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Category Archives: Holidays
The Wonder of Sky Mall
I’m in the process of building a new home with an egregiously large kitchen. So during a recent flight when I saw the top corner of the Sky Mall catalog peeking out of the seat back pocket I couldn’t help … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor, international travel, Mobile, Nostalgia, Technology, Travel
Tagged airlines, sky mall, Southwest, united, Yeti
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Get Back Inside the Box
The children in my family have a long-standing gift-opening tradition. After excitedly ripping away the paper on the giant something-or-other our parents painstakingly tracked down, funded and gift-wrapped just for us, we marvel at our new possession for the requisite … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holidays, Humor, Nostalgia, Work
Tagged inside the box, jack-in-the-box, out-of-the-box, outside the box
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10 Greatest Holiday Movie Moments
I get sentimental every year Linus uses his blanket as a tree skirt for Charlie Brown’s sad sad tree, I’m on the edge of my seat when Frosty gets stuck inside the hot green house in Frosty the Snowman and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Holidays, Humor, Movies, Nostalgia
Tagged christmas, griswold, holiday, home alone, made-for-tv, movie, white christmas, wonderful life
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Gift-Snooping Naughtiness
By this time of year Santa’s checked his list at least twice, so this leaves us all about a week to cram in as much naughty as possible while the man with all the toys is distracted by elf antics … Continue reading
How to Let Yourself Go During the Holidays
‘Tis the season for guilt. From too-many-drumsticks guilt to you-have-a-present-for-me-and-I-don’t-have-a-present-for-you guilt, we all indulge in some good old fashioned self-shaming during the holidays. From the moment the school supplies go on clearance to make way for the Iron Man costumes, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Health, Holidays, Humor
Tagged christmas, holidays, indulge, resolutions, season, Thanksgiving
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Party Pooper Prevention
My circle of friends adores gatherings. Game nights, cook offs, birthdays, Tuesdays – anything is an excuse to throw a shindig. Sometimes we go big with over-the-top themes, Pinterest-inspired décor, and elaborate menus; but even our simple weekly Bachelor nights … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Holidays, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged baby shower, emily post, party, party pooper, sprinle, superbowl
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10 Steps to Crafting Your New Year’s Resolutions
The toasts have been toasted, the kisses have been kissed, and it’s officially a new year. This is going to be your year – because you’re going to resolve it. And 365 days from now you’re going to be your … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Health, Holidays, Humor, Writing
Tagged 2014, get healthy, keeping resolutions, new year, New Year's resolutions, NYE, resolutions, writing resolutions
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Wine Math
I was recently perusing a new post, over at the always awesome The Food and Wine Hedonist, that was discussing the trouble with coffee math – the algorithm needed to factor six ounce coffee can directions into an eight ounce … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Holidays, Home, Humor, Wine
Tagged Bottle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cougar Town, flight, Food, happy hour, Sauvignon Blanc, wine, Yelp
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White Elephant in the Room 
The Dos and Don’ts of Foolin’
The scene is Christmas Day 1991. Snow falls in the Chicago suburbs as an eleven year old girl in red snowman socks (that she still owns) wakes up at 7AM and runs to the tree to scope out the loot. … Continue reading →