We hardly ever get to see our son, Chris, who is in his 3rd year at Parker Chiropractic College in Dallas, TX. So, we were very excited when he came to spend a few days with us this past month and be a groomsman in a wedding.

For those of you who have adult children do you ever look at them and wonder—where on earth did the time go? That's what I kept thinking the entire time he was home.

It got me thinking how I want to take time each day to treasure what's happening right now. Every day I want to take time to be thankful. Every day I want to notice how truly wonderful life is!

It just hit me as I was writing this that one of the many things I'm thankful for is that I truly love what I do. I mean—I love what I do! I get to speak to incredible people, give them information that will change their life when they take action, and every day something cool happens.

Just today a wonderful husband contacted me about giving my organizing consulting services to his wife for her birthday. She had asked for me for her birthday!

Just today I met another professional organizer by phone and she signed up for my mentoring program that's going to assist her in growing her business which will help her create order out of chaos for others.

Just today our son, Sean, came home from college in TX and I get to hang out with him for 5 days! And, I can do that because I have my own business and can set my schedule.

Just today, my husband said how proud he was of what I've accomplished.

Today is a great day!

I hope that you, too, will stop and think about all that's wonderful in your life and have a great day, too!

1. Print out a blank calendar for the week after Thanksgiving and the month of December. Fill in EVERY activity you and your family are involved in. Now look at your calendar? Is this even doable without driving everyone crazy? If not, start deleting items that aren't that important and keep the really great events.
2. Get a large white envelope and label it 'Shopping Central'. Put your shopping list there and keep ALL receipts in this envelope. This will make shopping and any returns a breeze.
3. Talk to your family about the traditions that you do every year. What do they really like and what are they not all that wild about? Keep only the great ones and start some new ones of your own.
4. Give gifts that don't clutter. Gift certificates, movie tickets, certificates to spend time with you, massage certificates, homemade food mixes, etc.
5. Ask everyone what is one thing they'd really like to do over the holiday break. Put those activities in your calendar and enjoy time with your loved ones.
6. Have a buffet instead of a sit-down meal.
7. Start making doubles now of casseroles, freeze the extra portions, and use during the busy holiday season.

Would you like to easily put together a Holiday Planner Binder that will keep track of traditions, shopping, recipes, stocking stuffers, holiday events, and much more? I've put together a Holiday Planner Binder CD with over 17 forms with instructions. Follow this link to purchase!

December 5, 2006	St. Cloud, MN
December 8-10, 2006	Las Vegas, NV
December 13, 2006	NSA Teleclass
January 11, 2007	Vermillion, SD
January 12-13, 2007	Sioux Falls, SD
January 24, 2007	Sheldon, IA
February 2, 2007	Sioux Falls, SD
February 3, 2007	Brookfield, WI
February 6-7, 2007	Jacksonville, FL
February 21-23, 2007	San Antonio, TX
March 8, 2007	Fargo, ND
March 13, 2007	Sioux Falls, SD
March 31, 2007	Chamberlain, SD
May 1, 2007	Sioux Falls, SD
May 5, 2007	Chamberlain, SD
June 13, 2007	St. Cloud, MN

I'm in the process now of booking winter/spring speaking engagements. For more detailed information about each speaking event please visit my Speaking page on my website.

It's time to make your life easier!

See more details of upcoming speaking engagements at http://www.elizabethhagen.com/speaking_training.html

Would you like to spend a fun weekend learning all that I have discovered in the past 25 years so you, too, can be more focused, have more confidence, be more balanced, and have more time?

I would like to cordially invite you to do something extraordinary for yourself!


This incredible event will be held January 12-13, 2007 in Sioux Falls, SD. You will enter the TimeSpa at 3:00pm on Friday and leave totally refreshed and with an action plan to have more time in your life at 4:00 pm on Saturday.

This event is the first of its kind anywhere and I am THRILLED to present it to you.

This weekend is for you if you:

• Feel swamped by piles of paper.
• Have more work to do than hours in the day.
• You can never find what you need when you need it.
• You have stacks of paper on the kitchen counter and your desk and you have no idea what is the best use of your time.
• You feel totally overwhelmed at the office and home and you know it's preventing you from what you want to achieve in your life.
• You are not spending your time you'd like on what you really enjoy.
• Know change has to happen but don't know where to begin.

After the weekend you will:

• Have an action plan with doable tasks.
• Leave with an increased sense of "I can do this" and feel really great about yourself.
• Feel pampered.
• Have fun!
• Meet other wonderful women who you can reach out to after the weekend is over for support.

For more information and to register please visit www.ElizabethHagen.com/TimeSpa today! If you think this is right for you - and I hope you do - please register soon as I have 10 seats left.

Take ACTION TODAY!! Call me at 605-357-8767 or register at www.ElizabethHagen.com/TimeSpa.