Archive for Holiday

5 Ways to Kick the Holiday Blues

December 29, 2011 No Comments

5 Ways to Kick the Holiday Blues It’s over – the madness, the shopping, the wrapping, a year’s worth of anticipation. Christmas is past and the frenzy calms down. So, why are you feeling blue? It is actually a physical condition called Post Holiday Blues. Our bodies actually make two chemicals that h... continue reading...

Holiday Gift Returns Made Easy

December 26, 2011 No Comments

Holiday Gift Returns Made Easy The frenzy is over. The chaos complete. Now, comes the returns… For most stores, they try to make returning as easy as possible. Here are the top retailers and their return policies made simple: Target You have 90 days for most items to be returned in new and unused c... continue reading...

Last Minute Gift Idea Perfect for Family Gatherings

December 22, 2011 No Comments

Last Minute Gift Idea Perfect for Family Gatherings What happens when your whole family gets together after Christmas dinner? Football? Snoozing? Playing games? A must-have game for your family is called Morphology. Your creative juices will get going on this game where you use the provided materials to sp... continue reading...

Holiday Movie Round-Up – The Good, The Blah and the Must-See

December 20, 2011 No Comments

Holiday Movie Round-Up – The Good, The Blah and the Must-See Our family recently saw several kid movies that are out right now – The Muppets, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked, and the instant classic Puss in Boots. The first two have their moments; both are also fairly blah. Puss in Boots has... continue reading...

Great Gift Idea #2: Bananagrams

December 6, 2011 No Comments

Great Gift Idea #2: Bananagrams What great games come in a banana, an apple or a pear? Answer – the Bananagrams line of games! Using letter tiles, Bananagrams® is a game of speed and spelling.  It teaches kids letters, spelling and quick thinking. For adults, it makes you use your brain like speed Scrabb... continue reading...

Holiday Gift Idea #1: Book Bling Bookmarks

December 2, 2011 No Comments

Holiday Gift Idea #1: Book Bling Bookmarks This post contains some updated information: How many of your books have a dog-earred page, random receipt, airline ticket or scrap of paper instead of an official bookmark? If you’re like me, almost all of the books I’m currently reading are like that. A fantastic boo... continue reading...

10 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Party Disaster

November 30, 2011 No Comments

10 Tips for Avoiding Holiday Party Disaster It’s that time again - the holiday party season. If your company is having any kind of holiday gathering, you must brush up on these 10 tips from etiquette expert and coach Barbara Pachter, author of EAT! GREET! TWEET! “Your behavior always matters. It doe... continue reading...

Quick History of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade®

November 24, 2011 No Comments

Quick History of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® Where can you find Buzz Lightyear, Sponge Bob, Snoopy, Kermit the Frog and Spiderman all in one place? At the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, of course! For 85 years, the streets of New York have been filled for the annual parade event, sp... continue reading...

8 Secrets for Stress-Free Holiday Travel

November 10, 2011 No Comments

8 Secrets for Stress-Free Holiday Travel It’s that time again; you’re getting ready to gear up for the long flight to your family or a fun destination. Are you ready? Here are 8 great secrets to making this year’s travel plans the best you can get from author/speaker/coach Barbara Pachter. Pachter is... continue reading...

Is There Anything Christian about Halloween?

October 28, 2011 No Comments

Is There Anything Christian about Halloween? Not much. At least as it stands in today’s culture. Let me clarify. Halloween is fun and thrilling and scary and usually harmless but to a true Christian, most of what we do doesn’t quite line up to their beliefs. Some believers don’t celebrate at all, b... continue reading...

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