Thanksgiving and Christmas get most of the holiday attention. That’s fine, but why not give some attention to Easter? We think 2020 would be a great year to change things up by hosting a fantastic Easter dinner party capable of competing with anything you do in November and December. As...
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Tag Archives: Holiday Organizing
When It’s Time to Put Away Those Christmas Decorations
Decorating for the holidays is a wonderful thing. Your Christmas tree, all those lights, and the dozens of handmade decorations your children and grandchildren have made for you over the years only add to what makes this time of year so special. But alas, all must be packed away when...
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Give the Gift of Concierge Service
We know it is pretty clichéd to use the phrase ‘give the gift of’ this time of year, but we can’t help it. Gifting somebody with regular concierge service can prove more valuable than objects that do little more than take up space. Concierge service provides real value to a...
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Holiday Decorating Tips to Make Your Life Easier
It is that time of year when many a homeowner will start putting up Christmas decorations. The festive holiday season is the perfect time for strings of colored lights, beautiful Christmas trees, candles in the windows, and wreaths on the doors. Unless you are the kind of person who would...
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Does Your Family Do an Annual Christmas Cookie Day?
There are a lot of great family traditions families enjoy this time of year. From cutting your own Christmas tree to visiting relatives on Christmas Eve, traditions are what make the holidays so special. One of our favorites is the family Christmas cookie day. Is that something your family does?...
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How to Be a Good Gift Giver and Help with Downsizing
What do you suspect might be the hardest part of downsizing? For some people, it is letting go of a home that has been lived in for decades. For others, the hardest thing is parting with possessions. There are so many emotional attachments that it can be hard to give...
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The Holidays Are Coming, the Holidays Are Coming!
If you look out over the horizon you might see a dark figure in the distance. That figure is approaching slowly, but you can tell it is heading your way. What is it? It is Halloween. What you cannot see are three more figures following closely behind: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and...
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4 Strategies for Taking Down Those Christmas Decorations
By the time you read this post, the Christmas holiday should be just about over. It has been a good run, but now you have to return the house to normal. That means taking down and storing away all the Christmas decorations that have made your house so festive since...
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Home Organization for the Holidays
Are you planning on doing some entertaining this holiday season? If so, you may have some home organization to take care of first. Don’t worry, you’re in good company. Many of us do not realize just how disorganized our homes are until we start planning to have guests over. That’s...
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Things to Do Around the House Before Thanksgiving Travel
The week of Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times for travel in the US. Back in 2016, AAA estimated that some 40.7 million people would travel away from home for Thanksgiving. They raised their estimate to almost 51 million the following year. Estimates for 2018 are not out yet,...
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