Tackling Multiple Holiday Get-togethers

There was a time when holidays became an exercise in stress rather than a time to enjoy. Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy getting together with family and friends, but the running between different homes while also hosting part of the holiday in my own home left me exhausted. It was just too much. It was also way too much food, feeling obligated to eat at every stop, and ending up stuffed and miserable. There is a better way. While our engagements are now fewer in number, we still have to do a bit of juggling. It helps when … Continue reading

Home Week in Review: November 12 – 18

This has been a week filled with various holiday articles from Veterans Day to Thanksgiving, and even touching on Christmas. This is a busy time of year, so we hope some of our tips and ideas will help make things a little less hectic. We started the Countdown to Thanksgiving at Seven Days and Counting. More tips were added with Six More Days and again at Five Days Away and now we’re left with only Four Days to Go. Mary Ann offered a different type of checklist, with 12 Things to Do in November. Several of this week’s articles had … Continue reading