Holiday articles
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Holiday survival guide
- The Holiday season has officially begun and Christmas is almost here. This is the time of year when most Americans are NOT beginning a new diet, rather ending their old one. The Holidays bring family, friends, and ? food. Lots of food. SO, PLEASE?Don't fight it. Don't be a "food martyr". The Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays are the times of year where food not only "keeps us going", b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ready for christmas? enjoy an organized holiday this year
- 1. Keep a stack of directions TO your place for people who need to know how to get to your home or office. This prevents you from having to write them out every time you are asked. Type the directions and save them on your computer. This way you can email, fax, or mail them the directions. Make copies and keep them accessible. It is also helpful to keep directions FROM your place for future visits...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven great holiday decorating tips--without breaking the bank
- If you're looking for great ways to decorate your home this glorious holiday season--without breaking the bank and losing your sanity in the process--here are seven terrific ideas to get you started.1. You don't have to concentrate on one sense or the other at holiday time. You've got five senses--so make sure to fill them all with delight at holiday time. Use cheerful warm-colored ribbons ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Glorious holiday decorating: ten tips
- If you're looking for ways to decorate your home in a glorious holiday fashion this season--without breaking the bank and losing your sanity in the process--here are ten terrific ideas to get you started.1. You don't need to climb ladders and hang millions of lights all over your house to make a happy holiday statement. You can create an enticing "Welcome Home" atmosphere by simply placing ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stress-free holiday entertaining
- The holiday season is upon us! It is a time when family and friends gather together. Some people love to entertain and enjoy bringing people together. Others feel stressed with these obligations. Whether it is a large gala for everyone you know, hosting the family holiday dinner or just having a few close friends over for a meal, planning and organization can make the difference between feeling st...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A simple little holiday plan
- The Thanksgiving leftovers have all been eaten and the gift-buying season has shifted into high gear. Remain calm and prepare yourself for the most jam-packed month in the calendar year. There are a small percentage of you who may actually have completed your to-do list long before everyone else. (If this is you, then kick back and relax.) The rest of you needn't despair! Just read on for the esse...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Christmas mourning
- Deecember is a cruel month. Christmas sales, decorations, advertisements -everyone seems so happy and cheerful - it's easy to feel alone.It's precisely at these happy times that the loss of our loved one can be felt the strongest. We remember only too well who is missing.Whether our loss was recent or whether it occurred many years ago, we are constantly surrounded by sights and soun...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Legends of the christmas tree
- The Christmas tree is a much loved symbol iinstantly calling up images of gifts and family jollity. There are many beautiful connections to ancient traditions. Egyptian and Roman customs, early Christian practices and Victorian nostalgia are all combined in our modern Christmas tree.The Greek Fir is commonly used as a Christmas tree. Ancient Greeks called the tree "Pitys" and, together with...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Magical plants of christmas
- Most of the plants we associate with the holiday season are from Europe or the Mediterranean. We know the holly, ivy, mistletoe, christmas rose, rosemary, hawthorn, bay and of course, evergreens while the New World is represented in Christmas legend by the poinsettia. What are the legends and lore surrounding these common plants ?Hawthorn.The Glastonbury thorn is connected with Chris...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The truth about mistletoe
- You can call it the emasculator of the old king, a sexual symbol, latent with fertility or a good luck charm for a dairy herd. It's been used as an antidote for poison, a fire suppressant, a protection against evil spirits, a pain reliever for rheumatoid arthritis and as a gift of peace between warring neighbours. This parasitic shrub with sticky white berries has somehow shrugged off its shady pa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reduce waste this christmas
- - Christmas is responsible for more waste and consumption than any other holiday. North American's trash increases by 25% over Christmas - which equates to 25 million extra tons of garbage going to the landfill. By recognizing the incredible waste that is generated the urgency to do something becomes apparent. A truly useful or environment friendly gift is a better ecological choice. Here is a bri...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 holiday sober savers 2004
- 1.) BEGIN NOW !!!Don't save your shopping, decorating, cooking, wrapping, and cleaning for the last minute. That is too much pressure for anyone. This is the year to be organized, so you'll have time to enjoy the season in sobriety. If you can't get something done, just let it go with no regrets.2.) Attend your meetingsStart preparing NOW. 'Tis the season! Don't let social inv...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 50 christmas quotations
- "Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years... Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beati...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Inexpensive christmas stocking stuffer ideas for kids
- After all the gifts have been purchased and placed under the tree, that is the time that many remember in a panic that the stockings over the fireplace still need to be stuffed. Holiday budgets have most likely been spent and there isn't a whole lot of extra money available. Even with a limited budget, there are a number of quality stocking stuffer ideas that are both practical and will bring a sm...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Aran... where the sweaters come from
- Aran Sweaters. The Aran sweater takes its name from the islands from where it originated, untold generations ago. They say that necessity is the mother of invention and nothing is more of a necessity than a nice warm Aran sweater in a place like the Aran Islands. Located at the mouth of Galway on the west coast of Ireland, the Aran Islands rise up defiantly out of the relentless Atlan...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Losing weight during the holiday season--can it be done?
- Thirteen years ago I became quite intrigued with the idea of LOSING WEIGHT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. Even knowing the chances of finding success with this idea was highly slim I was nevertheless still intrigued.Please note, When I refer to, "LOSING WEIGHT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON" I am NOT referring to:1) Avoiding family and friend get togethers,2) Avoid...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Christmas gifts to last a lifetime
- Do you know what you are giving to the children on you Christmas list? Will it be Harry Potter books, the latest computer games, or some new clothes?Over the summer, I spent some time thinking about the Christmas days from my childhood. What made them special, and what did I remember most. From these thoughts came an idea for a new page on our website to let visitors share the best loved gi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ready to skip this holiday? why no just make it your own?
- Do you feel panicked, or exicted? Are you experiencing joy or depression? Do you have childlike visions of toys and celebration with the people you love? Or pressure, loneliness, alienation and annoying relatives?Sometimes we really can't help but ask "What is celebration? Do we really need it?"I can tell you there were times after my divorce and my daughter's death that I asked myse...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Creative christmas gifts
- Christmas is always the time of year we consider to be the best opportunity to give something special to someone and show how much we appreciate him or her. The mall is full of wonderful, shiny and delicious gifts and the Internet offers countless items that we can send to someone without ever seeing the product in person. But sometimes there just doesn't seem to be the perfect idea for one or two...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to host thankgiving dinner and enjoy it anyway
- You've been nominated; or perhaps your family has issued a decree; or perhaps it's simply your turn. No matter what the reason, you're hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year. This need not be a burden. In fact is can be a pleasure, given the right planning and organization.I've found that the key to an almost effortless-looking dinner is thinking backward. Start your Thanksgiving planning by...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Giving thanks
- Can you believe that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away? What does Thanksgiving mean to you? For many of us it means turkey, dressing, pies and all the other goodies that go along with it. It also means family. But what else does it mean?There is a child's prayer that I used to say when I was little that goes:Thank you for the world so sweet, Thank you for the food we eat,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Glorious holiday decorating (without breaking the bank or losing your sanity)
- Decorating for the holidays can be both expensive and emotionally draining. But you can decorate your home beautifully--on a budget--by following just a few simple suggestions.First, you can create a happy holiday impression on your guests by simply concentrating your decorating efforts on your front door. Surrounding the entrance to your home with colorful lights, interwoven with garlands ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Strategies for surviving holiday dinners, family events and other war zones
- No matter how well we may have weathered our basic training, nothing can fully prepare us for the front lines of family gatherings. We're in the thick of it, dodging live ammunition, and fighting the urge to return to our old, reliable patterns that helped us to survive while we were growing up. We may have mastered our relationship skills in one-on-one relationships. We may have improved our roma...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Decorate for thanksgiving
- Years of having to make do have turned me into a?"There must be someway I can do this cheaper type person."My old new house needs total make over. We are thinking about moving into my MIL's house. So I am walking around looking and thinking, my goodness, this will be way too much to do and then the old, "There must be someway I can do this cheaper type person" kicks in and I think, yah, the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 25 thanksgiving quotations
- "It is therefore recommended ... to set apart Thursday the eighteenth day of December next, for solemn thanksgiving and praise, that with one heart and one voice the good people may express the grateful feelings of their hearts and consecrate themselves to the service of their divine benefactor ..." -- Samuel Adams, father of the American Revolution on November 1, 1777 (adopted by the 1...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Taking back christmas
- John Grisham wrote a book called SKIPPING CHRISTMAS. Amazon.com reports: "John Grisham turns a satirical eye on the overblown ritual of the festive holiday season, and the result is Skipping Christmas, a modest but funny novel about the tyranny of December 25...."My friend Dessa Byrd Reed, author of the poetry books THE BUTTERFLY TOUCH and SEVEN BRIDGES, prefers nontraditional holidays...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hassle-free holiday baking: 6 easy days to perfect christmas cookies
- Like many people, I love the idea of making a large assortment of Christmas cookies during the holidays, but I find it difficult to find the time to get it done. As a working mother, cookbook author and webmaster of Christmas-Cookies.com ( http://www.christmas-cookies.com ), I am a very busy woman, but baking Christmas cookies every year is a must. Over the past few years, out of frustration and n...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips for singles on surviving (and enjoying) the holidays
- Here you are, facing the holiday season alone. Have you been thinking about?*how alone and lonely you feel*excuses you can give family members as to why you can't come this year*what friends may be available to spend those long days with*how another year has passed and you are (still) single*how unfair it is that everyone else seems so happy and connected*...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Going solo on valentines day: advice for singles
- The stores are decorated in candy hearts, flowers and bears. Every TV or radio commercial reminds you that it's time to remember your sweetheart on this special day for lovers. Your feelings range from sadness, to revulsion to anger. What's a single person to do? The following suggestions are designed to both answer that question and to help you have a good day after all, while working to make it ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 steps to a relaxing thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! Family, friends, good food ? and no presents to buy. To make it your best holiday ever, consider these organizing tips:? Choose your preferred style: formal with everyone dressed up and using their best manners ? or a more informal relaxed style. If you've invited more people than your dining table will seat, decide whether to add extra tables or a set u...