Holiday articles
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven valentine?s day tips for spouses in ?less-than-perfect? marriages
- Valentine's Day can be a depressing day when you're in an unhappy or shaky marriage. In every store or advertisement you see romantic cards, heart-shaped boxes of candy, or select jewelry for the special lover's day.Restaurants publish their special menus in advance and give food items names such as "lover's delight chocolate dessert." Radio stations sponsor contests focused aroun...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The rose
- Lifestyle is style over amount. And style is an art - the art of living. You can't buy style with money. You can't buy good taste with money. You can only buy more with money. Lifestyle is culture - the appreciation of good music, dance, art, sculpture, literature, plays and the art of living well. It's a taste for the fine, the unique, the beautiful.Lifestyle also means rewarding excellenc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten ways to make the holidays easier next year
- What does your holiday season usually look like -- a lot of rushing around at the last minute? The holidays really don't have to require so much effort -- if you plan ahead and spread the work out throughout the year. Here are ten tips for making your next holiday season a snap:PACK YOUR DECORATIONS THE RIGHT WAYI know you will be in a rush to get the house back in order after the ho...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Thriving through the holidays
- The holidays are upon us; a time of celebration and joy. I love the last days of November through the beginning of the New Year. The pure magic of the holidays is something that I anticipate and enjoy each and every year.For some though, the holidays have lost the joy and excitement they at other times have had. The pace of life has grown so fast - much faster than those first holidays I re...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A thankful thanksgiving
- You may be wondering why I would call this article a Thankful Thanksgiving. Aren't all Thanksgivings Thankful? Unfortunately, no. As a person who has experienced over 70 Thanksgivings, I recognize that being thankful is something that we have to work at, even on Thanksgiving.If your home is like most, your Thanksgiving day will be very busy, with either traveling to where you want to go or ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Surviving those holiday blues
- Not everyone shares in the celebration and joy associated with the holidays. Many people feel stressed and unhappy in response to the demands of shopping for gifts, spending large amounts of money, attending parties and family gatherings, and entertaining houseguests. It is not uncommon to react to these stresses with excessive drinking and eating, difficulty sleeping, and physical complaints. The...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Traditional vs. modern anniversary gifts
- Most people are familiar with the traditional materials list that good etiquette requires us use as a guide when selecting a gift to commemorate a wedding anniversary. If you are like most people, you might find it a bit challenging to convert the materials on the list into an acceptable gift idea. There may be more choices available to you than you realize. Do you know that an updated "modern" gi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A resolution worth keeping
- New Years Resolutions: Making them is a tradition -keeping of them is usually optional. That's unfortunate, because some of the pledges we make in those moments before the calendar changes are wonderful things to aspire to - spending more time with our children, exercising regularly, stopping a bad habit like smoking - or considering chocolate one of the main food groups. Yet, this is the one time...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 20 new years quotations
- "Here's to the bright New Year, and a fond farewell to the old; here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold."-- Anonymous"People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas."-- Anonymous"A new year is unfolding ?...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Online shopping: tips for holidays gift shopping
- It is holidays time, and you've the money and you want to go out and begin online shopping.But before you do, here are some tips to manage your online shopping and expenses.(1) Before going out get organized.Make a list of all the people that you plan to buy a gift for, and what kind of gift you want to get for each.(2) Set Limits on how to spendFor each name on ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Nicely designed pillows as gifts
- Many of us are probably squeezing out our brains to the limit just for a single purpose, to think of what to give especially when it's Christmas or just a simple birthday present. It's always nice to give the jewelries, toys, clothes and shoes as we all had been used to of what to give. But haven't you realized that there is something much cheaper and more fantastic than clothes or jewelries? Yes,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Holiday tips for stepfamilies
- Holiday Tips For Stepfamilies: Let Go Of The "Brady Bunch" Fantasy!When my co-author--Bill Merkel Ph.D.--and I first formed our stepfamily, I had many fantasies about how our family would behave like the "Brady Bunch" over the holidays-- a happy, harmonious, singing-and-dancing unit. Then reality struck, and we couldn't even agree on how to decorate the Christmas tree!Ultimately, we ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Decorate for christmas
- It's your home/your apartment and you want to make it a special sanctuary this Christmas. How can you create a special place for your family and you? Well, we already have our centerpiece?see November's issue Decorate for Thanksgiving.) Just replace candles and flowers. But how can you make your place shine with lo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Create a holiday feast for the senses
- This is my daughter's first Christmas. Naomi will be nearly nine months old and eager to explore all that the holidays have to offer. Within a few weeks after conception, babies develop the sense of touch, with taste, smell, hearing and sight following in that order. At birth, babies possess all the senses they will have through their lives, just waiting for sensory experiences to learn about the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Visions of sugar plums and holiday safety!
- Ho, Ho, Ho, Holiday greetings to you!Every year at this time I can't help but notice the beautiful holiday lighting and adornment. It's great to see that even homes with a "For Sale" sign on the front lawn have been bedazzled with lights! But this good deed seldom goes without also decking the halls with many holiday hazards.You may be feeling happy for the holidays, but you'll be ro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Christmas holidays: 5 ways to make this holiday your best ever
- For many people the end of a year is a time of increased stress.Instead of relaxing and unwinding from a busy year, the pressures of buying gifts, travelling or spending time with long lost relatives makes it a difficult time.In our household for example, my 4 year-old daughter's excitement levels have been taken to new highs by performing in front of 800 people as a 'teddy bear' in ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you going to survive the holidays?
- Admit it! You promised this year was not going to be like the last few...and here you are, it is December and guess what? You did it again! The TO DO list is growing by the day right along side the gift list. If the holidays are stressful and you start to wish they didn't come each year then you are doing something wrong and you need to regroup. Not to worry...we are here to help!1. If you ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - For thanksgiving ? be thankful he?s not the cheating kind
- Infidelity is at an all time high. According to the latest statistics, 3 out of 4 husbands cheat on their wives. So if you have a faithful husband, you have much to be thankful for. Faithful husbands are in short supply. While most wives assume their husbands are faithful, only 1 wife in 4 can truthfully make that claim. An estimated 38 to 53 million women are victims of infidelity. Studies furthe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 9 fantastic formulas for a stress free holiday!
- The holidays are officially here. And so the season for giving begins. Warm loving intentions, thoughtful giving and stocking stuffing take over.It's a wonderful time of year, but with all the activities, excitement and family obligations taking place at the same time, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, stressed and even a tad bit gloomy. Here are 9 simple steps to relax, let go and really enjo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tis the season for love ? and stress!
- The holidays are upon us and for many people this is the most stressful time of year. There is so much to do and not enough time to do it in, places to go, people to see, gifts to buy, food to prepare, and on and on and on. We may feel overwhelmed, frustrated, exhausted, and angry, rather than joyful, loving and peaceful. Greeting cards proclaim wishes of peace, joy, happiness, and love regardless...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Happy holidays? it?s up to you
- The Holiday Season. Does time seem to compress, or is it just me? There's so much going on -- the end of autumn, the beginning of winter, and all the holidays that follow. As a child it was an exciting time of year. As an adult, it seems filled with more shopping, baking, parties, and other events than I can squeeze into the available time.In Aikido, the martial art that I practice and teac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The only new year?s resolution you need
- I am going to make a bold statement. I think I have the only New Year's Resolution you need. You have got to be kidding, right??!!! You don't know me, Kimberly. You don't know that I need to lose 20lbs., exercise, be a better mother, be a better worker, a better wife, etc. How in the world can you boil it down to one New Year's Resolution?We can find our one New Year's Resolution in the Bib...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you truly thankful for everything?
- Thanksgiving is the time of year when we stop and are thankful for all our blessings. Of course, we should be thankful every day of the year. I want you to take a different look at Thanksgiving this year. You certainly can list all of your many blessings and be thankful. But, are you truly thankful for everything?1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says: Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to have the ?perfect? christmas
- "This year will be different. I vow I won't get stressed out over presents, parties, cards, Christmas plays, putting up the tree and decorating, and all the many other tasks of the season. I will remember the true meaning of Christmas."Do you find that all the Christmas chores steal your joy?"For unto us a child is born" - Aahh the miracle of birth. The true mirac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Maybe this christmas will be different....
- Have you always dreamed of a Norman Rockwell Christmas - where everyone is singing Christmas carols and there is joy in the house? Alas, your Christmas memories are often filled with Uncle Joe getting drunk and your parents ending up in a fight. By the end of Christmas day family members are mad and no one is talking to one another.Christmas can be very difficult if you grew up in a dysfunc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Use h-o-l-l-y to beat christmas cooking stress
- What does holly, that untidy traditional greenery you just have to festoon your house with every year, have to do with not tearing your hair out before it's even Thanksgiving? Plenty. You can use H-O-L-L-Y to help you get organized.1. H: HelpHow many times have you tried to do the perfect turkey all by yourself just so your mother-in-law would be impressed? Here's a reality check: (a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Low on cash for christmas? try gifts in a jar
- Time is money, and right now you don't have either the time or the money to answer the call of the shopping mall at Christmas. The only way you can show your friends love, peace on earth, goodwill towards men is by shopping at Macy's, so you think.It's a safe bet that the Three Kings didn't buy the gold, frankincense and myrrh given to Jesus Christ in the manger from Macy's or Pottery Barn....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - I just love it!
- "I Just Love It!"You know the scenario. You're sitting at the family Christmas gathering and your ten-year-old opens one of Aunt Martha's itchy homemade sweaters. Or Uncle Bobby, who's been swearing to lose twenty pounds for years, opens an exercise cycle. Of course, if Uncle Bobby follows the politeness rule, he'll say, "Thank you, it's just what I wanted." (Then he'll conveniently "forget...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Rubber stamping and scrapbooking will bring the family together during the holidays
- No matter what celebration you and your family will rejoice in this holiday season, the common thread is family unity and the joy of sharing in the relationships with others.Remembering the past is always an important part when bringing the family together. It is important to reflect on the fun times we have as a family, and those not with us anymore.Technology lets us organize out m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make a golden christmas tree
- Several Years ago while I was shopping for Christmas I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the holiday arrangements at the department store I was in.I was dazzled by the sight, golden branches wrapped in twinkling white lights. The idea was so simple but yet absolutely beautiful.Within a moment I decided I would re-create it at home. Once home, I took a walk in the woods to gather t...