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 […]

Holiday Entertaining Holiday season brings a relationship issue that most people don’teven realize — what to bring as a hostess gift. During this season,above all others, food is prevalent, and makes a great hostess gift– but you have to know the rules!* Never show up to a party or a dinner empty-handed. It’s badmanners and it’s […]

Parenting: How To Navigate the Holidays After A Divorce
Transitions are difficult in normal times. Add a holiday and complications abound. Here’s some advice for the following transitions:
A new divorce where there are children involved:
1. Abide by the court ordered custody schedule. Don’t pick now to make a custody fight. If you don’t like the […]

How to Find Last-Minute Childcare The best way to make sure you have last-minute child care is to plan ahead — make this a New Year’s Resolution!Here are four tips for setting up a back-up plan before you need it.1. Collect a pool of babysitters. Keep a file somewhere in your kitchen with this list […]

Etiquette: Regifting for the Holidays 
Who cares how a gift got there — it’s the thought that counts. Etiquette means grace, and re-gifting can be done gracefully. Here are some tip:
* Check the re-gift for tell-tale signs of the original gifter. Make sure there are no cards or engravings or inscriptions to you on the […]

What is and isn’t appropriate when dealing with gifts and exes during the holidays?
Giving and getting a gift from the ex depends on a couple of things:
* If you are married, you should not be getting gifts or giving gifts from an ex boyfriend or girlfriend. Furthermore, if you are single, you should not be […]