to Start the Halloween Boo in Your Neighborhood
Halloween Jokes For Kids: Sorted by Type
Kids Halloween Costumes: Quick and Cheap Homemade
Should You Let Your Kids Celebrate Halloween?
Best Halloween Books For Kids
Top Ten Tips for Trick-or-Treat Safety
Top 5 Halloween Candy Alternatives
Best Ways to Use Leftover Halloween Candy
Get In The Spirit
by Lela Davidson on October 10, 2007
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Do You Boo?
by Lela Davidson on September 24, 2007
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Okay, so maybe after my little tirade against the holiday sweater, you are thinking I’m a stick in the mud when it comes to Halloween? Oh, but no! I happen to be quite festive in my own way. I LOVE the Boo! What is the Boo? It’s when you surprise your neighbors with a cute little bag-o-Halloween love. It’s a chain thing so once you get Boo’d, you Boo the next person and so on.
The first time I ever saw a Boo-Bucket was when we were on a house-hunting trip in the community where we live now. I thought, Awww, now this is the kind of neighborhood I want to live in. And wouldn’t you know it, when I got home, there was the cutest little basket of Boo on my doorstep. (Actually from one of our very own here at After the Bubbly!) Follow the links to get Booing:
http://www.myfolsom.com/Boo/ – download images and letter here, also has instructions
http://www.halloween.com/links/directory/54.html – everything Halloween
http://www.halloween-times.com/ – more Halloween
The Holiday Sweater: Take Your Stand
by Lela Davidson on September 19, 2007
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Speaking of Wal-Mart, this is what I saw (or something like it) in the aisles the other day.
I wore a Halloween sweater once.
Well… sort of. Peer pressure is a funny thing. I was working in a place where, the week before Halloween, everyone was all a twitter about the chance to wear their holiday sweaters. We worked with the public so I didn’t feel like I could NOT wear one. Unwilling to shell out hard earned cash for a peice of clothing that turned my stomach, but wanting to go with the flow, I did what any rational, somewhat rebellious woman would do. I made my own. I bought a black tshirt and sewed onto it a cute little cotton ghost decoration that you might put on a table or in a bowl of candy. I was 3-D. I rocked the holiday attire. I’m not going to say my shirt was better than everybody else’s sweater, but I could. If I wanted to.
I’ve also only worn a Chirstmas sweater once. Two words: Junior League.
