What do you remember about the holidays from your childhood?
To me the holidays are all about moments created with my mother's special baking and entertaining in our home. The happy memories from my childhood are the moments created around family, food, fun and friends. I fondly remember traditions and celebrations and do my best to recreate similar moments for my children.
As I reminisce this year I am thinking about why handmade and homemade cards, crafts and food gifts make the holidays memorable! Someone has thought about us and created a gift especially for us! There is nothing better to make someone feel special and appreciated.
Tell me what you remember about holidays as a child and what made them so special. Was it the food and helping in the kitchen with baking? Was it a shopping experience with your parents or siblings that made you feel loved and appreciated? Was there a cafe or restaurant that always felt welcoming especially during the holidays you visited as a treat?
We all want to return to the places that allow us to belong and create a positive and memorable experience. I'm excited this year to share my new Close To My Heart business with friends and family creating amazing cards and tags to share on homemade food gifts! I actually created the 'Ho Ho Ho' card below with the CTMH Cricut Cartridge Art Philosophy.
What are you planning for your POSITIVE DOSE this holiday season? Will you be returning to the kitchen of your childhood home and recreating some of the special treats for your family that your mom or mum created for you?
As I return to the happy memories of my childhood this season I hope you can, too!
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Hello and welcome! Thanks for stopping by! I am originally from the US and have lived in Australia for the past 15 years. I am a single mom with two children, 24 and 20 (almost all grown-up). My life is full of family, friends and a passion for encouraging others! I am an entrepreneur at heart and am a lifelong follower of positive, inspirational and motivational people. I hope that you'll find a dose of positive here that will prompt you to send someone you know a 'Virtual High 5'! Every day gives us the opportunity to make a difference to those around us! I hope you'll share words and phrases to inspire others that visit here. It just takes a minute to make a memorable moment and impact someone in a positive and meaningful way! I look forward to hearing about your 'Virtual High 5's' you are creating and sending to people you know!
