MERRY CHRISTMAS IN JULY

ONE AND A HALF DAYS LEFT IN JULY!!!  We'll have to hurry to begin preparing for Christmas in July, but it can be done, if only in small, baby steps.  Every preparation taken care of now if one less thing to stress about later. Need a few suggestions to get your Christmas motor going?  That's exactly what we at Living Large have for you on this Fabulous Friday. 
  • If the holidays aren't going to be as "extravagant" as those gone by, begin now to open your eyes to new possibilities.  Different need not be "less". 
  • Create a Gift Plan.  Make a list of everyone you wish to bless this season and what you plan to bless them with.  Watch end of season sales.  The gift plan can be modified to accomodate sales.  Practicing this type of modification could mean the difference between giving or not giving gifts.
  • Take advantage of end of summer sales.  Many back to school supplies, which are currently on sale, can be used for crafting.  Now is the time to stock up.  Have a crafter on your gift list? Grab some extra supplies to fill a crafter's gift basket for Christmas.
  • Begin creating homemade gifts now.  Not only does this eliminate future stress, it also gives the gift of extra time in the event something doesn't go together as quickly as anticipated.
  • Sign and address Christmas cards.
  • Plan menus.  This will enable you to take advantage of sales on ingredients between now and then.
  • Look around at what is available rather than at what isn't.  Can anything already in your possession be utilized in a fresh, new way?  Perhaps...a change of pace will open the door to new traditions and celebrations.  Most likely, the new methods of celebrating will be more meaningful than those of the past.  
  • Even if resources are abundant this year, try skimming off some of the excess "stuff" from this year's celebrations.  Somehow, eliminating unnecessary clutter and removing the "fluff" looses a liberating freedom as we are able, often for the first time, to clearly see and experience what's really real. (For further insight read The Velveteen Rabbit)  
Having a plan and planning ahead helps make Living Large on Less a reality in all our lives.  So, MERRY CHRISTMAS IN JULY & all the year through!!!  God sent His Son as a gift for me & you!!! 
     

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