{"id":7077,"date":"2016-12-08T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=7077"},"modified":"2016-11-22T08:13:15","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T13:13:15","slug":"holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?attachment_id=7083\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7083\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving.png?fit=800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving.png?fit=687%2C1030&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7083\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"4 ways to simplify holiday gift giving\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving.png?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving.png?resize=687%2C1030&amp;ssl=1 687w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving.png?resize=470%2C705&amp;ssl=1 470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving.png?resize=450%2C675&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have you been gathering gifts all year in your gift closet?\u00a0 Maybe you have been tucking away your unloved gifts to regift to another.\u00a0 It may be an important gesture to share gifts teachers and others you want to appreciate.\u00a0 The holiday season sweeps us up into gift giving.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the time of year we feel required to match gift for gift, dollar for dollar. According to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/186620\/americans-plan-spending-lot-christmas.aspx\">Gallup poll,<\/a> American&#8217;s spend close to $850 a year on holiday gifts. At the same time, 81% of Americans would rather receive an experience based gift.\u00a0 Holiday gift giving involves emotions, finances, and practicality. Is this the year you decide to make your holiday gift giving more meaningful? Here&#8217;s how to simplify holiday gift giving.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Review your gift list each year.<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s many times that gift giving changes.\u00a0 Maybe you haven&#8217;t been in touch during the year.\u00a0 The nephews are getting older.\u00a0 You and your siblings have all gotten to retirement stages.\u00a0 When life transitions happen, it&#8217;s a good time to agree with family and friends to decline gift giving. You can open the conversation so that no one feels ambushed when you get together. Another option is to give gifts to families in need in your community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Know what you want to share, more than just a gift.<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s lots of different expectations about gifts.\u00a0 Does the recipient enjoy a practical gift or a gift that is an experience? Can you gift money or a gift card? Would a thoughtful card with a meaningful note be the right gift?\u00a0 Thinking about the recipients expectations makes holiday gift giving easier.\u00a0 As you are creating your gift list, jot down a few ideas about that person to help you decide.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, think about the meaning of the gift you want to convey.\u00a0 How can you best convey joy, gratitude, and love in what you give?\u00a0 Your expression and your gift may be more powerful in something small. There&#8217;s more to share than the gift. It&#8217;s the thought behind it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Homemade gifts<\/h3>\n<p>The word is out that homemade gifts are a thoughtful way to share.\u00a0 It makes your gift special in that you took time to prepare something for friends, family, neighbors and colleagues.\u00a0 Your something special can be a simple baked treat, practical item or ornament to share.\u00a0 It can also be the same treat year after year as a tradition.\u00a0 Start early preparing your homemade gift and be sure it is wrapped and easy\u00a0 to transport. My favorite homemade gift is <a href=\"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/tag\/holly-cookies\/\">holly cookies and<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/recipe\/20144\/banana-banana-bread\/\">banana bread<\/a>.\u00a0 You can take a wallet size photo and place it in an ornament frame.\u00a0 There are so many ways to simplify your homemade gifts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Wrap it up<\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s a process for gift giving. Purchase -&gt; Wrap -&gt; Deliver.\u00a0 Set\u00a0 up a time and space to get it all out and get messy.\u00a0 Be sure you have all the supplies including boxes, tissue, bags and ribbon.\u00a0 You can delegate the wrapping or share the fun with a wrapping party.\u00a0 Write on\u00a0 your calendar when you are going to get this step and delivery complete.\u00a0 A gift at home is of no value, and makes\u00a0 you feel less, when it&#8217;s undelivered.\u00a0 Wrap up your holiday gift giving with a time to deliver your gifts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>A word about the kiddos<\/h3>\n<p>Our kids have gifts galore at the holidays. Some families have chosen the 4 gift, something you want and something you need, one gift to wear, and one gift to read.\u00a0 Carefully decide on what you want to gift kiddos because an overwhelming number of gifts can make kiddos uncomfortable, ungrateful and unable to play with it all.\u00a0 Get relatives on board with this option to be sure everyone agrees that giving one gift per child is plenty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you are paralyzed in not finding the perfect gift, step back and think about what you really want to express in gift giving.\u00a0 You will know what is the next, how to simplify and how to express what you have in your heart. As Mother Theresa says, \u201cIt&#8217;s not how much we give but how much <a class=\"inline-links topic-link\" title=\"Psychology Today looks at love\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/basics\/relationships\">love<\/a> we put into giving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 76px; left: 290px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 76px; left: 290px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Have you been gathering gifts all year in your gift closet?\u00a0 Maybe you have been tucking away your unloved gifts to regift to another.\u00a0 It may be an important gesture to share gifts teachers and others you want to appreciate.\u00a0 The holiday season sweeps us up into gift giving.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the time of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1053],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holiday-organizing-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving - Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving - Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; &nbsp; Have you been gathering gifts all year in your gift closet?\u00a0 Maybe you have been tucking away your unloved gifts to regift to another.\u00a0 It may be an important gesture to share gifts teachers and others you want to appreciate.\u00a0 The holiday season sweeps us up into gift giving.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the time of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-08T11:00:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ellen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ellen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ellen\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e5122610550f3a624149d3bd7a6ab9be\"},\"headline\":\"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-08T11:00:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":725,\"commentCount\":5,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Holiday organizing\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/\",\"name\":\"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving - Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-08T11:00:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e5122610550f3a624149d3bd7a6ab9be\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston\",\"description\":\"Organizing Houston One Family at a Time!\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e5122610550f3a624149d3bd7a6ab9be\",\"name\":\"Ellen\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c91fa05bdbb0cd2a68ca9800280612c535e3343b0e969d34b7bce7145a563d15?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c91fa05bdbb0cd2a68ca9800280612c535e3343b0e969d34b7bce7145a563d15?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c91fa05bdbb0cd2a68ca9800280612c535e3343b0e969d34b7bce7145a563d15?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ellen\"},\"description\":\"Ellen Delap is a professional organizer, family manager coach and productivity consultant in the greater Houston area. She is passionate about making a difference for families and being an organizing resource for the community. Her blog notes her remarkable encounters and experiences in organizing.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.professional-organizer.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/professional-organizer.com\\\/WordPress\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving - Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving - Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston","og_description":"&nbsp; &nbsp; Have you been gathering gifts all year in your gift closet?\u00a0 Maybe you have been tucking away your unloved gifts to regift to another.\u00a0 It may be an important gesture to share gifts teachers and others you want to appreciate.\u00a0 The holiday season sweeps us up into gift giving.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the time of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/","og_site_name":"Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston","article_published_time":"2016-12-08T11:00:21+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Ellen","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ellen","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/"},"author":{"name":"Ellen","@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/#\/schema\/person\/e5122610550f3a624149d3bd7a6ab9be"},"headline":"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving","datePublished":"2016-12-08T11:00:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/"},"wordCount":725,"commentCount":5,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png","articleSection":["Holiday organizing"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/","url":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/","name":"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving - Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png","datePublished":"2016-12-08T11:00:21+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/#\/schema\/person\/e5122610550f3a624149d3bd7a6ab9be"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4-ways-to-simplify-holiday-gift-giving-200x300.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/holiday-organizing-holiday-gift-giving\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"4 Ways to Simplify Holiday Gift Giving"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/","name":"Ellen&#039;s Blog, Professional Organizing for Kingwood &amp; Houston","description":"Organizing Houston One Family at a Time!","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/#\/schema\/person\/e5122610550f3a624149d3bd7a6ab9be","name":"Ellen","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c91fa05bdbb0cd2a68ca9800280612c535e3343b0e969d34b7bce7145a563d15?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c91fa05bdbb0cd2a68ca9800280612c535e3343b0e969d34b7bce7145a563d15?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c91fa05bdbb0cd2a68ca9800280612c535e3343b0e969d34b7bce7145a563d15?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ellen"},"description":"Ellen Delap is a professional organizer, family manager coach and productivity consultant in the greater Houston area. She is passionate about making a difference for families and being an organizing resource for the community. Her blog notes her remarkable encounters and experiences in organizing.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.professional-organizer.com"],"url":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8pfQN-1Q9","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7077"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7136,"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7077\/revisions\/7136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}