If you celebrate Christmas, take the day off! Enjoy your family and friends!
Merry Christmas!
Archive of posts filed under the Holiday category.
Wednesday Tip: Take the day off!
Weekly Resource Showcase
I Saw Mommy Kicking Santa Claus: The Ultimate Holiday Survival Guide (Kindle Edition) by Ann Hodgman
Let's face it: sometimes the joys of Christmas are enough to make us
want to run away from home—with all of the eggnog, of course. But with
a little wry humor, Ann Hodgman is here to tackle Christmas stress and
bring cheer back [...]
Give until it feels good
I love this time of year because it is ideal for someone with my condition –
the giving condition.
I have always enjoyed showering my friends, family, and
even complete strangers with random acts of kindness. Just a few days ago I had
the double pleasure of treating my mom to some delicious ice cream, and then blowing
away the [...]
Showcase: Wishing Star Foundation
NPC: Tell us a little bit about your organization, Wishing Star.
Why was it started?
Sarah Carpenter: Wishing Star began in 1983 by a woman named Karen
Kurowski. She was a school teacher in the CDA area. She had a student who had
cancer, but the child passed away before she was able to do something special
for her. She [...]
Weekly Resource Showcase
Because the holidays are just around the corner, we thought we'd throw in a great entertaining book as the resource of the week.
Easy Entertaining for Beginners, by Patricia Mendez
You don't have to be professional chef or nervous wreck to host great
casual at-home entertaining. You will have all of your questions
answered, from what to serve to [...]
Showcase: THANKSGIVING FOR ALL
NPC: Tell us a little bit
about your organization, THANKSGIVING FOR ALL. Why was it started?
ORRIN: On our website is a detailed
description on HOW IT ALL BEGAN.
NPC: Who does it serve?
ORRIN: THANKSGIVING FOR ALL is organized specifically to raise funds and find
product sources to provide turkeys and other food stuffs to small [...]
Showcase: Free Costumes for Kids
NPC: Tell us a little bit about your organization, Free Costumes For Kids. Why was it started?
Chris McCarthy: Free Costumes for Kids was the brainchild of my sons, Joe and Casey McCarthy. They had added a line of Halloween costumes to their website, Gigaweb.com. They knew that they would have returns and thought what [...]
Beginning of something beautiful
I took off for the holidays and am just getting back in to the swing of things. Well, I’m working on getting back into the swing of things. So, to get things off to great start for the new year, I participated in a group activity with coach Sharon Day. She had a group of [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is the one holiday that most people celebrate throughout the United States. So, I want to say an early Happy Thanksgiving.
I’m very thankful for a lot of things this year, and most recently for those of you that read this blog. What are you thankful for this year?
