{"id":73,"date":"2009-06-15T17:40:39","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T11:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=73"},"modified":"2015-03-01T20:52:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T01:52:26","slug":"family-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/family-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/family-celebrations.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5339\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/family-celebrations\/family-celebrations-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/family-celebrations.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=\"family celebrations\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/family-celebrations.png?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/family-celebrations-200x300.png?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"family organizing\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/family-celebrations.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/family-celebrations.png?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/family-celebrations.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">Your kids will remember all\u00a0your family celebrations and traditions.\u00a0 Birthdays, confirmations, Mother&#8217;s Day, and Father&#8217;s Day\u00a0 are events that bring your family a special joy of celebrating a person. Holidays like July 4th celebrate family values like patriotism.\u00a0\u00a0 Holiday traditions like Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa celebrate spirituality.\u00a0 Precious family memories are formed this way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Planning ahead<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">All family events require planning and execution.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">Keeping your plans simple and including the family team in the execution make family celebrations joyful.\u00a0 Brainstorm with your family which events to\u00a0celebrate including birthdays.\u00a0 Mark your calendar for these events on both your personal and family meeting calendar.\u00a0 Create a list for the event including\u00a0invitations and purchases.\u00a0Develop a time line for invitations, purchases, and preparing your home and food.\u00a0 Can you delegate to your team members according to their strengths? Can you kids address invitations? Can your spouse do the food shopping?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Make family time more manageable.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">As the event comes closer, break the jobs into small chunks. Manageable pieces, like setting the table, decorating, and cleaning one room at a time, can make the event less overwhelming.\u00a0 Get a good nights rest the evening before the event.\u00a0 All families require energy to be flexible and enthusiastic.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Fun is the focus<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 8pt;\">Welcome the fun of a family celebration, regardless of what goes awry! Sharing in family events is about the time together! Don&#8217;t worry about it being perfect. 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