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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?
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How to Prepare Yourself to Choose the Right Christmas Tree -- The first thing you want to think about before choosing a Christmas tree is where do you want to put it. Don't place your tree near heating vents, radiators, sunny windows, or fireplaces. Place your tree in a more insulated spot but still where people can see it.
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10 Ways To Stop and Smell the Turkey -- It's back. The holiday season. And it's bigger and badder than ever! Why? The world is an uncertain place right now and people may want to put all their hopes and dreams for peace and normalcy into the traditions of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and other seasonal celebrations.
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12 Ways to Teach Your Children about the Holiday Spirit -- Jesus’ birthday is the most widely celebrated one in the world, and yet many people seem so busy at this time of year. With budgets tighter than usual this year, you still want to make this celebratory season a special one. Children can be involved in preparing for this season of light with a few simple tips.
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5 Ways to Enjoy the Holidays More! -- The holiday season is fast approaching! Are you looking forward to the festivities, symbolism and glow of the holidays or are you secretly dreading this busy time of the year?
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A Warm Holiday Toast -- Winter winds, crunchy snow, sledding, skiing, or whatever your cold weather activities are - nothing warms you and gives your body a lift like an aromatic hot beverage - sipped by an open fire, sitting in a cozy chair near the fireplace or by a window watching the snow fall.
**Article includes recipes for Holiday Coffee, Hot Buttered Rum, Wassail and Hot Chocolate Supreme.
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A Welcoming Entrance to the Holidays -- The entrance to your home sets the stage for family, guests, and neighbors to join in the festivities you have planned for the Holiday Season. To newcomers - it is the very first impression. To others - it is a reminder of the care and attention to detail that you have lavished on the Holidays. Your entrance announces to the outside world your celebration of the Season.
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Are Your Kids Anxious for Christmas to Come? -- For a child, Christmas is the most exciting holiday of all. They look forward to the Christmas tree, lights, presents, stockings, make-believe Santa Claus, wishlists, snowmen & many more aspects.
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Aromatherapy for the Holiday Spirit -- While the holidays are about giving, loving and joyous celebration, many consider this time of year to be stressful, lonely and expensive. If you're feeling more like Scrooge than Santa, I offer the following aromatic blends to help you get into the holiday spirit, become more sociable, and open your heart to others who are unable to enjoy the holidays the way we do. Be ready to fully enjoy, laugh, socialize and share this holiday season by experimenting with these wonderful aromatic blends!
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Holiday Activities for Your Organization -- Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, plan something special for your organization this holiday season besides, or in addition to, exchanging gifts.
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