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Etiquette: How Much to Reveal in Holiday Letters?
How much do you reveal in a holiday card when you are undergoing cancer treatment?
A card should not be a substitute for a phone call or a visit. That’s why cards are only 5×7 or slightly bigger. Or slightly smaller. They’re meant for short messages.
At the holidays […]
Blended Families at the Holidays
Step-families, or blended families are tricky business because the blending of children who have different custody schedules at mom’s house and dad’s house suddenly have a new step-mother or step-father, and no matter how long they’ve known each other, how long mom and step dad or dad and step mom dated, […]
Cut Down On Children’s Holiday Travel Stress
The holiday travel time is stressful for adults, kids and seniors, and everyone acts out and somatizes their feelings to some degree, but when children are the stress victims, there are ways that you can help them go easy on themselves. Read my tips and advice below.
4 Tips To […]
Holiday Home Safety The biggest problems in home safety at the holidays come from people not being aware or alert so that they can prevent or remedy safety hazards.– If you’re tired, you’re less likely to be aware or alert of problems, and your reaction time is going to be off.– If you’re drunk, you’re also […]
The Do’s & Don’ts for Holiday Office Parties 1. DON’T get drunk. If you want to let loose and drink a little too much, do it at a party with friends. Be clear on your boundaries. Work is work. Family is family. Friends are friends. If you can’t remember this, write it on a three by […]
Quick & Simple Holiday Decorating on a Budget 1. Fill a bowl (think clear glass, although any will do) with a single fruit or vegetable. A bowl full of lemons or a bowl full of apples gives a monochromatic, festive look to your coffee table or dining room table. And it’s just as good if not […]
Top 10 Tips For The Best Holiday Candids
1. Have enough film! Make sure you load up on extra batteries and extra film when it comes to the holidays - not to mention a few rolls of extra scotch tape! Order online, or hit a big discount store like Costco, to make sure you have enough.
2. […]
Teenage Boys Top 10 Gift Wish List Teenage boys have lots of items on their holiday wish lists. Make them happy with any of the following:1. Video games — the latest ones always work. If they don’t have a video game system, and you’re feeling generous, get one!2. iTunes gift card so that they can go […]
Guys Gift Wish List It’s been said that men are harder to shop for than women, and while I cannot confirm or deny this myth I can offer some gift ideas for those hard-to-shop-for men in our lives — boyfriends, husbands, brothers, etc.Guys Gift Wish List1) A pair of sporting events tickets — for him and […]
You’re Gay, and You’re Going Home for the HolidaysIs there any way to alleviate stress when you’re going home for the holidays and you’re gay — and your parents aren’t accepting?Going home for the holidays, when you’re gay, and your parents aren’t — sexually or literally — can be difficult. But there are ways to […]