Because we almost always live so far away from our families, we often feel pressure at the holiday season to go home. This is all well and good if that’s what you want to, and choose to do. However, oftentimes the choice to go home for the holidays comes with even more pressure and more […]
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Holiday Getaways for the Whole Family
The holiday season is coming, maybe you are thinking it would be fun to take your family on a holiday getaway. If you have had that thought, but are not sure where to go, here are some ideas for holiday getaways for the whole family right here in the U.S.: – New York City, New […]
Do You Have a Favorite Family Tradition?
For me, some of the smallest rituals are the best! For instance, listening to Mariah Carey Pandora station while decorating the tree. Taking turns who gets to put the star on each year. (BTW our “star” is actually a deer!) Coffeemate’s peppermint mocha creamer — yum! Matching PJs, shopping for stocking stuffers, cheeseballs (I’m serious!), […]
Destressing Your Holidays
The holidays are known as one of the most stressful times of the year. It begins earlier and earlier. We are bombarded by displays, decorations, and ads before Halloween even comes around. People stress out about finding the perfect gift, or where to spend the holidays, or if they should travel at all, or how […]
How to Keep Your Resolutions Going Strong All Year Long
Did you make a New Year’s resolution? It’s 2020 and the start of every New Year comes with the promise to do better. Or rather, the challenge to do better. And while the idea of a resolution might be a social norm that allows us to make real changes in our lives, it’s also one […]
On Having a Green Thumb
You know it’s terrible when a child brings a plant home as part of a school project and tells you NOT to touch nor look at it because they need to keep it alive. Or when you’re known at the store because you’re always buying a new plant because you keep killing them. If this […]
How Do You Manage Spending Important Days Away From Family?
Do you travel to family during the holidays? My first holiday “away” as a milspo was a Thanksgiving. My husband worked in training, so it wasn’t a day off, in fact, it was a day of regular scheduled work. Like it wasn’t a holiday at all. For him, it was no big deal. He’d spent […]
How Do You Balance the Holidays and Self-Care?
How do you balance the holidays and self-care? The holiday season has started and goes to a few days after New Year’s. It’s a busy time of the year. It can also be a stressful time of year if you don’t take control. Between planning big dinners, hosting/attending parties, shopping for everyone (and their brother,) […]