All posts by: Jackie Trottmann

Christmas Ideas Start a Christmas Ornament Collection by Purchasing one Every Year

Every December I let the hustle and bustle steal my joy. Not this year! I’m celebrating Christmas with a new idea every day. This idea Number 13 is to start... Read More

Christmas Ideas – Idea Number 12 Make or Buy a Favorite Treat From Childhood

Every December I let the hustle and bustle steal my joy. Not this year! I’m celebrating Christmas every day with a new Christmas idea. This is the 12th day and... Read More

Christmas Ideas – Attend a Christmas Music or Holiday Music Concert

This is Christmas idea number 11 in my countdown to Christmas. At the beginning of the month I was determined not to let the hustle and bustle steal my joy.... Read More

Christmas Ideas – Bring in Nature as part of your Christmas Decor – And When You’re Putting Up your Christmas Decorations, Don’t Think Chore, Think that This is Meditation

This is Christmas idea number 10 in my countdown to Christmas. I’ll give you two Christmas decorating ideas that bring nature inside.  At the beginning of the month I was... Read More

Christmas Ideas – Family, Children – Read Christmas stories – Don’t spend money, go to the library. Pick books out together. Add Christmas songs to your nightly lullabies

This is Christmas idea number 9 in my countdown to Christmas. At the beginning of the month I was determined not to let the hustle and bustle steal my joy.... Read More

Christmas Ideas Listen to Christmas Music, Christmas Songs, Christmas Carols

Music can have a profound impact on our lives. We can hear a certain song and can immediately be transported back to a particular time in our lives. It’s amazing... Read More

Christmas Ideas Send Real Christmas Cards – Quick, Easy, Personalized Christmas Cards

As part of being overwhelmed at Christmas – in the past – I have let the month go by and have not sent Christmas cards. For the friends and loved... Read More

Christmas Ideas – Attend Church and Festive Services

Christmas is a great time to attend church and festive services. There are pageants, musicals, midnight services and a variety of ways to celebrate the season. If you don’t attend... Read More

Christmas Ideas – Chop Down a Real Christmas Tree

If you have never trekked out into the woods to chop down a Christmas tree, it is quite an experience. When Robert and  I got married, my son was fourteen... Read More

Christmas Ideas – Start a New Christmas Tradition

If there is something that you and your family have thought about and talked about but have never done, make this Christmas season the time that you do it! Start... Read More