While I loooooove the holidays, they are also fraught with challenges You know what I mean? Too many calories. Too little sleep. Too many errands. Too little time. The year that I had FBC was especially difficult – obviously. DUH. I felt completely out of step from the rest of the world during that holiday… Continue reading Coping with Cancer During the Holidays
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Gift Guide for Thoughtful and FREE Gifts
My inbox seems to be FULL of Gift Guides. I used to really enjoy them, but to be honest, now they are driving me bananas. So many of them feel so commercial and disingenuous. I really don’t mean to sound like a grinch, but you all know by now that I’m not one to shy… Continue reading Gift Guide for Thoughtful and FREE Gifts
Musical Monday: Holiday Playlist
Here are my all-time favorite Christmas Holiday songs in my holiday playlist. I have to admit that I was a little befuddled when the Christmas songs started on the radio before Thanksgiving. BUT, the day after Thanksgiving, I was ALL IN. These songs are my Silver Lining of the busy-ness of the season and I have them playing in my… Continue reading Musical Monday: Holiday Playlist
Alcohol Use During the Holiday Season
Recently I came across a fabulous article about alcohol use during the holiday season. It was pretty perfect timing, I have to say. As we enter the holiday season, filled with parties, bubbly and amazing food, each year I join the legions and put on a few lbs. In fact – in the spirit of… Continue reading Alcohol Use During the Holiday Season
Holiday Inspirations: Christmas Trees
Holiday Inspirations: Christmas Trees Feeling in need of a little holiday inspiration. It’s not that I am bah-humbug, but I am having such a tough time getting my head and heart around the fact that Christmas is in a week and a half! Good heavens to Betsy. Maybe it has something to do with the… Continue reading Holiday Inspirations: Christmas Trees