Yea!!! Did I ever get lucky at a garage sale last weekend. There was a big box of mags. for free, help yourself, so I did to all of them. I just about broke my back getting them to the car, but I was not about to give up. When I got home I felt really guilty and greedy about taking them all but it was to late to do anything so I started checking them out. Mostly BHG, Canadian House and Home, style at home and a few odd ones. The diamond in the rough is about 15 Nov and Dec issues. Lots of ideas and suggestions for gifts and decorating. I can hardly wait to get started, this is just the 'get up and go' I need to, well, get up and go :bigsnow: ps. just in time for the long weekend notebook thing.
Are your note books in order?
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I think that is exciting, snowowl! Remember -- the previous owner of the magazines just wanted to get them OTD. And you took care of that for her! Now -- please share some of the best ideas with us during this long Labor Day Weekend! I think most of us love those November and December magazines too! :applause:
I am one of those people who never buys magazines, but loves to look threw them. They just aren't in my budget these days
but if any one knows a good place to pick up some old ones please let me know.
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but if any one knows a good place to pick up some old ones please let me know.
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this is an old thread, I am re posting so we can hopefully get inspired to get going on our note books Christmas is right around the corner
I was trying to print pages for the plans last night but my printer wouldn't cooperate. Trying later this week.
I noticed the other day my Christmas Notebook is missing the 2010 menu. Must get this printed and into my book.
I am trying to decide how much of a Christmas notebook I need... I already follow the FlyLady system and have a "control journal" for my daily and weekly routines, and I have Amy Knapp's "Family Organizer" (https://www.familyorganizer.com/assets/products/alookinside/2011Inside_Organizer.jpg) to write my weekly chores in, plan menus and shopping lists, etc. What I don't want to do is double up on the things I already have in place. Maybe I need less of a notebook and more of a folder, just for some additional lists and things... Hm...
I love FlyLady! I will have to look up to see how long I've been with her. At least 10 years now. I need to order new calendars too.
My notebook is ready for the year now. I finished the cleaning and baking calendars plus completed the photo updates for the decorating. The gift list is current with notes of remaining needs. I am just waiting for my youngest son to schedule his flight home so I can tweak the preparation of the guest room and plan the menues for his visit.
Charlotte
Charlotte
FlyLady also has a Holiday Control Journal. I think they start "Cruising to the Holidays" about 6 weeks in advance. I like the HGP because it spreads the holiday prep out longer. You can easily combine both plans by sticking to your FlyLady routines and picking up holiday prep with HGP. CEO at OrganizedChristmas has a 6 week plan for holiday prep also...her articles are great!
We tend to use the term Notebook no matter what our medium is...folder, binder, electronic files/lists. It just simplifies the discussion. When Someone on MHH says they're working on their notebook...I know they're planning for Christmas in some manner.
Great advice! I think I'll be doing some reading this week.
Oh, okay! That makes sense.
When people here were talking "notebook," I was automatically thinking a big fat binder with lots of dividers, etc. Cool that everyone does things a little differently -- makes sense, too.
When people here were talking "notebook," I was automatically thinking a big fat binder with lots of dividers, etc.
That would be me...LOL! I actually have 2 notebooks - one for baking/decorating and one much smaller version that's in a folder with prongs for the current year's lists, calendar, etc. I keep my gift idea list in a small notebook in my purse. I love my Blackberry for most things, but I have been unable to convert myself to 100% electronic files for this.
Find what works best for you...there's no right or wrong way. And please share any tips, ideas &/or shortcuts as we go!
I have 1/2 inch for the current year, then I move it to a larger one for storage.
this year I am doing a smash book.
this year I am doing a smash book.
Hey, Debbie. I started a smash book a couple of weeks ago, too. Not specifically Christmas, just life in general.
The last couple of days, I have been converting some of the written stuff from my Christmas binder over to files on my netbook.
The last couple of days, I have been converting some of the written stuff from my Christmas binder over to files on my netbook.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, my Christmas / Fall smash book! so easy.cutting ideals and recipes out of magazines and gluing them in so much fun! List of favorite books, movies, activities, 25 days of Christmas, Christmas lore, advent prayers. and that's just the Christmas half.
here's a link to a similar book she called hers a junk journal, Mines not that fat LOL that would drive me nuts.
I wrinkled mine and then ironed the pages so it wouldn't be to fat. It made it nice and fluffy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZ-tv5TsjM&feature=channel_video_title
I wrinkled mine and then ironed the pages so it wouldn't be to fat. It made it nice and fluffy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpZ-tv5TsjM&feature=channel_video_title
I love the smash book, too. Being a scrapbooker, I have a tendency to hold on to a lot of memorabilia, most of which will probably never make it into the scrapbook. It has been really nice to have someplace to put that sort of stuff without so much emphasis on the design element. Movie tickets, brocures, park maps, concert programs, greeting cards and all sorts of things have made their way into my smash book.
A lot of times I will just glue them in with a quick note about the event. Sometimes, later I will add more info and some decorations with colored markers, stickers, stamps whatever. But, for me it is kind of freeing to not focus so much on making it pretty and to focus more on journaling and getting the details down. It has also helped a little with the clutter. I don't have that stuff piling up on my scrapbook desk or waiting to get put in an album. I just glue it in the book and go on. I figure if I did want to put it in an album later, I could pull it from the smash book and I would already have the dates and details written down.
A lot of times I will just glue them in with a quick note about the event. Sometimes, later I will add more info and some decorations with colored markers, stickers, stamps whatever. But, for me it is kind of freeing to not focus so much on making it pretty and to focus more on journaling and getting the details down. It has also helped a little with the clutter. I don't have that stuff piling up on my scrapbook desk or waiting to get put in an album. I just glue it in the book and go on. I figure if I did want to put it in an album later, I could pull it from the smash book and I would already have the dates and details written down.