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The local shopping center seems to take a cue from Wile E. Coyote when the holidays roll around. It feels like you are walking into an Acme trap each time you go to the store to gift shop. You want to find the best buy for everything on your shopping list, but you also need… Read more »
Black Friday ads and holiday shopping can make you feel like you just stepped off of the Tilt-A-Whirl. Picking the perfect Christmas presents to give to everyone on your list can also be an emotional and financial roller coaster. In today’s video, I am sharing a simplified gift guide that will help ease your holiday… Read more »
Did Santa get it wrong? Did the gift cards you got last year already expire or get lost? I explain how to make sure your gift cards get used and your less-than-perfect gifts get returned before they end up assimilating into your house as clutter! When I was a little girl, I remember so clearly… Read more »
Decking the halls with boughs of holly will certainly leave you feeling jolly. But taking down the tree, the stockings, and the lights is such a chore that it can feel fa-la-la la-la la-la-lame. Decorating and undecorating for the holidays is a big time investment; so, it’s important to use that time as effectively and… Read more »
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening. Does your home look like a winter wonderland right now? Decorating for the holidays is a lot of work. But today we’ll help send away the bluebird, and make sure that here to stay is the new bird. In this video I conspire,… Read more »
The holiday season is full of easy opportunities to teach our kids about organizing. We can teach them to make lists, for one thing, just like Santa! I share five different ways to show your kids how giving and receiving go hand in hand, and how organizing makes it all work better. Click here to… Read more »
Are your stockings hung by the chimney with care? Do your elves empty them gleefully and their contents compare? Do the contents of some seem close to empty? While others, of course, have way more than plenty. In this video I’ll show you how to organize these stuffers. Because when the elves are not happy,… Read more »
As you may know, I usually pick out my "favorite things" list each year for fun holiday gift ideas, mostly organizing-related. Here is my list from last year, and here is my list for 2009. This year's list I published on my Good Housekeeping blog, so if you want to see my hand-picked gift ideas… Read more »
Quick, can you tell me how many stockings you need to stuff? Where will you hide your gifts– and can you then remember where you hid them? Let's organize your gift-giving right now so you can feel more like singing "Joy to the World" instead of "In the Bleak Midwinter." Make a list– just like… Read more »
Does the sound of the doorbell fill you with dread? Holidays are coming up! You may be hosting family holiday meals, dinner parties, gift openings, or even (gasp)… overnight guests! Click here for your checklist for making sure you're ready on the Good Housekeeping Home Style Blog. Flickr image courtesy roblisameehan Follow me on… Read more »
