Throwing a Super Bowl Party when You Hate the Super Bowl

This is it, Super Bowl Sunday is here and the end of football season is upon us. Personally, I’m doing a little happy dance. Those months when both football and hockey season are in full swing leave me a little put off by sports. I don’t hate sports and I can enjoy a good football game or a Red Wing hockey game, but a half dozen games every week gets old.

So when Super Bowl Sunday rolls around I do a little cheer. I am ready to celebrate the fact that football season is over and having a few friends join us on Super Bowl Sunday works. My husband has people who will watch the game and share in his excitement. I have people to talk to about something else – anything else!

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A Geeky Christmas ~ Fun Celebrations

I’ve been talking to people about our “geeky Christmas”. There were many things that happened that made me laugh. For example: During our Christmas visit at my parents house my teenage niece pulled out a dictionary and started asking people to spell words – hard words! We all laughed but the next thing you know we’re having an informal spelling bee. Another time I found myself sharing a joke that is totally based on chemistry.

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Blending Two New Years

Last Monday’s show was all about New Year’s, the traditional New Year and Chinese New Year. Either way you look at it the holiday ends up being about getting your ‘house’ in order; that can mean making your life better through your New Year’s resolutions or literally cleaning your home and getting rid of the clutter.

What I really love about the Chinese New Year is that it’s based on the lunar calendar so it arrives a few weeks into the new calendar year. That gives me time to de-clutter the house and scrub the floors which I like to do after the holidays. It also gives me time to ponder and to create some real, attainable goals. Let’s face it, December and the holiday season is just way too busy to spend time on introspection.

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Holiday Advice from Kenny Rogers

In the immortal words of Kenny Rogers in the Gambler, “you got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em,…. know what to throw away and know what to keep cuz every hands a winner and every hands a loser”

Your holiday hand can be a winner or it can be a loser. It’s up to us friends. We get to decide whether we enjoy our holidays. It’s not up to Aunt Jenny or your kids or your neighbor, it’s up to you. You get to decide what traditions you celebrate. You get to choose who to listen to and who to ignore. You choose how you look at things and what you think about. It really is up to you whether to be happy or not.

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reduce stress by shaping expectations

When I hear the phrase Healthy and Happy it reminds me of when families are expecting a baby and they say, “I don’t care what sex it is as long as it’s healthy.” But when it comes to Christmas celebrations we forget those basic things, we forget the reasons we’re celebrating, we forget that there are certain core things that can create a happy Christmas.

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Making Magical Memories

Making memories is essentially about planning an event that you, your family, and your guests can enjoy; then relaxing and enjoying it. That’s the best shot you have at making memories ~ at least the kind you want to remember. If you’re stressed or frazzled you’ll make memories too, memories of being unhappy, short-tempered, and [...]

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Your Beautiful and Stress Free Holiday

That’s what we all want right? A beautiful holiday, a stress free holiday, one that happens with joy and love and without stress, frustration, and overwhelm. Well, that’s what I want for you as well. Heck, that’s why I spend my days sharing all these ideas with you guys. That’s why I give you all [...]

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Fun and Easy Halloween Costumes

Tomorrow is National Costume Swap Day and a great opportunity to get a jump on your Halloween Holiday! Whether you’re going to a costume party yourself or dressing your munchkins swapping is a simple, green, creative, and fun way to get a new costume.

Not sure where to start? Here are a few options:

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But will you eat the candy?

You guys know I’m an advocate of planning ahead and taking care of things when a quick and easy opportunity to do so arises. So when I went into Walgreen’s yesterday morning you would think that I would have bought my Halloween candy. (Yes, they have Halloween candy out already and so do other stores.)

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Changing holiday plans can be like combating a runny nose

I was trying to work the other day but was bothered by my cold and the runny nose that goes with it. I decided to get a cup of the herbal tea I usually use to combat this annoyance. I drank a cup and it made absolutely no difference. So I read the directions which said to drink 1-2 cups then drink another cup every 3-4 hours. So I made myself another cup and I waited.

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