Holiday articles
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Great gifts under $5
- Gift giving is at its absolute finest during the Christmas season. Putting smiles on children's faces, making an elderly person feel appreciated, rewarding a hardworking employee - the reasons for gift giving at Christmas are endless. Christmas is the most popular time for gift giving, and it is no secret that Christmas is also the favorite time for marriage proposals.However, getting ready...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five inexpensive ways to help your children invest in holiday memories
- Christmas memories are never dependent on the amount of money spent or the popularity of the toy. Memories are made up of amount of heart invested and given. This year, let your children invest their time and hearts in making Christmas memories for your family.1. Buy white or red place mats and let your children create their own artwork with fabric crayons. A placemat can be made for each g...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Home made gifts, the best way to teach your kids the value of the holiday
- To a large extent the holidays have come to be more about materialism than the original values of peace, harmony, and faith. Advertisers hit us from all sides with messages of greed and pettiness. Every media outlet is rife with the idea, "buy this, or they wont love you."In such an age, it is important to remind the children about the true meaning of the season. This can be done,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Corporate holiday gift ideas start with a possibilities list
- Plan ahead this year for your corporate clients and associates holiday gifts.Now is the time to prepare for this year's corporate holiday gift ideas. The holiday season is fast approaching and you need to get your plan in order now. A possibilities list is your rough draft of gift ideas for clients and associates on your gift list. You need a separate possibilities list for each person on y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Virtual assistants... even santa needs one!
- Trying to fit all the planning and preparing and celebrating of the holiday season into an already busy schedule can bring a lot of stress to a time of year that's supposed to be full of peace. These days, even Santa needs help making his list and checking it twice!Fortunately, help is available. Virtual Assistants, or VA's, offer a wide range of services designed to save you time and light...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cheap christmas gift ideas
- Now that the biggest shopping season of the year is in full swing it might be a good time to create a holiday budget. I'm sure there are lots of names on your list, but hopefully you can find gifts that won't put a big dent in your pocketbook. I've come up with a few good ideas that might help.Make your Own. Everybody loves a homemade gift. It means that you really put some time and thought...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Three steps to reduce holiday stress for your kitty
- The annual holidays can be a very stressful time for your cat. This is the time of the year when that strange tree goes up, bright trinkets are hung (but all your cat hears is "No, no, bad kitty!" when she tries to explore them), delicious food is prepared (cats need not apply to eat it!), and lots of strange people come tramping into the house.Some cats are in their glory, being ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Important chinese festivals
- Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year (January/February)It is usually in the winter of a year. The exact date would follow the one in Lunar Calendar. Entering the New Year month, every family would clean and tidy both the inside and the outside of their houses. New Year food would also be prepared. 'Lin Gao', the Chinese cake symbolizing the rise of family every year, would be a must. New Year co...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ill be home for christmas
- Direct Answers - Column for the week of November 29, 2004I have been married 25 years. We come from completely different backgrounds. I grew up in a large family in a small town, and we were poor. My husband is an only child, privileged, and he was given everything by his parents. This continued throughout all our married life.The house we moved into, against my wishes, is theirs. It...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 ways to keep your expectations from making you crazy this christmas
- Christmas is a wonderful time! Everyone is full of good cheer, the milk of human kindness and 20 pounds of candy. All gifts are given with love, are exactly the right size, are exactly the right color, or exactly the right thing for exactly the price you could afford. Right?Well, if YOUR Christmas seems to fall short every year, here are some ways to keep your sanity and enjoy the unexpecte...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mommy...daddy...is there really a santa claus?
- Is there really a Santa Claus? Any parent who hasn't been faced with this question most likely will at some point. But how do you answer this? No one wants to crush a child's dreams of Santa and holiday magic.Some kids, like me, are crushed at school when they hear from a classmate that they found all their presents under their parents' bed, thus, proving there really is no Santa. Then, rea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Practical ways to keep your add under control during the holiday season
- Do November's Thanksgiving experiences have you dreading the December holidays? The idea of gifts, family, and days off sounds great?but we all know that holidays are some of the most stressful times of the year. When an ADDer starts to become immersed in the shopping, cooking, traveling, and family interactions, their ADD can complicate matters. You can find yourself quickly feeling overwhelmed a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Survival kit for the holidays: grace, gratitude and random acts of kindness
- If you*re like me, the holidays always have a way of sneaking in. And - like an unexpected visitor who shows up the week I haven't cleaned my home - I'm caught in a frenzy, desperate to scrape up the tumbleweeds of cat fur and make the place look presentable. For me at least, it's easy to forget the true meaning of Christmas and Thanksgiving. Time is short and usually so is patience. So this year,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Marching towards mothers day
- "Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind." -Kahil GibranThis coming Sunday is our "big day," moms. It's the one day a year when we get officially honored for what it is that we do. I don't know about you, but I usually find myself reflecting on exactly what my role is, anyway. Motherhood has evolved over the past two generations into a job which, many would argue, l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Honor mothers: song remembers mom forever
- In the spirit of Mother's Day, two songwriters are sharing with the world their lyrics to a song that commemorates and celebrates a mother's love.Lyricists Neal R. Voron and Joseph F.M. Pokorny, of Philadelphia, PA, hope that children, both young and old, who read the words to "We Thought She'd Live Forever" will use the opportunity to re-connect with their feelings about and relationship w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - This mothers day -- give the gift of fitness
- Do you know a Mom that deserves a special gift this year for Mother's Day? I'm sure you know at least one, if not more. Sure, flowers can always brighten a Mom's day and a dinner out is always appreciated. But, doesn't she deserve something more personal, something that won't wilt and something that lasts longer than an evening? This year give that special woman a gift that will improve her well b...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Holiday beauty dos and donts
- Why is it that whenever you go to a holiday party, you can always find someone who doesn't look how you would expect? Is it because you think they overdid their fashion or make-up, or is it a touch of envy?Beauty queen or fashion disaster, it's up to you. If you want to shine for the holidays, take note of these do's and don'ts to spruce up your look and receive raves from your friends and ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The only way to turn new year resolutions into reality!
- So you ate, drank and spent too much over the Holidays. Now you are overweight, bloated, tired and broke, and you are promising yourself that you are going to change all that this year!There are two reasons why New Year Resolutions don't work;1st we try and take on too much,2nd we don't believe in ourselves.In the world of resolutions, "Si...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How santa makes out his christmas list
- How Does Santa Make Out His List?I'll let you in on a secret: I know Santa Claus. And I received a letter from him with his Christmas list."Dear Kristin,"Thank you for the homemade cookies last year. For some reason, people seem to forget that I'm not planning to lose weight, thank you very much. I don't have a peanut allergy and I'm not lactose intolerant. Up here a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Make every day a mothers day!
- The word mother and mothers day are simple, yet powerful little words that you hear all the time especially so around the time of mothers day when everyone seem to be scrambling for ideas to say thank you, you are surely loved and you are appreciated all over again.But if you would just take time out, you would realize that useful hints were probably being dropped all alone and throughout t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Contact lenses for halloween
- It is never too soon to begin planning the perfect Halloween costume, and frequently the best ones require a lot of planning and special effects items. Luckily for all the Halloween fans out there, there is now a huge line of contact lenses for Halloween. The different styles of lenses range from the funny to sports and then to really, really scary. Regardless of the costume genre you are interest...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Valentines day
- Ever wondered how February 14 became, the day on which we celebrate and explore love in all its many ideals, Valentines Day.There are many differing opinions on how Valentines Day started.One story say that when the Roman Empire reigned, a festival every February was held in honour of the God of Fertility and during this time, young men would choose their mate. When a Emperor named C...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mothers day, do you know what youre giving the woman who gave you life?
- Mother's Day, Do you know what you're giving the woman who gave you life? by DeAnna SpencerI decided to deviate from my normal discussion of marketing and advertising to discuss a major gift giving holiday.Mother's day is coming soon. May 8th to be exact. That is right around the corner. Did you ask your mom what she wanted for Mother's Day? Did she give you one of those "Whatever yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Youre how old?!?
- "Well, Happy Birthday! How old are you anyway?""Oh, I'm just 29 ? again."It's a harmless game, denying our age, right? We play sensitive about our age as we get older, as we get further away from birth and closer to death. It's just a way to share our unease of growing older with people around us.Try as we might, time marches on and we get older just the same. I was reminded a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Importance of thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving is the most important holiday of the year.Oh, sure, Christmas is grand, and I know it has many, many fans. I'm not knocking Christmas, but Thanksgiving is more important. And Easter has its fans, too. Rebirth is a wonderful thing, but I still say Thanksgiving is more important. Yes, the kids might put in a good word for Halloween. I am sure they enjoy the costumes and the sugar...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Single during the holidays
- Mistletoe. Holiday parties. New Years kiss at midnight. This time of year can be challenging for singles. With such an emphasis on family togetherness and couples exchanging heart-felt gifts, it's hard not to hear the message ? the holidays are not for me.At family get-togethers you get grilled about what's going on in the "romance department." In-laws, whose company you cherished...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tis the season
- I was listening to one of my favorite radio talk programs today. The topic of the hour was "do you feel burdened by Christmas?" Much to my amazement the host, and the majority of his guests, spent the better part of an hour whining and moaning about the burdensome nature of the holiday season. "I hate being with my relatives." "Why do I have to spend all this money on pres...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Preparing for the holidays: ho ho ho or bah humbug!
- Some of my clients dread the holiday season because it often represents stress, pressure, expectations, guilt, disappointment, pain, loneliness, exhaustion... and the list goes on.This is a choice. We choose who we spend time with. We choose what activities we say yes and no to. We choose where we go. Your holiday season can be as simple or as elaborate as you choose to make it, and it can ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is buying a gift for mom as difficult for you as it is for me?
- I have walked through a countless number of stores searching for a Mother's Day gift and I always see the same things. A nice blouse, a trinket for the kitchen, or perhaps a bottle of perfume (do they all smell the same to you too, or is it just me?). After three stores I am tired and frustration begins to set in.At this point I am asking myself serious questions. Is it ok to get that great...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gifts: what do you give a couch potato?
- So you know someone who likes to "veg out" in front of the TV and you're looking for a gift for him or her. There are three ways you could go with your gift idea.Option 1: Get them something that fits right in with their couch potato persona.You're not trying to change them, you just want to get them something they will enjoy. Well, there are no shortage of TV and movie gifts out the...