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		<title>Greeting card and thank you organizer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Jenn)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has it occurred to you to send out holiday or New Year cards to  your clients? Even a simple holiday post card thanking them for their business would be a welcome surprise in the day of email and online communications.  Before you do, get organized. Find each customers name and mailing address. Then organize by &#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55621860@N08/6301513033"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: 0px;" title="Thanks to CCCS" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6301513033_b06a88657e_m.jpg" alt="Thanks to CCCS" width="160" height="240" border="0" hspace="5" /></a><span>Has it occurred to you to send out holiday or New Year cards to  your clients? Even a simple holiday post card thanking them for their business would be a welcome surprise in the day of email and online communications. </span></p>
<p>Before you do, <span id="more-3219"></span>get organized.</p>
<p>Find each customers name and mailing address. Then organize by alphabet, or most recent order, or highest amount of orders. Whatever criteria is most important to you.</p>
<p>Figure out what you want to send. Just a greeting and thank you, or a coupon code or special gift? Again, it&#8217;s up you to to figure out what fits best with your company brand and what you want to encourage from you customers and clients.</p>
<p>Now that you know what you want to send and who you are sending it to, go mail them!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><span>For the new year, try a greeting card organizer. What would you like to remind or thank you customers for during the year? Their birthday? Their anniversary of their first order with you? </span></p>
<p><span>A card organizer would look like a regular notebook or accordion file, but would list the important dates, names and addresses of the client for that month. So, you can pull out the list and a card and then send it out at the beginning of each month. Nothing like planning ahead! Everything will be right where you need it and you won&#8217;t have to search through a ton of info or paperwork to find who gets what and when. </span></p>
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		<title>Fashion Friday &#8211; Holiday Dresses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Jenn)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's funny, our holidays have gotten less and less formal. My kids don't even dress up, though I didn't really grow up that way either. But, this feather dress just gives me visions of elegant champagne and coctail holiday ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1549" href="http://www.alexshares.com/fashion-friday-holiday-dresses/64897_md/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1549" title="64897_md" src="http://www.alexshares.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/64897_md-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a>So, I don&#8217;t go anywhere fancy at the holidays.<strong> Do you?</strong></p>
<p>My friend sent me a link to look at these <a href="http://www.republic.co.uk/Womens/Dresses/icat/wmsdrs" target="_blank">dresses</a> and I almost wish I had somewhere to go so I could dress up.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s funny, our holidays have gotten less and less formal. My kids don&#8217;t even dress up, though I didn&#8217;t really grow up that way either.</p>
<p>But, this feather dress just gives me visions of elegant champagne and coctail holiday parties at someone&#8217;s nice house with candle lit dinner table and a roaring fireplace and &#8230;&#8230;&#8230; well I&#8217;ll have to stop that vision because it isn&#8217;t going to happen.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-1550" href="http://www.alexshares.com/fashion-friday-holiday-dresses/64374_md/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1550 alignright" title="64374_md" src="http://www.alexshares.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/64374_md-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="210" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Oooh.</strong> It comes in silver too!</p>
<p>My 12 year old would like this one. She (and all her friends) seem to be into the tutu look.</p>
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<p><strong>So, tell me, what is your holiday dress style? </strong></p>
<p>Feel free to leave a comment below!</p>
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		<title>Giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Jenn)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to TipJunkie, I found the Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme and wanted to enter because we have a tough holiday season ahead of us here &#8211; like many of you do too. The give away is just too much and I had to share it will my readers! Go register, tweet and if you &#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;">Thanks to <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/gamestop/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+TipJunkie+(Tip+Junkie+-+Creative+Inspiration)">TipJunkie</a>, I found the Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme and wanted to enter because we have a tough holiday season ahead of us here &#8211; like many of you do too. The give away is just too much and I had to share it will my readers! Go register, tweet and if you win, you can buy me a game;)</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;">So, while I don&#8217;t have anything to add to the give away, I&#8217;d love to win and I&#8217;d love it if one of my own readers won!<span id="more-1520"></span></span><br />
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Alex</strong></span></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/tmwishlist">TodaysMama</a></strong><strong> </strong><strong>and </strong><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10">GameStop</a></strong><strong> (</strong> <strong>are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>1. What is your holiday wish for your family?</strong> That my kids can go see their grandparents with their dad. His parents have had a rough couple of years in regard to their health. His dad lost both legs to diabetes though his scooter is just as good as his legs were. (or so I hear)</p>
<p><strong>2. What is your Christmas morning tradition? </strong>Well, it&#8217;s hard to have a tradition in a split family home. Some years my girls are with their dad and some they are with me. Our one tradition is one that carries over from childhood. We go out looking at lights Christmas eve. There are some fabulous neighborhood displays in our area.</p>
<p><strong><a rel="attachment wp-att-1523" href="http://www.alexshares.com/giving-away-a-sleighful-of-gifts-this-holiday/scion/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1523" title="scion" src="http://www.alexshares.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/scion-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" /></a>3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be? </strong>A new car. I&#8217;ve needed a new car for 2 or 3 years but couldn&#8217;t find one in my price range last year, so I put the money I did have into a new transmission for my car. While that helped, there are so many other reasons I need a different car, it&#8217;s not even funny.</p>
<p><strong>4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money? </strong>Well, we cook some. last year we got a delivery from Santa&#8217;s helpers at the Fire Dept. They brought the truck to our house with the lights and all! My girls were so surprised and tickled.</p>
<p><strong>5. What games did you play with your family growing up? </strong>Rook, Dungeons and Dragons (yep &#8211; total geeks before it was cool), rummy, and quite a few others.</p>
<p><strong>6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood? </strong>My kids life is so different than mine. I grew up in the country and we now live in the city. They have cell phones and TV&#8217;s in their rooms and computers and wii&#8217;s. I&#8217;m not sure there&#8217;s much tradition daily, but hugs at bed time and the viewing of Christmas lights once a year.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1522" title="disney" src="http://www.alexshares.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/disney-232x300.jpg" alt="" width="232" height="300" /></p>
<p><strong>7. Wher</strong><strong>e w</strong><strong>ould you go for a Christmas-away-from-home trip? </strong>I&#8217;ve never thought of going anywhere. This is one holiday I&#8217;ve always spent with family at home (in Kansas). My 9 year old would love to visit Disney though, so that would be an awesome trip to take.</p>
<p><strong>8. Check out <a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10">GameStop</a></strong><strong> (link to: </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10">http://bit.ly/gamestop10</a><strong>) and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year?</strong></p>
<p><strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>1. Just Dance 2 for WII</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. <a id="ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_dynamicContent_ctl00_RepeaterRightColumnLayouts_ctl00_RightColumnPlaceHolder_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_StandardPlaceHolder_ctl00_rptResults_ctl07_res_hypSmallBox" href="http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=77243"><img id="ctl00_mainContentPlaceHolder_dynamicContent_ctl00_RepeaterRightColumnLayouts_ctl00_RightColumnPlaceHolder_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_StandardPlaceHolder_ctl00_rptResults_ctl07_res_imgSmallBox" src="http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/sbox/804169a.jpg" alt="" /></a> wii classic controller</strong></p>
<p><strong>3. </strong><span style="font-size: 31px; color: #000000; line-height: 46px;"><a href="http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=71323#productDetails">Wii Fit Starter Kit</a></span></p>
<p>To enter, link to your Mama’s Holiday Wish List post using the Mister Linky box below.</p>
<p><strong>BUT WAIT.</strong> Did you think we were done? Oh, you must not know us <em>at all.</em></p>
<p>We have another stockpile of gifts from GameStop that you can enter to win with our extra entry options.</p>
<ul>
<li>Runner Up #1 will receive a <a href="http://bit.ly/b9snb5">XBox 360 250 GB with Kinect</a> and a $250 GameStop gift card.</li>
<li>Runner Up #2 will receive a <a href="http://bit.ly/a1MAMj">Nintendo Red DSi XL Bundle</a> and a $250 GameStop gift card.</li>
<li>Runner Up #3 will receive a <a href="http://bit.ly/9NqmMv">Nintendo Red Wii Bundle</a> and a $250 GameStop gift card.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Extra Entry Options include:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>“Like” Gamestop on <a href="http://on.fb.me/9lKA5p">Facebook</a></li>
<li>Follow <a href="http://bit.ly/axm1xX">@gamestop</a> on Twitter</li>
<li>Head back to the tippy-top of this post and hit that “Retweet” button.</li>
</ul>
<p><img title="gslogo_250" src="http://todaysmama.com/files/2010/11/gslogo_250.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="74" /></p>
<p>The deadline to post your meme and comment is Friday, December 10th (same deadline applies for extra entry methods).</p>
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		<title>A real Rudolph the red nosed reindeer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Jenn)</dc:creator>
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		<title>Cater plate for holiday parties</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex (Jenn)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CaterPlate: All-in-One Black Disposable Plate, Pack of 48 Discount Price: $49.99 Your Price: $31.00 + FREE Shipping! UWantSavings.com –Closeout Items Up To 80% Off! Click here! Spoil your party guests with the All-in-One Cater Plates! These heavy duty, no-bend plates have built in detachable and re-attachable cutlery, a corner hole specifically for drinks, and two &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>Spoil your party guests with the All-in-One Cater Plates! These heavy duty, no-bend plates have built in detachable and re-attachable cutlery, a corner hole specifically for drinks, and two spots for safe condiment storage. Disposable Cater Plates and Cutlery also make for easy, no hassle clean-up.</p>
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