Organized Christmas/Frugal Christmas – Christmas in July

Have you seen this site? I absolutely love a href=”http://organizedchristmas.com/”Organized Christmas/a, with their schedules, printable to-do lists and other tools. Having a plan and starting early is a great way to be able to celebrate the fullness of the season (and while we do put the focus on Jesus’ birth as the “reason for the season” and what that means for us, I absolutely love the holiday season as a whole) without getting overwhelmed by last minute to-dos.br /br /a href=”http://penny-pinchingmom.blogspot.com/”Theresa/a also recently shared a href=”http://penny-pinchingmom.blogspot.com/2008/07/freebie-christmas.html”a frugal Christmas tradition/a that sounds like a ton of fun. For their family gift exchange, they would set a limit of $1 per gift! This obviously required a lot of creativity in finding thoughtful gifts for each other without breaking the bank. This year, we’re celebrating “The Year of the Homemade Gift,” but I’ve also been keeping my eye out for great deals and freebies. I don’t want to give junk just for the sake of giving gifts, but I think that by starting now I’ll be able to find some great deals that are thoughtful as well! br /br /br /a href=”http://www.mylivesignature.com/” target=”_blank”img style=”BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none” src=”http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54486/128/0E4A8EA9D2A4A002FC32D3D163051882.png” //abr /br /––––-–––––-––––––––-–––––––-––––-––––––-–-––––––-–––-–-–––br /span style=”font-size:85%;”Join us this month for a href=”http://mythreedoodles.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas%20in%20July”Christmas in July/a. We’ll be talking crafts, preschool activities, baked goods and handmade gifts all month long!/span