{"id":272,"date":"2009-11-24T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=272"},"modified":"2009-11-24T13:03:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-24T13:03:00","slug":"author-lauralee-bliss-tips-for-an-easier-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/author-lauralee-bliss-tips-for-an-easier-christmas","title":{"rendered":"Author Lauralee Bliss &amp; Tips for an Easier Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/SwB3RmHyhKI\/AAAAAAAAAsg\/LIrse3QNc8M\/s1600-h\/lauraleebiopic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/SwB3RmHyhKI\/AAAAAAAAAsg\/LIrse3QNc8M\/s320\/lauraleebiopic.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404450697019294882\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>My guest today is Author Lauralee Bliss who gives us a lot of ways to simplify our Christmas preparations&#8211;which BTW are nearly upon us! Here&#8217;s Lauralee:<span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  ><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As soon as I see the month of December  looming, I must admit that a certain panic sets in. Oh, the amount of  work to be done! Not only in gift buying for the family but wrapping  the gifts, decorating, cards, cookies and parties, and of course, Christmas  Day itself.  Don&#8217;t you just get dizzy reading this? My head is  already spinning\u2026.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  >Okay, so I take a deep breath. I am  a brave and courageous woman, faced with a multitude of responsibilities.  And I do thank my dear Lord for giving me organizational skills that  can really be useful this time of year. Without them, I know I would  never be able to accomplish it all. Everything I listed is important  to me. But I refuse to stress over it. I take it one step at a time.  After all, this is supposed to be a joyous time of year. So I look at  the calendar and begin making plans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  ><b>Cards<\/b>. When do cards need to  be done so people receive them on time? Order the cads (especially picture  cards which are easy and come with signatures) now.  Address envelopes  while Christmas music is playing (that always soothes me).  I order  my cards online (like at Walmart.com) and have them shipped right to  the store to save postage and time.   <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  ><b>Decorating the house<\/b>. Decide  how or what you need to do. If we are having a party at the house, for  example, we take more time to decorate it thoughtfully. Another idea  is to make decorating a party itself. Invite family and friends to participate  or make it your own family tradition. Have the kids and dad decorate  the outside while you and the girls tackle the inside. Make sure to  have the Christmas music playing. Order pizza for dinner so you don&#8217;t  have to worry about a meal.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  ><b>Gifts<\/b>. I tend to shop all year  &#8217;round so hopefully most of my shopping is done. But I have also participated  in an annual event at my church that is fun. The first Monday in December,  the ladies pile into a minivan and head for the big shopping mall in  Virginia for a day of shopping . What fun to be with others and get  the shopping done, too.  It&#8217;s a chance to fellowship and even brainstorm  ideas for gifts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  ><b>Christmas  cookies<\/b>. Are you going to a party? Then decide on some easy cookie  recipes to make. Don&#8217;t try to make complicated cookies in difficult  shapes and \/ or with fillings (unless you really want too, of course!).  For me, time is precious. I love, for example, my old stand-by&#8211;Betty  Crocker&#8217;s Russian Tea Cakes (or I call them Mexican Wedding Cakes).  A simple yet <\/span><\/p>\n<p>elegant cookie for a cookie exchange or a party.   The snow white color and delicate buttery flavor is wonderful.   And they are so simple to make, with only a few ingredients.  <br \/>1   cup butter or margarine, softened<br \/>\u00bd  cup powdered sugar<br \/>1  teaspoon vanilla<br \/>2 \u00bc  cups flour<br \/>\u00be  cup finely chopped nuts<br \/>\u00bc  teaspoon salt<br \/> Powdered sugar<br \/>1.  Heat oven to 400\u00baF.<br \/>2.  Mix butter, 1\/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.<br \/>3.  Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.<br \/>4.  Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.<br \/>5.  Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar again.<\/p>\n<p>These are a few ideas to making the  December madness a little less maddening and more joyous. But above  all, take time to pamper yourself. Like picking up a good Christmas  novel &#8211;of which I have a wonderful new release that will transport  you to the time of the Gilded Age in, what else,  the town of Bethlehem,  New Hampshire in the beautiful White Mountains!  <\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  ><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  >Love Finds You in Bethlehem, New Hampshire  by Lauralee Bliss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-Finds-You-Bethlehem-Hampshire\/dp\/1935416200\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"  ><u>http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Love-<wbr>Finds-You-Bethlehem-Hampshire\/<wbr>dp\/1935416200<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/SwB3Il3mVbI\/AAAAAAAAAsQ\/zPCqtjvTKLc\/s1600-h\/Lauralee-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 166px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_n-AHFKBV0rY\/SwB3Il3mVbI\/AAAAAAAAAsQ\/zPCqtjvTKLc\/s320\/Lauralee-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404450542332564914\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  >Bio<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  >Lauralee Bliss has always liked to  dream big dreams. Part of that dream was writing, and her career began  with small creative works as a teen just for fun. After several years  of hard work, the dream of publishing was realized in 1997 with the  publication of her first romance novel. Since then, she&#8217;s had over a  dozen books published, both historical and contemporary. Lauralee&#8217;s  desire is that readers will come away with both an entertaining story  and a lesson that ministers to the heart. Lauralee makes her home in  Virginia in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Readers are welcome  to visit my website at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lauraleebliss.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"  ><u>www.lauraleebliss.com<\/u><\/span><\/a><span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  > to learn more about my books and writing,  along with my other interests.     <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\";font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;\"  >And my blog    <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blissfulwritingthoughts.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;\"  ><u>www.blissfulwritingthoughts.<wbr>blogspot.com<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks, Lauralee&#8211;Lyn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My guest today is Author Lauralee Bliss who gives us a lot of ways to simplify our Christmas preparations&#8211;which BTW are nearly upon us! Here&#8217;s Lauralee: &#8220;As soon as I see the month of December looming, I must admit that <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/author-lauralee-bliss-tips-for-an-easier-christmas\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Author Lauralee Bliss &amp; Tips for an Easier Christmas - booksbylyncote.com<\/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:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/uncategorized\/author-lauralee-bliss-tips-for-an-easier-christmas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Author Lauralee Bliss &amp; Tips for an Easier Christmas - booksbylyncote.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"My guest today is Author Lauralee Bliss who gives us a lot of ways to simplify our Christmas preparations&#8211;which BTW are nearly upon us! 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