Jan 23, 2024
Revisit Your New Year’s Resolutions
People often try to make a fresh start at the beginning of the calendar year, making #resolutions to lose weight, get more exercise, get #organized, save money and so on. But such resolutions — made to suit a salient juncture in time — often get sidelined quickly. One can make a resolution or set a […]
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Jan 9, 2024
Bringing Warmth to the Winter Home
Once all of the #holiday celebrations are complete and the temperatures drop to single digits, you may struggle to create #warmth — real or perceived — in the home. The cold weather and empty social schedules of January may prompt you to enter a protective hibernation. The cold-weather cultures of Scandinavia tell you to lean […]
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Dec 26, 2023
Make Every Day Boxing Day
Happy Boxing Day! British custom has it that the first weekday after Christmas is the day to acknowledge those rendering services throughout the year with gifts or gratuities. Servants and tradesmen have accepted “Christmas boxes” of gifts, cash bonuses, leftovers and secondhand items since medieval times, House Beautiful says. Today, the United Kingdom and former […]
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Dec 12, 2023
Holiday Traditions Around the World
Though you might not know it to look at the ads, stores and events, the #holidays mean more than #Christmas alone. In fact, nearly every faith and most cultures around the world will observe festive winter #holiday #traditions this month. Hanukkah is currently underway, a #celebration that commemorates a rebellion in Judea that saw the […]
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Nov 28, 2023
The Christmas Countdown Begins
At the time of this posting, there are just 27 days — less than a month — until #Christmas. If you celebrate #Kwanzaa, you get an extra day to prepare, but those celebrating #Hanukkah will need to be ready just nine days. You may view the #holidays as the most wonderful time of the year, […]
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