planning

  • 🎄✨ Planning for Your Elves’ Return: Making Christmas Magical for Everyone âœ¨ðŸŽ„

    Can you believe it’s almost that time again? The countdown is on, just 44 days until our elves return! Around here, they always show up the day after Thanksgiving, bringing all the fun, giggles, and just a touch of Christmas chaos with them. Every year, I start prepping early, usually in October, because let’s be

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  • Letting Go of the Guilt When Routines Fall Apart

    It’s the beginning of August, and if you’re anything like me, you’re living in this strange space between summer freedom and back-to-school planning. Part of me is craving the return of routine, sharpened pencils, labeled folders, a clean fridge, and mornings with coffee that doesn’t get cold. But the other part? The mom part? She’s

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  • Maycember Madness: How to Survive the Most Chaotic Month of the Year

    April was rough like the rain before the storm…but now we have hit May. They call it Maycember for a reason. Somehow, May has become the new December—just without the twinkling lights and cozy cocoa breaks. I think an elf or two would bring some cheer and ease the stress or maybe not but I

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  • Get Ready for an Enchanting November and Dive into the Christmas Spirit!

    It’s the first day of November, and we all know what that means – the most magical season of the year is just around the corner! The air is getting crisper, the days are growing shorter, and the anticipation of Christmas is starting to build. There’s a sense of wonder and excitement in the air,

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  • Bob, Sally, and David’s Merry North Pole Adventures

    Bob, Sally, and David, our holiday elves, left the Richards’ home with a heart full of warmth and a bag full of plans. They soared through the frosty night, riding the wintry winds back to their North Pole haven. Upon their arrival at the North Pole, their magical workshop buzzed with excitement. The elves were

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  • Bob, Sally, and David’s Grand Holiday Elf Adventure Planning Session

    Once upon a crisp autumn day, the leaves fell gently from the trees, painting the ground in hues of orange and red. You could feel the excitement in the air because the most enchanting time of the year was fast approaching – the holiday season. As the days grew shorter and the nights longer, a

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  • Outlining Progress

    Outlining Progress

    I would like to share my personal experience of how I overcame my writer’s block and started making progress on my book about elves. By adopting certain strategies and techniques, I was able to get back into the flow of writing and make steady progress towards completing my book. Writing a book can be a

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  • Who’s Ready for the Elf?

    Have you started your Elf Planning? It’s that time. The Elves begin to arrive next Friday. It is one of my favorite parts of Christmas. Our elves bring so much joy to our three kiddos. I start pinning and taking screenshots in January just to save and remember everything I want to do for the

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  • Elf on the Shelf Adventures

    Elf on the Shelf Adventures

    Christmas will be here before we know it! So it is already time to be collecting ideas for Elf on the Shelf. I have already planned my calendar out for the Holiday Season. And I can’t wait! I think I get as much enjoyment and cheer from planning, crafting, and moving the elf as my

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  • Prepping for the Elf to Arrive

    Prepping for the Elf to Arrive

    Who has their Elf on the Shelf calendars already planned out for this year? Every year around this time, I begin to pull all of my ideas I’ve saved throughout the year for my Elf on the Shelf calendar.

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