Busy Bee Lifestyle

Christmas

Host a Fabulous Easter Egg Hunt

Host a Fabulous Easter Egg Hunt
This is a terrifically fun way for families to celebrate the season!  An Easter egg hunt is an event that lends itself to family, neighbors, friends, or all of the above!  In the course of my research on this topic, I’ve found that there aren’t too many variations on the egg... Read more »

Sparkling Christmas Decorations

Decorating for Christmas!
Here are a few photos from my home!  I can’t resist fun decorations, especially if there’s glitter or a touch of nostalgia involved!

Some helpful hints:

When I arrange my decorations, I try to use containers and urns that I already have, just filled with holiday items, like cranberries, Christmas ornaments or faux snow with... Read more »

Boxing Day Party

Tip of the Week – Add an Extra Day to Christmas!
I recently read about a family, who in addition to celebrating Christmas on December 25th, extends the fun by adding Boxing Day to their holiday line up!  Boxing Day takes place on December 26th and its origins date back to mid 19th century England, when... Read more »

Holidays On Display

Look What I Found – Holidays on Display!
So many of my Christmas memories are rooted in annual family trips to Philadelphia to window shop, enjoy the lights and walk through animated displays like the Dickens Village (still at Macy’s!) and the Enchanted Colonial Village (formerly at Lit Brothers, now restored and on display at The... Read more »

Girl Friends’ Get Togethers

Host a Terrific Girl Friends’ Get Together and Get a Job Done!
Spending quality time with your girl friends may seem like impossibility during the crazy holiday season, but I have some fun ideas for combining work and play!

Card Writing Party – Invite friends over to tackle the task of writing and addressing holiday cards.  You’ll... Read more »

Write a Terrific Holiday Letter

Tip of the Week – Write a Terrific Holiday Letter!
If I could, I would love to write a thoughtful note in every one of my Christmas cards, but with our ever growing mailing list, it just isn’t possible!  And so, like a lot of families, I put an insert into my cards.
For the past few... Read more »

Take the Perfect Holiday Photo

Tip of the Week – Take the Perfect Holiday Photo!
It goes without saying that we will all get lots of photo cards in the mail this holiday season, and we all also know that some of those photos will be better than others!  For each gorgeous family portrait, there’s another that promises to be the... Read more »

Unique and Thoughtful Christmas Gifts for Women

Christmas Gift Guide for Women: Part III – Unique and Thoughtful Gifts for Any Woman
Beautiful Pajamas

Acacia, a catalog with all sorts of natural products, offers pretty and comfortable pajamas that are perfect for sleeping and lounging!  Two patterns are available, “Pink Paisley” in pink, purple and blue and “Bahamas” in pink and orange, both in... Read more »

Retro Christmas Holiday Cocktail Party

Retro Holiday Cocktail Party!
I so enjoyed writing about the retro decorations available this year that I wanted to take the theme a step further and create a cocktail party based upon fun, vintage touches!  Take a look and see if what’s old feels just right for today!
Invitation
Four funky and fresh invitations with a vintage feel... Read more »

Fabulous and Unique Christmas Gifts for Men

Christmas Gift Guide – For the Men in Your Life
Let’s Go Flying!

Treat him to a once in a lifetime experience – an introductory flying lesson.  At Lets Go Flying, you can locate more than 3000 flight schools around the country that help flying dreams come true for around $99.
Fantasy Baseball Sherpa

This is a unique online... Read more »

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