Tag Archives: Holiday Stress

Peaceful Child

By Elise | Published: January 25, 2012

My daughter came home from school last night in a tizzy.  She got in a tiny bit of trouble with her teacher, and it hurt her feelings.  On top of that, there was the mountain of homework.   The poor child was freaking out about getting it done so much so that she was practically [...]

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Releasing Frustration

By Elise | Published: January 5, 2012

I am really, really, really frustrated.  I had a nasty cold the week before Christmas, and I got hurt the day after.  I’ve been down for a while, and I’m getting sick of it. I really want to re-fill my bird feeders, do laundry, make bread, vacuum the living room, and make dinner.  Domestic crap [...]

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3 days until Christmas

By Elise | Published: December 22, 2011

3 days until Christmas and there’s much left to wrap I sit on my couch and I cough and I nap The children are nestled all snuggly at school And I here at home try quite hard to stay cool This cold holds me down, and my work has been stopped Stockings are hung but [...]

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How great are you?

By Elise | Published: December 15, 2011

Have you ever sat down to make a to-do list around this time of year and then ended up feeling good? No?  Hmm.. What if, before you make your list of stuff that is still left to do, you made a list of stuff you’ve already done for the big day?  How long do you [...]

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Holiday Peace in Under 2 Minutes

By Elise | Published: December 9, 2011
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A Holiday Tale

By Elise | Published: December 4, 2011

Once upon a time, we decorated our home on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, but this year everyone was just too tired.    So, in an effort to compromise, last Sunday we hung the outside lights, and the kids decorated their own rooms. Yesterday was finally the day our sweet daughter had been waiting for all year, [...]

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Not too late to join

By Elise | Published: November 29, 2011

It’s not too late to join Holiday Grace.  You don’t want to miss this week’s lesson about Peaceful Budgeting and Letting go of Perfection. “Elise, love this week. Just sent my “peaceful budget” to my Dear Husband to look over and provide his input. Your plans and strategies are really making what could be a [...]

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Handling days or weeks like this

By Elise | Published: November 21, 2011

It is a super-busy week here full of working, cleaning, hanging out with children and preparing food of course. It can be tempting to neglect self-care during these times.  After all momma said there’d be days like this. I figure I have two choices as a plan of action this week. Neglect myself.  Focus on [...]

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Cliff Notes from Week 1 of Holiday Grace

By Elise | Published: November 16, 2011

It’s the week before Thanksgiving, and now is a really good time to: Take care of yourself and plan how to keep taking care as the holiday stress piles up. Dream big about what kind of holiday you want to create for you and your family. Make sure they are your dreams and not coming [...]

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Sneak Peek – Week 1 of Holiday Grace

By Elise | Published: November 14, 2011

Here’s a little taste of my newest online class – Holiday Grace. It started today, but you have until this Friday – Nov. 18 to sign up.  See below for a little part of Week 1: Harnessing the power of intention around the holidays I know that it is all too easy to start focusing [...]

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