Gifts
Dealing With Over-Abundant Gifting And Excess Toys
This post is 3 of 3 in my Simplify The Gifts Mini-Series Toys and an overabundance of gifts is its own special challenge. One thing we can do to slow the piles of presents is to redirect well-meaning family members toward alternative gift ideas. Start the conversation with “I have some fear in telling you this.” Try…
Read MoreAddressing Gift-Exchanges With Extended Family and Friends
This post is part 2 of 3 in my Simplify The Gifts Holiday Mini-Series The easiest way to simplify this is to not give any gifts. But we may feel like that’s not really an option. Buying gifts should be done from the heart. If you do not enjoy giving gifts or cannot…
Read MoreSetting Realistic Expectations For Christmas Gifts
This post is 1 of 3 in my Simplify The Gifts Mini-Series If you’ve decided to “go simple” in gift giving this year, it’s good to have a game plan on how to do that. Laying out a plan makes all the difference in follow-through. Here are some tips to get you started: We need…
Read MoreSimplify The Gifts This Holiday Season
Welcome to my mini-series about Simplifying The Gifts This Holiday Season The more you can simplify, the greater the opportunity you have to enjoy the holidays. Are you ready to make this happen? Before we dig in, I have to warn you about something that’s critically important. And not paying attention to this will virtually guarantee…
Read MorePersonal Touch and Simplicity in Gift Giving For Everyone on Your List (Here's how)
If you find yourself in a position where you need to give gifts to a variety of people, but don’t want to spend a lot of time shopping, then I have the perfect lifehack for you: Gift baskets! For many years when I thought of giving gift baskets, I could imagine all the work involved, but…
Read More20 Meaningful Christmas Gifts That Don’t Break The Bank
As your focus turns towards the upcoming holiday season, commit to giving with more intentionality, gifts that truly do celebrate the person receiving the gifts. It is the thought that counts. Put thought into your gift-giving and you will win every time! Time. Yes, that’s right- the gift of time. Set up a coffee date,…
Read MoreReclaim Your Life: How To Redirect Excess Gifting
This year has definitely been an eye opening year for me. I discovered that most parents are overwhelmed with the amount of toys children have and receive for gifts. And many long for extended family members to understand and adjust their giving. In our culture, there is this idea that in order to show children…
Read MoreA Clutter-Free Easter Celebration
We don’t do Easter Baskets. I know that some people may be bothered by that, but guess who isn’t: Our children. That’s right! So, if you are reading this as a young parent and you don’t have massive gift-giving traditions in place, take some advice: don’t start them. The easiest thing as a new parent…
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