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Finding Balance: Reducing Holiday Stress
We are in the final quarter of the year, and I find myself wanting to have a plan. I like going into the new year refreshed and ready.Here are some of the things that are on my mind:- I want to go through our budget and refresh it for the upcoming year. We absolutely need to get better about sticking to the budget we have set for ourselves. Life is always changing and evolving, so we have to intentionally set aside time to update our budget to match our life and then track our spending against it.
- I want to go through our home to remove, recycle, and donate
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Family Meeting Idea
I started reading The Secrets of Happy Families. So far I’m enjoying it!One of the first ideas is about a weekly family meeting. The idea is really simple and common (it also comes up in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families). The family gets together and discusses a set of things, such as:- What things went welling our family this week?
- What things could we improve in our family?
- What things will you commit to working on this week?
I don’t think we are quite ready for this weekly ritual yet, although I love the idea of it. Tate is only four right now. I think… Read More -
Ideas for Holiday Gifts: 4 and 6 Year-Old Children
The holidays feel like they are upon us (despite the fact that we are still swimming all the time)!For Christmas and birthdays, our families typically like to have a list of things that the boys might be interested in. I thought I would share our list in case anyone else is looking for ideas for their own children!6 year-old- Flag football set: This one is actually so the whole family can play together when we gather at the beach for Thanksgiving with my family in Florida.
- Charades for kids: Looks like a fun family game!
- Sit scooter: Remember those things we used to sit on and
