Comments on: And how did that work out for you?

By: Bahama Shores Mama

Bahama Shores Mama — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:01:54 +0000

I’ve been telling myself to write down the “self-editor reviews” I do in my head, but I’ve yet to commit them to paper. Thanks for the little push I need to start!

*I followed you from WFMW*

By: Natasha

Natasha — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:38:02 +0000

I haven’t printed photos in even longer. Except for recently when I HAD to.

Now, I can’t believe how much your girls look like you when you were little. And did you notice how much Dick looks like your dad?! Holy crap!

By: mormonmommyblogs

mormonmommyblogs — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:48:17 +0000

Your blog made the voting list for the MMB January spotlight. Be sure to tell your readers to go vote for you!

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:40:01 +0000

Jane, what great ideas! I should write some of those down (esp. Christmas Card and pressie preferences/themes in my 2009 diary for Nov 1 – to remind me).
I think what might work for me is to start organising myself in November. All the direct family birthdays that *I* should worry about are over by then, and we don’t have Thanksgiving, so Nov. is a good time to get a picture organised, either of the whole family or just M. There’s unlikely to be M+1 by Nov this year, so just M.
* Start writing cards in Nov, and maybe for the first time, contemplate a letter, and get that written by mid-November.
* Love the baking side of things, found a great gingerbread recipe in 2008, so start making my rum balls, white christmas, gingerbread BY 15 Dec.
* Organise the families about where we are for which meal on Christmas day. Start nagging in oh, September, and not-too-subtley dropping hints about what we’ll do and if brekky/lunch/dinner should be at our house.
* Tell, no, I mean ask, all of M’s grandparents to take off the packaging of any gifts before wrapping the pressies. I’m sure trying to keep an excited three year old off me while trying to undo metal twist-ties will be no more fun than doing the same with an excited two year old.

By: wanda

wanda — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:52:34 +0000

Wowzie! That is organized to the max!
I write out a ton of lists…but notes? That’s amazing!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:09:22 +0000

That is a great idea! I know I mentally take notes a lot of times, but those mental notes don’t stay in there long enough. Lol!

By: Jen @ JenuineJen

Jen @ JenuineJen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:04:08 +0000

I love the photo of you with your dad. Does your sister have that one labeled as printed? Just joking. I’m in the same club as you: Not printed photos in at least 2 1/2 years. I do keep my hard drive backed up frequently.

By: Memarie Lane

Memarie Lane — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:15:42 +0000

I agree on the Christmas cards. It’s really discouraging how fewer and fewer people send them out every year. The Christmas card sections at the stores were about 1/4 their usual size in 2008.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:56:17 +0000

My book has 30 prophecies of Christ’s birth in it (December chapter) you could use for your Jesse tree. Or you could find more on your own by reading Jesus the Christ, which has a chapter on this subject.

Your notes are great–many are applicable to me. I may just print these out and save them for myself!

By: Blue Castle

Blue Castle — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:21:27 +0000

Your sister sounds extremely organized. I need to get there. Maybe I should start with my digital photos.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:51:46 +0000

Kim@ForeverWherever —

“Wow! I never thought about taking notes! How organized!”

Why do I get the feeling you’re being sarcastic?

By: Kim@ForeverWherever

Kim@ForeverWherever — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:29:36 +0000

Wow! I never thought about taking notes! How organized! You don’t have to be as organized as your sister! Be yourself!

By: Sharla

Sharla — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:02:32 +0000

Glad you posted! I’ve been having withdrawals, seriously! I notice this was supposed to be Wednesday’s post but I realized I needed a Jane fix and checked and there was a post! So now that I took four sentences to say what I could have in one, go girl! I used to be organized but am not anymore. I thought your card was adorable, who needs a whole family pic?, and your sister sounds great but she’s giving me a complex. Oh, and I tagged you on my blog. Don’t know if you do that kind of thing but thought I’d let you know.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:48:58 +0000

Great idea on the note-taking. I can take a tip or two from you and add some of my own for next year. I’ll have to get your Jesse tree info too. Love it when you do all the hard work and I steal the ideas!