If you write, you have to read.

If you’re going to write you need to read, so I plan to give a book review on this blog once in a while.  This week I read a wonderful book I wanted to share with you.   

"Savor the Season" by Connie E. Sokol has great ideas for making the most of a holiday season.  Our family tried the first step just a few days ago and I am astounded with the results already!  The kids are more focused on the feelings of the season rather than what needs to be done and the gimme-grumps are going away.  I am so excited to see what the rest of the year will hold for us! 

Here’s the back cover blurb:

“Ready for the holidays? Would you like to be?

This year, organize and re-energize with Simplify & Savor the Season, a three-part holiday planner to help you savor the celebrations!  

First, get ready by brainstorming what’s needed for each of the Big Four—Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. Then detail the to-dos, including menu and gift planning, with quick tips on how to lose the unnecessary and focus on the essential. Keep all your notes in this book or its workbook companion, Simplify & Savor Take-along.

After organizing, sit back and enjoy the season with “5 Holiday Juicers”—tips that teach how to keep life joyful, not stressful. Then curl up and relax with “Savory Suggestions, Snippets, and Stories,” a collection of laugh-out-loud anecdotes including “How the Real Halloween Fright Happened the Next Day,” “Thankful for Warbling,” and “Let Go of the Cookie-Cutter Christmas.”

Make your holiday celebrations meaningful and memorable as you Simplify & Savor the Season!”

You should definitely read this book if you want to get more joy from your season.  And, there is a contest!

OUR THANK-YOU BLOGGERS CONTEST! Enter to win a free e-book from this blog AND enter to win an additional contest—our Back to Basics Holiday Gift Set. This festive collection includes three e-books, each with a specific tool to create a meaningful season: Simplify & Savor the Season to organize; 40 Days with the Savior to spiritually focus; and the Life Is Too Short collection to lighten up as needed. Visit www.conniesokol.com and either 1) email a way you’ve simplified the holidays, or 2) sign up for our weekly e-letter. Winners chosen weekly! 

 I know I really appreciate the permission Connie gives for me to simplify, and I hope you enjoy it, too!