Hello! So how are you after having taken part in America’s tastiest holiday? I am still coming out of a major food coma. We almost make the same thing every year but every year think it tastes better and better.
It was such a wonderfully relaxing day, much needed I might add with my entire family and parents in town. I couldn’t have asked for a better day, we ended it with watching a movie I have seen before and highly recommend, a very touching, beautiful story “Like Sunday, like rain” if you have liked my past recommendations then I am sure you will love this too:)
Well today marks the beginning of what I refer to as the “holiday crunch”, no grass can grow under out feet and every hour must count. Today is the nirvana of all shopping days though I personally will not go to any stores, I am perfectly happy supporting this day from the comfort of my computer:) I put together this list of 10 things to do on this Black Friday hope you enjoy!
1 Do visit the most wonderful post about me and the holidays over at my friends beautiful blog, Michele of Hello Lovely fame. Not only is she is an uber talented and engaging writer but she puts a creative spin on all she does like no other.
Reading through this post made me smile the whole way through and I really think you will enjoy it too, plus she pulled pictures from past Christmases that made me tingle with nostalgia.Click hereto visit Michele over at Hello Lovely
2 Go shopping on my shop site! Today for the first time ever I am offering 20% site wide! Never happened before….great time to take advantage of anything you have had your eye on whether for yourself, your holiday table or a gift idea. Lots of goodies!! Use code extra20 at checkout, click here to visit my online shop. A few favorite goodies-
3 Head to Decor Market for some crazy good savings on everything from furniture to rugs to accessories. That is a go to source when I am working on edesign projects and the buys offered today cannot be beat, here are a few favorites- Click here to visit Decor Market
4 Take stock of your holiday decor and make a list of what you need. I am a consummate list maker, cannot live without them. And no fancy gadgets required for my lists, I am a paper and pen gal all the way. Even if you don’t lift one finger ot actually decorate, jut knowing what you need to do and having a game plan will make you feel like you are one step ahead because as I keep telling myself, it is still November:)
5. Visit Horchow, I always do a little retail therapy on Black Friday at one of my favorite sites. It is an exceptionally good day to take advantage of all time lowest prices. A few things on my holiday list from Horchoware-
Among some of the great deals that are 40% are these holiday beauties-
6 Order your holiday cards and gift tags! This a perfect day to do them and know it’s one less thing on your list. Plus you will get them in plenty of time to send them out without feeling like it’s a race against the clock. I am taking my own advice and ordering mine today from none other than uber talented Dixie Design Collective, I mean what’s not to love! A few of my favorites below. Click here to visit them
7. Call someone you haven’t reached out to in a while, it could be an old friend or a relative you have lost contact with. Just call them to say you were thinking of them and see how that makes their day.
I believe that spreading that kind of holiday cheer is contagious and when you can make someone feel special….the question is why not do it? I will be taking my own advice and calling someone I haven’t spoken to in a while “just because”. You never know whose life you might touch and that might include your own:)
8. Been good this year? Then treat yourself to a new holiday outfit. One you can wear throughout the season. Nothing gives us a lift like a beautiful new something, right? And what better day to take advantage of great savings than on Black Friday. Nordstrom’s has all kinds of great deals on an entire department featuring beautiful holiday frocks, makes shopping so much easier this way! Here are a few of my personal faves, click here to see them all
9. Find a family to “adopt” for Christmas. Today is a great day to do this and a wonderful tone to set for the season of giving. To help a family in need is perhaps one of the most generous things you can do.
You can call your local Boys and Girls Club or a local shelter to ask for a family that might need assistance. Or there are many agencies that can help, Salvation Army, Make A Wish, Soldiers4angels, Family House Inc., Angel Tree and many more. Think of the impact one small gift could have on one family struggling this holiday season, it is bound to make your own holiday season that much richer.
10. Finally today is a GREAT day to stay home if you have that luxury and begin a month long agenda of organization…join me as this is my own personal pledge. To organize one thing every single day from this day until Christmas.
It might be so small as a single drawer or my gift wrap container or I may get ambitious and take on a whole closet…but I figure if I take on one small organizational task every single day, by Christmas I am bound to be in great shape! I am super productive when everything has a place and is ultra organized. So today I will begin that challenge, join me!!
So anything here get your attention? What will you be doing today? Shopping to your hearts content or staying home and avoiding the craziness that is sure to be lurking at every shopping mall across America! I will be doing a bit of everything, work, play and of course indulging in leftovers a HUGE perk of Black Friday!
Wishing everyone a wonderful and productive day no matter what you are doing, on this unofficial start to the holiday countdown. Thank you as always for stopping in. Until next time…..
Thanks for the inspiration, Tina! Organization is the key holiday calmness! Today will take your advice and review all my holiday decorations and of course, shop your website for gifts to give. Also planning just how to design my outside planters….which I love to do on Black Friday….no malls for me!
Thank you for all the great gift ideas. Today, going to take it easy. Yesterday, the turkey was stuffed, today we are still stuffed from eating!!! May go out to purchase fresh garland from a local garden center and do some on-line gift ordering. Other than that, taking it easy!
Great Post!! Can’t wait to go to your friend’s blog.
I’m joining your challenge. I pledge to organize one area a day until Christmas. I’ll double up on the days I may be out of town. Holiday Blessings! Carolyn
Looking forward to visiting your friend’s blog. I am going to search the internet and see if I can find an adopt a family for Christmas type thing here in France. I cannot think of anything that would give me more pleasure than being able to give some gifts to those that otherwise might not receive them this Christmas, what a lovely idea.
I’m opting out of shopping today. I don’t like the craziness of the hunt nor the disappointment of “out of stock/size” in store or online. I like to shop when I feel like it, at my leisure and not buy things I do not need.
My Christmas cards were posted yesterday and I’ll start to decorate on the 1st Dec. if I do it too early, my fresh greens are dropping needles before Christmas Day.
So today, I’m going for a long hike in the woods this morning and having friends over for coffee this afternoon. A perfect day in my books.
i’m in the coma too and highly approve this blog post!!! merci, tina, for linking with me and thanks for playing along and making it all so fun. how lucky are we that you think ahead and had a list of things to do better for the next holiday season!?! i love this black friday list and need all the nudges to make a list and execute. but first, i will pack for arizona…i fly away this eve! i am smiling knowing you are smiling. xox
The powder blue high heel with silver buckle just melted my heart.
Love your holiday to do list. Am taking your suggestion and making a list. Organizing is number 1, no matter how small. Phoning a friend and giving to others tops my list.
I too avoided the stores like the plague! My Christmas shopping is complete and everything is wrapped. Had a beautiful day with my hubby, took our dog for a walk, ran some errands, and had lunch at Tommy Bahama’s. Those blue pumps caught my eye as well.
Thank you for your list of things, really enjoyed it. I have lost 4 lovely people this year, starting in January, kind of a hard year around here. Kind of lost it in tears when we were gracing our Thanksgiving table, it was fine though. I will take your advice about calling a few friends and relatives that I have been thinking about. Thank you for your kindness.
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Hello! So how are you after having taken part in America’s tastiest holiday? I am still coming out of a major food coma. We almost make the same thing every year but every year think it tastes better and better.
It was such a wonderfully relaxing day, much needed I might add with my entire family and parents in town. I couldn’t have asked for a better day, we ended it with watching a movie I have seen before and highly recommend, a very touching, beautiful story “Like Sunday, like rain” if you have liked my past recommendations then I am sure you will love this too:)
Well today marks the beginning of what I refer to as the “holiday crunch”, no grass can grow under out feet and every hour must count. Today is the nirvana of all shopping days though I personally will not go to any stores, I am perfectly happy supporting this day from the comfort of my computer:) I put together this list of 10 things to do on this Black Friday hope you enjoy!
1 Do visit the most wonderful post about me and the holidays over at my friends beautiful blog, Michele of Hello Lovely fame. Not only is she is an uber talented and engaging writer but she puts a creative spin on all she does like no other.
Reading through this post made me smile the whole way through and I really think you will enjoy it too, plus she pulled pictures from past Christmases that made me tingle with nostalgia. Click here to visit Michele over at Hello Lovely
2 Go shopping on my shop site! Today for the first time ever I am offering 20% site wide! Never happened before….great time to take advantage of anything you have had your eye on whether for yourself, your holiday table or a gift idea. Lots of goodies!! Use code extra20 at checkout, click here to visit my online shop. A few favorite goodies-
3 Head to Decor Market for some crazy good savings on everything from furniture to rugs to accessories. That is a go to source when I am working on edesign projects and the buys offered today cannot be beat, here are a few favorites- Click here to visit Decor Market
4 Take stock of your holiday decor and make a list of what you need. I am a consummate list maker, cannot live without them. And no fancy gadgets required for my lists, I am a paper and pen gal all the way. Even if you don’t lift one finger ot actually decorate, jut knowing what you need to do and having a game plan will make you feel like you are one step ahead because as I keep telling myself, it is still November:)
5. Visit Horchow, I always do a little retail therapy on Black Friday at one of my favorite sites. It is an exceptionally good day to take advantage of all time lowest prices. A few things on my holiday list from Horchow are-
Click here to visit all the goodies on sale over at Horchow
Among some of the great deals that are 40% are these holiday beauties-
6 Order your holiday cards and gift tags! This a perfect day to do them and know it’s one less thing on your list. Plus you will get them in plenty of time to send them out without feeling like it’s a race against the clock. I am taking my own advice and ordering mine today from none other than uber talented Dixie Design Collective, I mean what’s not to love! A few of my favorites below. Click here to visit them
7. Call someone you haven’t reached out to in a while, it could be an old friend or a relative you have lost contact with. Just call them to say you were thinking of them and see how that makes their day.
I believe that spreading that kind of holiday cheer is contagious and when you can make someone feel special….the question is why not do it? I will be taking my own advice and calling someone I haven’t spoken to in a while “just because”. You never know whose life you might touch and that might include your own:)
8. Been good this year? Then treat yourself to a new holiday outfit. One you can wear throughout the season. Nothing gives us a lift like a beautiful new something, right? And what better day to take advantage of great savings than on Black Friday. Nordstrom’s has all kinds of great deals on an entire department featuring beautiful holiday frocks, makes shopping so much easier this way! Here are a few of my personal faves, click here to see them all
9. Find a family to “adopt” for Christmas. Today is a great day to do this and a wonderful tone to set for the season of giving. To help a family in need is perhaps one of the most generous things you can do.
You can call your local Boys and Girls Club or a local shelter to ask for a family that might need assistance. Or there are many agencies that can help, Salvation Army, Make A Wish, Soldiers4angels, Family House Inc., Angel Tree and many more. Think of the impact one small gift could have on one family struggling this holiday season, it is bound to make your own holiday season that much richer.
10. Finally today is a GREAT day to stay home if you have that luxury and begin a month long agenda of organization…join me as this is my own personal pledge. To organize one thing every single day from this day until Christmas.
It might be so small as a single drawer or my gift wrap container or I may get ambitious and take on a whole closet…but I figure if I take on one small organizational task every single day, by Christmas I am bound to be in great shape! I am super productive when everything has a place and is ultra organized. So today I will begin that challenge, join me!!
So anything here get your attention? What will you be doing today? Shopping to your hearts content or staying home and avoiding the craziness that is sure to be lurking at every shopping mall across America! I will be doing a bit of everything, work, play and of course indulging in leftovers a HUGE perk of Black Friday!
Wishing everyone a wonderful and productive day no matter what you are doing, on this unofficial start to the holiday countdown. Thank you as always for stopping in. Until next time…..
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Thanks for the inspiration, Tina! Organization is the key holiday calmness! Today will take your advice and review all my holiday decorations and of course, shop your website for gifts to give. Also planning just how to design my outside planters….which I love to do on Black Friday….no malls for me!
Thank you for all the great gift ideas. Today, going to take it easy. Yesterday, the turkey was stuffed, today we are still stuffed from eating!!! May go out to purchase fresh garland from a local garden center and do some on-line gift ordering. Other than that, taking it easy!
Today I’m ordering from your website and decorating for Christmas! I always enjoy your posts and look forward to them!
Great Post!! Can’t wait to go to your friend’s blog.
I’m joining your challenge. I pledge to organize one area a day until Christmas. I’ll double up on the days I may be out of town. Holiday Blessings! Carolyn
Looking forward to visiting your friend’s blog. I am going to search the internet and see if I can find an adopt a family for Christmas type thing here in France. I cannot think of anything that would give me more pleasure than being able to give some gifts to those that otherwise might not receive them this Christmas, what a lovely idea.
I’m opting out of shopping today. I don’t like the craziness of the hunt nor the disappointment of “out of stock/size” in store or online. I like to shop when I feel like it, at my leisure and not buy things I do not need.
My Christmas cards were posted yesterday and I’ll start to decorate on the 1st Dec. if I do it too early, my fresh greens are dropping needles before Christmas Day.
So today, I’m going for a long hike in the woods this morning and having friends over for coffee this afternoon. A perfect day in my books.
i’m in the coma too and highly approve this blog post!!! merci, tina, for linking with me and thanks for playing along and making it all so fun. how lucky are we that you think ahead and had a list of things to do better for the next holiday season!?! i love this black friday list and need all the nudges to make a list and execute. but first, i will pack for arizona…i fly away this eve! i am smiling knowing you are smiling. xox
The powder blue high heel with silver buckle just melted my heart.
Love your holiday to do list. Am taking your suggestion and making a list. Organizing is number 1, no matter how small. Phoning a friend and giving to others tops my list.
Thank you, Tina
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TINA AND FAMILY!!!
Thank you for all you do to cheer us all throughout the year!!
I too avoided the stores like the plague! My Christmas shopping is complete and everything is wrapped. Had a beautiful day with my hubby, took our dog for a walk, ran some errands, and had lunch at Tommy Bahama’s. Those blue pumps caught my eye as well.
Enjoy your family time, Tina.
Thank you for your list of things, really enjoyed it. I have lost 4 lovely people this year, starting in January, kind of a hard year around here. Kind of lost it in tears when we were gracing our Thanksgiving table, it was fine though. I will take your advice about calling a few friends and relatives that I have been thinking about. Thank you for your kindness.