October 18, 2011

Don’t Forget your Furry Friends!

68 daysFor many families, pets of all kinds are treasured members and friends. They guard homes, warm laps, love unconditionally, make exceptional playmates, and add life to any house.

Countdown to ChristmasThe Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to pay tribute to the pet in your life this Christmas. Maybe you could buy them a new bone or a new play toy or even have your children make something that shows how much your family values that pet. Give your pet a little extra attention this holiday season.

Visit the 100 Days to Christmas Facebook page and submit a photo of your furry, feathery, or fin-y pet!

ListPlanIt.comThis week’s giveaway is one that is unlike any other we’ve ever done.  It is not a giveaway to the fans and followers of 100 Days to Christmas, but to a worthy organization, designated by fans and followers.  ListPlanIt.com wants to give $.25 for every comment that is left between today and Friday, October 21 at 6 p.m.

You have several ways to vote for your choice of charitable organizations:

1) leave a comment here and tell us which organization you think is most deserving of this award and why,

2) tell your friends & followers on Twitter about how they can vote for an organization of their choice and increase the size of the donation when you tweet, “Visit http://100DaystoChristmas.com to learn how you can vote to support your favorite charity this holiday season with @ListPlanIt!”,

3) blog about your favorite charitable organization and encourage your readers to vote at 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

4) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “I support {your charitable organization} because {your reason}.  Visit http://100DaystoChristmas.com to learn how you can vote to support your favorite charity this holiday season!”

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, October 21 at 6 pm EST to enter.

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October 17, 2011

Advent Activity Planner

69 daysDecember is a month like none other. There are decorations to dig out of the basement and distribute through the house. There is a five-page list of friends and loved ones for whom to buy gifts. There are numerous activities, special events, and parties to attend.

Countdown to ChristmasThe Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to start thinking about the preparation that leads up to Christmas. This is what Advent is all about. Begin filling in your Advent Activity Planner*. Your family may have an Advent tradition all its own, but one thing is for certain: it must be ready by November 30.

* Available as a download in the 100 Days to Christmas 2011 eBook.  Members to ListPlanIt.com can print or download a blank Advent Activity Planner in Holidays & Occasions as a worksheet for your holiday advent planning.

Check out my family’s 2011 Advent Activity Planner.

See ListPlanIt’s Advent Calendar Board on Pinterest for some great ideas.

Visit the 100 Days to Christmas Facebook page and tell about your Advent calendar plans!

ListPlanIt.comThis week’s giveaway is one that is unlike any other we’ve ever done.  It is not a giveaway to the fans and followers of 100 Days to Christmas, but to a worthy organization, designated by fans and followers.  ListPlanIt.com wants to give $.25 for every comment that is left between today and Friday, October 21 at 6 p.m.

You have several ways to vote for your choice of charitable organizations:

1) leave a comment here and tell us which organization you think is most deserving of this award and why,

2) tell your friends & followers on Twitter about how they can vote for an organization of their choice and increase the size of the donation when you tweet, “Visit http://100DaystoChristmas.com to learn how you can vote to support your favorite charity this holiday season with @ListPlanIt!”,

3) blog about your favorite charitable organization and encourage your readers to vote at 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

4) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “I support {your charitable organization} because {your reason}.  Visit http://100DaystoChristmas.com to learn how you can vote to support your favorite charity this holiday season!”

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, October 21 at 6 pm EST to enter.

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October 12, 2011

Stock Up on Stocking Stuffers

74 days“Stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.” Stockings are an important part of many families’ Christmas traditions, and yet they are easy to forget about until the last minute.

Countdown to ChristmasToday’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to go through your stash (and you know you have one) of trinkets and goodies. Inventory what you have and consider what might be good to keep your eye out for to add to your collection. Keep in mind the size of your stockings and do not go overboard. Santa’s policy: Less is more!

Visit the 100 Days to Christmas Facebook page and tell us what Santa puts in stockings at your house!

holiday gift bagsThe holidays produce a tremendous amount of waste through wrapping paper.  Imagine if children opened their presents and then the wrapping was simply folded up and used for the next Christmas.  This week, enter to win a set of 4 reusable fabric gift bags from Living Ethos (value $28).

You have several ways to enter to win:

1) leave a comment here and tell us how us which pattern or color is your favorite,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Twitter (it’s easy to do with our share buttons below) and leave a comment here linking to your Twitter handle (be sure to follow @100Days on Twitter, too),

3) subscribe to 100 Days to Christmas‘ RSS feed using a reader or by email (and get our daily posts delivered straight to your inbox) and leave a comment here,

4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “I’d like to do my part to reduce paper waste this Christmas.  I’m entering to win some reusable gift bags from http://100DaystoChristmas.com!”

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, October 14 at 6 pm EST to enter.

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October 11, 2011

Wrap It Up!

75 daysWrapping gifts to set under the tree is, for many people, a part of the Christmas tradition. A wrapped gift is a mystery. Children go to sleep dreaming of what they might find inside.

Countdown to ChristmasToday’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to inventory your holiday gift wrap and supplies. Maybe you stocked up after last Christmas. Maybe your current stock is depleted after last year.  Consider buying gift wrap that can be reused such as paper or fabric gift bags the next time you shop for supplies.

Visit the 100 Days to Christmas Facebook page and tell us about your favorite gift wrapping techniques!

holiday gift bagsThe holidays produce a tremendous amount of waste through wrapping paper.  Imagine if children opened their presents and then the wrapping was simply folded up and used for the next Christmas.  This week, enter to win a set of 4 reusable fabric gift bags from Living Ethos (value $28).

You have several ways to enter to win:

1) leave a comment here and tell us how us which pattern or color is your favorite,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Twitter (it’s easy to do with our share buttons below) and leave a comment here linking to your Twitter handle (be sure to follow @100Days on Twitter, too),

3) subscribe to 100 Days to Christmas‘ RSS feed using a reader or by email (and get our daily posts delivered straight to your inbox) and leave a comment here,

4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “I’d like to do my part to reduce paper waste this Christmas.  I’m entering to win some reusable gift bags from http://100DaystoChristmas.com!”

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, October 14 at 6 pm EST to enter.

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October 7, 2011

Crafty December

79 daysNo other month of the year has more reason to sit down at the table with loved ones gathered around and a pile of craft supplies nearby than December. There are ornaments, decorations, stockings, tree skirts, wreaths, garlands, and much more to be made.

Countdown to ChristmasThe Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to look around online or in some old magazines for some new craft ideas for December. Handmade crafts, when started early enough, can be the perfect excuse for quality time with the family and a priceless but economical option for gift-giving.

Visit ListPlanIt’s Christmas/Winter Holiday Craft Board on Pinterest.

Visit the 100 Days to Christmas Facebook page and tell us your favorite December crafts!

* Congratulations to Sharing Ink for winning ListPlanIt’s personalized binder!

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September 30, 2011

Prepare to Say “Cheese!”

86 daysEveryone loves to get pictures in their Christmas cards and letters. It is perhaps the best part! To have a chance to see a family’s progression and growth is part of what makes Christmas cards so special.

Countdown to ChristmasThe Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to make an appointment with a photographer for your family’s Christmas portrait to be taken so that you can get the pictures back in time to send with the cards. If a professional photographer is not your style, then make an appointment on your calendar to take a family photo out in your yard or in another meaningful spot.

Visit the 100 Days to Christmas Facebook page and tell us your best tips for great family photos!

ListPlanIt.comThis giveaway ends today!. . .ListPlanIt.com would like to give  away 3 Download Memberships to participants at 100 Days to Christmas!  Members to ListPlanIt have access to hundreds of lists and planning pages that they can download to their computer, type their own information into the spaces of the page, save to their computer for future reference, and/or print!  You’ll find lots of pages in our Holidays & Occasions section to get you on the right track for the holidays.

You have several ways to enter to win:

1) leave a comment here and tell us why you’d like a membership to ListPlanIt.com,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Twitter (it’s easy to do with our share buttons below) and leave a comment here linking to your Twitter handle (be sure to follow @100Days on Twitter, too),

3) subscribe to 100 Days to Christmas‘ RSS feed using a reader or by email (and get our daily posts delivered straight to your inbox) and leave a comment here,

4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “A membership to ListPlanIt.com will help me get organized for the holidays and throughout the year.”

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, September 30 at 6 pm EST to enter.

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September 29, 2011

Address Roundup

87 daysNow that you have a list of people to whom you will send your Christmas cards, you need to make sure you have the correct and updated address for each person.

Countdown to ChristmasThe Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to check your address books, pull up whitepages.com, search on Google, and call your mother if need be, to find the addresses of the friends and family that you have either lost touch with or have moved. Be sure to update your address management system so that you’ll have it for next year.

 Visit the 100 Days to Christmas Facebook page and let us know how you keep track of addresses year after year.

ListPlanIt.comTomorrow ends this week’s giveaway. . .ListPlanIt.com would like to give  away 3 Download Memberships to participants at 100 Days to Christmas!  Members to ListPlanIt have access to hundreds of lists and planning pages that they can download to their computer, type their own information into the spaces of the page, save to their computer for future reference, and/or print!  You’ll find lots of pages in our Holidays & Occasions section to get you on the right track for the holidays.

You have several ways to enter to win:

1) leave a comment here and tell us why you’d like a membership to ListPlanIt.com,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Twitter (it’s easy to do with our share buttons below) and leave a comment here linking to your Twitter handle (be sure to follow @100Days on Twitter, too),

3) subscribe to 100 Days to Christmas‘ RSS feed using a reader or by email (and get our daily posts delivered straight to your inbox) and leave a comment here,

4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “A membership to ListPlanIt.com will help me get organized for the holidays and throughout the year.”

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, September 30 at 6 pm EST to enter.

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September 28, 2011

Makin’ a List and Checkin’ It Twice

88 daysYou don’t even need to have your Christmas cards yet in order to make a list of the friends and family to whom you would like to send holiday wishes. My family has lived in Kansas, Tulsa, Poland, New Orleans, Connecticut, Oklahoma City, Italy, Great Britain, and Maine, and I have collected friends all along the way. Christmas cards are a great way to stay in touch.

Countdown to ChristmasToday’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to create or print out a Cards to Send* list from ListPlanIt.com or create your own, and begin to list everyone to whom you think you might like to send a card. You can always pare down the list later, if it is too overwhelming. This way you have a general idea of how many cards you need to buy or make. Be sure to add these pages to your holiday planner!

 Visit the 100 Days to Christmas Facebook page and tell us your favorite apple dessert or fall treat!
* Available as a download in the 100 Days to Christmas 2011 eBook.  Members to ListPlanIt.com can print or download Cards to Send in Holidays & Occasions as a worksheet for your Christmas card list.

ListPlanIt.comThis week, we have another fun giveaway. . .ListPlanIt.com would like to give  away 3 Download Memberships to participants at 100 Days to Christmas!  Members to ListPlanIt have access to hundreds of lists and planning pages that they can download to their computer, type their own information into the spaces of the page, save to their computer for future reference, and/or print!  You’ll find lots of pages in our Holidays & Occasions section to get you on the right track for the holidays.

You have several ways to enter to win:

1) leave a comment here and tell us why you’d like a membership to ListPlanIt.com,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Twitter (it’s easy to do with our share buttons below) and leave a comment here linking to your Twitter handle (be sure to follow @100Days on Twitter, too),

3) subscribe to 100 Days to Christmas‘ RSS feed using a reader or by email (and get our daily posts delivered straight to your inbox) and leave a comment here,

4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “A membership to ListPlanIt.com will help me get organized for the holidays and throughout the year.”

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, September 30 at 6 pm EST to enter.

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September 27, 2011

Christmas Card Consideration

89 daysIf your intention is to always send out Christmas cards, but it seems like you never have time, then this is your year! The trick is to begin planning early. If you wait until December to think about Christmas cards, you will be way too busy.

Countdown to ChristmasA little research is in order for the Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today. Maybe you have clippings that you saved from old magazines with some cute card ideas. Maybe you have saved a few of your favorite cards that friends have sent in the past. Maybe you just need to Google “Christmas cards” to get the creative juices flowing. Be sure to jot down your ideas and findings on ListPlanIt’s Holiday Card Planner* and place it in your holiday planner.

Visit the 100 Days to Christmas Facebook page and tell us your favorite Christmas card ideas!

ListPlanIt.comThis week, we have another fun giveaway. . .ListPlanIt.com would like to give  away 3 Download Memberships to participants at 100 Days to Christmas!  Members to ListPlanIt have access to hundreds of lists and planning pages that they can download to their computer, type their own information into the spaces of the page, save to their computer for future reference, and/or print!  You’ll find lots of pages in our Holidays & Occasions section to get you on the right track for the holidays.

You have several ways to enter to win:

1) leave a comment here and tell us why you’d like a membership to ListPlanIt.com,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Twitter (it’s easy to do with our share buttons below) and leave a comment here linking to your Twitter handle (be sure to follow @100Days on Twitter, too),

3) subscribe to 100 Days to Christmas‘ RSS feed using a reader or by email (and get our daily posts delivered straight to your inbox) and leave a comment here,

4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “A membership to ListPlanIt.com will help me get organized for the holidays and throughout the year.”

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, September 30 at 6 pm EST to enter.

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September 22, 2011

Shop-from-Home Day

94 daysYou may have already begun receiving those beautiful little catalogs jam-packed with holiday trinkets, toys, decor, and anything else you might want or need for the holidays. You are hereby granted permission to do Christmas window shopping – from home!

Countdown to ChristmasThe Countdown to Christmas Challenge for today is to leaf through your holiday planner and find the gift budget you created. Scour your catalogs for ideas for the remainder of your gift-buying, while staying within the confines of your budgetary limits. If you’ve opted out of catalog mailings, then make a list of your favorite places to shop and begin to browse their websites. My favorite guide for shopping for my family is the following poem*:

Something They Want,
Something They Need,
Something to Wear,
And Something to Read.

* Available as a download in the 100 Days to Christmas 2011 eBook.  Members to ListPlanIt.com can print or download Gift List C in Holidays & Occasions as a guide for your holiday/birthday shopping.

This week, we are excited to be giving away a Kindle 3G plus a gift card from Amazon for $5 toward the purchase of our 100 Days to Christmas 2011 eBook.

You have several ways to enter to win : 1) leave a comment here and tell us why you’d like a Kindle,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Twitter (it’s easy to do with our share buttons below) and leave a comment here linking to your Twitter handle (be sure to follow @100Days on Twitter, too),

3) subscribe to 100 Days to Christmas‘ RSS feed using a reader or by email (and get our daily posts delivered straight to your inbox) and leave a comment here,

4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas, then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) follow our page on Facebook and tell our entire community that you are going to participate in this week’s giveaway by leaving the following message on our Facebook wall, “Christmas would come early this year if I win a Kindle 3G from http://100DaystoChristmas.com!”.

One of each of these per day please. You have until Friday, September 23 at 6 pm EST to enter.

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