Grandma’s Gifts Need Extra Reindeer – NYTimes.com.
While I personally don’t experience this, I have so many friends that do. I think in some ways its great – that grandparents want to spoil their kids out of love – but a donation on their behalf or a contribution to a 529 plan seems such a better way to go.
Make sure to track Santa’s journey tonite on his way to everyone’s houses. Hope you aren’t on the naughty list if you don’t want to be.
How to save a relationship from holiday hell – CNN.com.
Holidays are stressful aren’t they?? Sometimes its spending too much money, or different religions or spending time with one another’s families. Whatever the case may be here are some tips to try not to get too wrapped up in it all.
Weight Loss Tips : Diet Strategies : Shape.com: Diet, Fitness, Recipes, Healthy Eating Expertise.
Not much here to read but some good tips. Do not restrict all the holiday indulgence. It’s’ part of what makes the holidays the holidays – just do it in moderation and be present in the experience. I find that if i just mindlessly fill my plate, which means filling my mouth – I eat so much more than I need to. So that’s my tip: be present in the moment of indulgence, you are less likely to over-indulge!
2009: The Year in Pictures – The New York Times.
I love year end recaps. You find yourself going “oh that was this year, it seemed so long ago”. It is always to reflect at year end so you can make the changes you need to and/or acknowledge the mis steps and take new steps to change!