What can I say about Connie Sokol that hasn't been already said?.... We have been on the same blog as authors (mommyauthors.blogspot.com) for a season and she is an amazing example to me on motherhood and womanhood. Here is her newest creation:
Simplify and Savor the Season
by Connie Sokol
Here is my official review:
This handy little gem has come just in time to save you from
the holidays. I say “save you from”
because we all know how crazy everyone gets when Thanksgiving is upon us and we
are rearing our motors for “Black Friday”.
All of a sudden somebody somewhere says: GO! We don’t stop moving until
New Year’s Day when we crash and sleep in hibernation until Easter.
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I’ve had conversations just recently with so many people—grocery
check-out ladies, customers at Wal-mart, church friends, mailmen, Ect. Ect.
Ect. They are all in agreement that they
hate the holiday season because of all the craziness people put upon themselves
to over extend into oblivion. Enter Connie E. Sokol’s book Simplify and Savor the Season. This book is a collection of
sensible, easy to follow directions on how to focus on the family while keeping
the season simple. The first half includes simple planning pages for all the
fall holidays from Halloween to New Year’s Eve.
Connie Sokol’s four step plan using PADE: Plan, Abbreviate,
Delegate and Eliminate is a life savor as this guide keeps all of the stress
and busy work at bay while helping the reader to not feel guilty in not doing
enough for everyone else. The planning pages and master gift list are written
right into the book so you don’t even have to run and get paper.
In the second half of
the book, there are wonderful “Savory Snippets” of holiday messages to warm
your heart and really help families everywhere to feel the true holiday spirit.
There are anecdotal quips and stories which
help those searching for some enlightenment on how to keep the holidays from
going over board yet find time to really savor the true meaning of spending
time with family.
This book is a must read now before the craziness begins as
it will give you a head start on how to keep the holidays from becoming an
overbearing boss we hate to deal with at work. So “Savor the Season” and enjoy
the fruits of your labors in Connie E. Sokol’s Simply and Savor the Season.
Back
Blurb from Connie:
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!
Simplify & Savor Take-along is the second little gem which comes with the first book. It's a companion book which is especially published to keep all of your holiday planning notes.
For a sneak peak: Check out Connie's blog for a sneak of both Simplify & Savor AND Simplify & Savor Take-Along companion book on November 5th only:
Now for the giveaway:
OUR
THANK-YOU BLOGGERS CONTEST! Enter to win a free e-book from this blog (The Blessings of Family Life) 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!
To have the chance to win a free e-book and print copy of the take along planner from me--post in the comment section below of your favorite Christmas tradition with your family. Your name will be added to the giveaway.Comments will be taken until the 15th of November.
Two wonderful ways of winning....
Here are what other people are saying:
“Connie's
inspiring stories and practical tips will help you do exactly that. She has a
wonderful way of speaking to women's souls, and de-cluttering our minds and
hearts.”
–Trina
Boice, author of How to Stay UP in a DOWN
Economy
“Re ading
Simplify & Savor the Season is
like getting an early holiday gift: permission to let go of meaningless frills
and pageantry and instead, focus on family and love. And it helps the most
diehard procrastinators get organized in time to enjoy the holidays.”
—Elyssa Andrus, author of Happy
Homemaking: An LDS Girl’s Guide
“Love
it! I don’t have to hold my breath anymore. Connie is the master at
bringing clarity to the chaotic. This book brings to light the little things
that make all the difference. I want to tell all women that serenity during the
holidays really can happen. What a gift!
–Kalli
Wilson, International Wellness Coach
Connie Sokol
Connie
Sokol is a mother of seven, a national and local presenter, and a
favorite speaker at Education Week. She is the Motherhood Matters contributor on
KSL TV's “Studio 5 with Brooke Walker”, and regular blogger on www.ksl.com. She
is a former TV and radio host, newspaper columnist. Mrs. Sokol is the author of
several books including The Life is Too Short Collection,
Faithful, Fit & Fabulous, Create a Powerful Life Plan, 40
Days with the Savior, and Caribbean Crossroads. She marinates in
time spent with her family and eating decadent treats. For her blog, TV
segments, podcasts and more, visit
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