1. leave cookies out for Santa.Santa called. He wants his good old-fashioned chocolate chip cookies back (with gluten).

2. give yourself a breakT-minus 4 days to go. The crazy is almost behind you. Take a mini meditation break to recharge or hit up your favourite yoga class. You deserve a little me-time and you’ll feel oh-so-good.

3. wrap your presents.WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Get creative and crafty with your wrapping this season. Check out this list of 50 stylish ways to wrap presents for a bit of inspiration.

4. running to the kitchen countsLife is all about balance and the holiday season is no exception. A 4 letter acroynm recently made popular by Drake comes to mind... but we'll refrain from using it.

5. have fun and be merryMy family tradition is to play a post-dinner game around the table. I love that it keeps us all together, in one room, enjoying each other’s company – and laughing like crazy. Games like Catchphrase, Taboo or Things are good for all ages (I’ve personally tested these on my 84-year old Italian grandfather). Trust me, the spirits will be up!

This edible logo was sent in by Sarah!

A recreation of lululemon Upper Canada Mall, sent in by Heather.

Jennifer made this in her cake decorating class. The cake said "Dance, sing, floss and travel".

Manifesto cookies made for Black Friday by Lesley at lululemon Highland Village in Houston, Texas!

Yahaira in New York made this amazing cake!

A giant water bottle cake from lululemon Greene Avenue in Montreal!

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Stay tuned for more info on December's challenge, coming soon here! http://lululemon.com/community/challenge

Last Sunday I was poking around our stores' Facebook pages (my usual Sunday morning routine) and I stumbled upon an album that our Kingston, Ontario store created. It was a collection of pictures of cakes, cookies, and other lululemon themed confectionery delights!

The baker, the crafter, and the cupcake eater in me thought that this would make a perfect monthly challenge for November. And so, I asked the troops on Facebook what they thought about a baking themed challenge. Within minutes our fans were begging to be judges, volunteering up recipes, and practically pre-heating the oven! And so, our November monthly challenge was born.

Your mission, if you choose to accept it:

1. Create a lululemon themed sweet treat (I'm baking a cake shaped like Groove Pants - with the Winter quilting themed groove band. I've already heard rumblings of a Ta Ta Tamer cake / cupcake combo).
2. Take some pictures of your culinary creations and share it with us on our Facebook Wall, in our Flickr Group, or email them to onlinecommunity@lululemon.com. You never know what we have up our sleeves.
3. Eat said confectionery delights or share with someone in need of a little sweet treat! Everything in moderation right? I like to bake with the music cranked - that way I get a little cardio with my cooking.

There are no rules, and no limits! Want some inspiration? Check out the creations our stores have come up with over the years below:

Above: This April, to celebrate the launch of our new online store, our QA Manager whipped up a batch of cupcakes to keep our energy high as we tested through the night!

Above: A tower of cupcakes at our Palo Alto store. That icing looks good!

Above: lululemon Manhassat cake, from Manhassat, New York. Love the writing: Live long, live healthy, live fun!

Above: 6th & Lamar ambassador cupcakes from Austin, Texas. They asked their newest ambassador to join the team via a cupcake message. I wonder when the first lululemon cupcake proposal will be?

Above: A giant workday cookie at our Guest Education Center.

Above: Calgary Chinook warehouse sale cookies, from Calgary, Alberta.

Above: Columbus Ohio cookies. The icing looks thicker than the cookie!

Above: A lululemon Dallas Galleria cake, in Dallas Texas.

Above: Cupcakes from our Halifax store! My stomach is growling!

Above: Oak Brook appies ... and yogo shaped cookies of course.

Above: Two lululemon Whyte Avenue cakes, from Edmonton, Alberta!

Above: Garden State Plaza lululemon cookies! From Paramus, New Jersey!

Above: Bagels, yes, bagels! From our Garden State Store. Props for creativity!

Above: Sugary delights from our Legacy Place store in Dedham, Massachusetts!

Above: At our recent manager's conference we kept our energy high with yogo topped cupcakes, c/o Chix (see below).

Above: Chix, our QA Manager, has a sweet tooth too. Her BHAG is to be the top cake designer in the world. She can test her skills on all of us this month for sure!

Want to learn more about our monthly challenge? Visit our website here: http://www.lululemon.com/community/challenge