Simple Indulgences For September
By Susie Cortright, Fri Dec 9th

As the kids go back to school, you can go back to *you*...yourschedule, your friends, your goals. Here are ten simpleindulgences to celebrate this season.

1. Invite your girlfriends over for a Back-to-School tea. Havelots of “pamper me” items in hand. Do you – or any of yourfriends – know a massage therapist? Ask her to come and dobackrubs. Eat decadent pastries and drink coffee or tea. Catchup on everything you’ve missed during the hectic summer.

2. Go on a hike or a bike ride all by yourself.

3. Start a circle journal to keep in touch with your friends. Acircle journal (aka. “a round robin”) is a book that goes backand forth among friends, each of whom add a special contributionbefore passing it on. Here are more ideas on how to start yourown:http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/mag/articles/article.1002.p1.html

4. Treat yourself to a new magazine subscription.

5. Buy something

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6. What are you most passionate about? Start a home businessthat somehow relates to this passion. Autumn is a great time ofyear to get a business started. The kids are back to school andit’s before the hustle of the holidays.

7. Find or start a book club.

8. Make a brag book or mini scrapbook album depicting 10 thingsyou love most about your spouse or child(ren). Present it tothem as a “just because” gift.

9. Choose a that you and your family will support thisseason. Researching the will be a fun family activity –and then you can brainstorm all the ways you can raise money forthis organization.

10. Know a good soup restaurant? Order takeout tonight. Anddon’t forget the fresh bread!

About the author:Susie Cortright is the founder of momscape.com -http://www.momscape.com and Momscape's Scrapbooking Playground -http://www.momscape.com/scrapbooking - devoted to helpingvisitors record and preserve their cherished memories. Visittoday and subscribe to her free newsletters.