Dear Readers,

It is with much joy that I wish you all very merry and joyous holidays on behalf of all of us at Drummond Designs.

May your new construction or renovation projects be filled with success in the new year.  We hope to be able to support and help you in any way possible.

And above all, I wish you warmth, joy, love and good cheer in this season of gathering with your loved ones.

Regards,
Jessica

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For the majority of people, a greener Christmas involves a lack of snow on December 25th!  A greener Christmas in this case would mean lesser garbage and energy saving.

It is well known that the Christmas season encourages more waste.  More shopping usually involves more bags, boxes and paper. 
Do you shop with your reusable bags this year?  Yes yes, the ones you most often forget at home, or realize you left in your car when it’s too late!  Using them not only for grocery shopping really helps reduce the consumption of plastic bags likely to end up in the waste bin!

What about gift wrapping?  Why not recycle it?  Or for example,  use brown paper and decorate it using things you already have at home.  Many gifts do not require wrapping such as, sport event tickets or a homemade dinner!  How about gift certificates?  Some even say that “re-gifting” is ok….

Sending Christmas cards?  Why not do it using the web this year?  The message will get to your loved ones rapidly, and no paper will be wasted in the end.

There exists so many different ways to be more earth friendly during the Holidays, that everyone can find something that suit them.  Some may wish to one or many things to reduce their consumption during the Holidays.  I for one think that if everyone chose one thing to do out of the many suggestions out there, our planet would be a little better off for the start of the new year!

Another great site to visit for more tips is Earth Easy.  Get out there and be creative!

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It is well known that many of us have a tendency to way till the last minute to finish our Xmas shopping and preparations.  If you are anything like me, you’re the type to wait until the 24 and 31st of December to go to the SAQ for last minute purchases.  Well, needless to say that it’s the ideal place to go, specifically on those days, should you want to “test” your patience!

My intentions are quite different this year.  I intend to take care of things without waiting at the last minute, and my new moto this year is “make it simple”.  And to help me this year, I found an excellent site that’s going to really help me out.  It is called Organized Christmas.  It is most wonderful and I strongly encourage you to go directly to it and start your planning!

From baking, refrigerator cleaning, sending Christmas cards, to wardrobe!  Nothing seems to have been left out! 

A really excellent way make sure you arrive on Christmas at the same time as everybody else!

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