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I just wanted to wish all of the readers out there a Happy New Year…

I think we have a tough year ahead of us, but with some hope and plenty of prayer, perhaps things will get better–I will be keeping my fingers crossed.  Towards the end of 2008, retailers and individuals finally began seeing what kind of crisis our economy is really going through, and 2009 could be a year of repair, and perhaps time that some of us really begin to live frugally…

I also hope to make this blog more suficient in 2009 with more posts, and hopefully to be able to help and inspire the readers who come by here for advice and help… My goal is to hopefully post here every day-and you as readers can leave comments to remind me!…haha

I hope that at least one of your resolutions come true this year… You can make anything happen as long as you put your mind to it!..

SO here is a toast….to all you readers….Happy New Year~

So the holiday rush is over, and the New Year has came. And you begin to feel yourself—Let down..and missing the holiday spirit all over again. We all wait so anxiously for the glorious time of year when the Christmas spirit is high in the air, and everybody just seems more cheerful. Family comes around that we haven’t seen in awhile, and we get to eat all of the yummy food and those favorite recipes we have been craving all year-

Suddenly-it all comes crashing to a dead hault, and the holidays are just “done.” -OVER.

We find ourselves in a slump, especially if we have been on vacation and we have to head back to the daily grind of life, work, and taking the kids back to school again. Life begins, and all is boring again-or maybe it isn’t.

It’s easy to fall into some kind of after holiday depression and blues, but you can prevent it from happening…..

—Here are some things to do to ring in the new year—and not be blue.

• * Spend time with those that you love such as close friends and family. Be with them when you can. Don’t just visit around the holidays. Keep the spirit alive all year, by keeping in contact. Get and feel connected. Even when life seems too busy.

• *Pick up that new book you have been wanting to read, or find a great new book to read. Get away to another time, place, or world, and read. If you can’t read during the day, take some time before bed time and read. Go to bead 30-45 minutes earlier, and pick up a book.  If you can’t physically get away-you can mentally go somewhere else and relax…

• *Get interested in a new hobby for the new year. Start a cookbook filled with your favorite recipes. Start that scrapbook you have been talking about. Get the children involved so they can help too. Perhaps by next Christmas, family members might just want some copies!…

• *Write down your goals or expectations for the new year and make a point for at least 1 or 2 of them to come true. Keep the goals easy enough to where you can accomplish them.  There’s nothing better than finishing something that you have been wanting to do for a long time….

Don’t fall into a post holiday rut…. Get back into life-not into the daily drag.  Life can stay spirited all year long-as long as you make it that way

It’s that time of year again when its cold and snow is falling……

Snow is pretty when it first comes down, but after awhile, you can get cabin fever.  Plus the cold chill isn’t any fun, but it’s always cozy to curl up in your favorite blanket or perhaps a book.

 Winter doesn’t always have to get you down although.  During the winter, is a great chance to get plenty of “down-time.”

* Begin catching up on some books you have been wanting to read.  Find a favorite quilt, a cup of hot chocolate, and curl up with your book before bed time.  

* Start a new craft or hobby.  Gather some of your favorite photos and begin a scrapbook.  Add descriptions under the photos, and put in some neat little stickers or stamps. Decorate it however you would like

* Start a recipe book or box.  Write down or cut out your favorite recipes. Put them into a box or a little book.  Then when you are finished, you could always pick out a few of your favorites, and even try some baking to warm up the kitchen with delicious smells!

*Gather your family together for movie time or a “sleep-over.” Have the kids get their sleeping bags, pop some popcorn, get the quilts for mom and dad, and gather up for a movie.  Start it a few hours before bedtime on a weekend or Friday night, and then everybody can fall asleep together in the family room for a family slumber party…

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These are just a few simple ideas to beat the winter cabin blues… There’s so much more-all you have to do is use your imagination and keep the hot chocolate coming!

Spring will be here before you know it!