Buttoned Up: Keep holiday chaos at bay with planner
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Wouldn't it be nice to have a guide to keep you one step ahead of your holiday to-dos? We've created a week-by-week plan to get you through December without losing it.
Week of Oct. 31 : Design (or order) your holiday cards and organize addresses. There's one thing you don't want lingering on your list come Black Friday, and that is "holiday cards."
Take the time this week to pick out your card, get your photos in order (or take a family photo this weekend if you haven't already) and prepare the list of who will receive a card. If you use a digital contact manager like Mac's Address Book, you can create a group titled "holiday card" and drag and drop contacts from your master list to that group. In Outlook, you can create a new "holiday card" category for contacts and then go through each contact and assign them to that category. In addition, if you are traveling to visit friends and family, make sure your tickets are purchased by the end of this week.
Source: The Seattle Times
Foodie gifts can be unique, personal & fun
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Nothing says "homemade" like something whipped up in the kitchen. So what better way to kick off this year's Handmade Holidays series than gifts for that foodie on your list. You don't have to go gourmet to give a truly personal and useful gift to friends and family. And you never know, they may use it to make you something yummy as a thank you. The gift ideas featured here — a personalized trivet, flavored olive oil, fabric wine gift bag, baking mix and storage jars — are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to culinary gift ideas.
If you have an idea for the series, we'd like to include it and share it with our readers. Email your idea with a photo and contact information to laura.king-homan@owh.com or mail to Omaha World-Herald, Attn. Laura King-Homan, 1314 Douglas St., Suite 700, Omaha, NE 68102.
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS CRAFT INSTRUCTIONS
Storage jars
These glass jars have handy chalkboard lids so you can record the contents and when they were added.
Source: Omaha World-Herald