Keeping This Season Simple. Really ~ A Simple Homeschool Post

November 23, 2011

From my post at Simple Homeschool today...

For several weeks now, and even months in some cases, bloggers have been posting about preparing for a simpler holiday.

Tsh has a countdown series, Plan Your Peaceful Christmas and fellow contributor Jessica (from Life as Mom) also offers a free Simpler Season planning resource.

I haven’t done any planning whatsoever, except for pinning a few wishful thinking, “maybe I’ll find extra energy next month” crafty ideas on a Pinterest board.

November was an unreal crazy month for our family. Another move. Our second in six months. The worst cold we’ve had in years, the same time as our move. And now, in two days we celebrate our youngest daughter’s 9th birthday.

Christmas has not been on the radar. At all.

... can anyone relate? Not to the moving, sickness and birthday part but to Christmas not being on the radar yet? I feel like I'm the only one coming late to the game.

This year for our family a simple Christmas isn't a trendy catch phrase, it's reality. In my post today at Simple Homeschool I share more about what that looks like for us this season.

For my American friends tomorrow is Thanksgiving and the official start of the holidays. For us, the Christmas season kicks off post-Brienne's birthday. I've got a few plans, but like I talk about in my SH post, not many.

What efforts are you making to keep the season simple but meaningful at the same time? (Stark minimalism is not my idea of a fun Christmas)