Busy Bee Lifestyle

Christmas

Fun Advent Calendars for Kids

Fun Advent Calendars for Kids! In a more traditional post on Christmas Advent Calendars, I was excited to let Busy Bee readers know about the wonderful, heirloom quality Advent calendars that I had found in the marketplace! But given the fact that these tended to be on the more expensive side, I wanted to suggest... 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... Read more »

Tips for Organizing Your Christmas Decorations

Tip of the Week - Organizing  Your Christmas Decorations! Taking down the tree and removing the lights from the windows is a bit sad – but with a little bit of organization, putting your Christmas decorations back out next year will be a pleasure!  Here are a few ideas that will have you thanking yourself next December! Organize Your... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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,... 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... Read more »

Fabulous Stocking Stuffers for Women

Christmas Gift Guide  – Fabulous Stocking Stuffers for Women Sarah Pinto Planners These super cute planners are mom-designed and green.  Printed with soy-based ink on recycled paper, these preppy, purse friendly planners are just right for the non-Blackberry people!  The hardest part will be choosing which cover best suits you or your gift recipient! (Sarah... Read more »

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