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Preparing for the Holidays

Tips To Prevent Holiday Stress And Avoid Faking The Holiday Spirit

Doc Childre | Posted 12.16.2009 | Living

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Doc Childre

Planning parties or family gatherings can feel overwhelming. It can be hard to find the holiday spirit. Here are some tips to prevent stress through the holiday season.

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Six Ways to Cut down on Waste During the Holidays (and Avoid the Ugly Sweater)

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Holidays, Chanukah, Preparing for the Holidays, Green Living Tips, Christmas, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Environment, Green Living, Christmas Shopping, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

Recycling wrapping paper and cards can drastically reduce your holiday waste and generate a big dose of nostalgia.

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Son of a Gambler's Guide to Holiday Books

Don McNay | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business

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Don McNay

It's a lesson to me, the ablers and the beggars and the thieves -The Grateful Dead If you read my book, Son of a Son of a Gambler, you'll know that...

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We'll Always Have Pie

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 12.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Pie, Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes, Preparing for the Holidays, Turkey, Dinner Parties, Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes, Thanksgiving, Living News
Brett Ashley McKenzie

Le Draoulec's "American Pie: Slices of Life (and Pie) from America's Back Roads" is an adventure in crust, filling, and those pockets of America Sarah Palin would describe as "pro-American."

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How To Enjoy The Holidays Without Celebrating Christmas

Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Lonely Jew on Christmas, Preparing for the Holidays, The Balanced Life, Christmas Jews, Tips for Holiday Season, Living News
Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent

"The Holidays" can be depressing and stressful for those of us who have to travel home to our families and suffer through the same old traditions, the...

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Gifts That Give (Like This Rat)

NEED Magazine | Liz Werner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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This gift guide was originally published in NEED magazine. (Full disclosure: We're kind of obsessed with this magazine at the Living section. Check ou...

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Celebrating The Spirit Of The Season

Stacey Lawson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: The Spirit of Christmas, Holiday Season, Preparing for the Holidays, Jesus Christ, The Inner Life, Spirituality, Tips for Holiday Season, Living News
Stacey Lawson

As I sat down to write this week's column, I turned on the stereo and scrolled to my play-list of Christmas songs. Joy to the World Hark the Herald ...

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How To Make The Most Of Your Holiday Greetings

Samara O'Shea | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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Samara O'Shea

It's not too late--to send holiday cards that is. I just bought my stack the other day. I'm sure some of you were hoping it was too late as cards can ...

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Eating My Way Around Mexico

Katie Lee Joel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Appetites, Mexican Food, Aguila Y Sol, Refrigerator Roll Recipes, Huitaloche, Eating Grasshoppers, Mexico City Markets, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Museo De Artes Popular, Katie Lee Joel, Preparing for the Holidays, Holiday Season, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Tips for Holiday Season, Living News
Katie Lee Joel

This year, I want to go back to tradition and recreate the Christmas dinners of my past.

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Should We Cancel Christmas?

Ode Magazine | Jay Walljasper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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This piece was originally posted at Ode Magazine. Christmas was outlawed in the U.S. state of Massachusetts between 1659 and 1681. Anyone caught cele...

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Thanks For The Silence

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Mind.Body.Soul, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Preparing for the Holidays, Living News
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

As I look forward to Thanksgiving and my children returning from colleges to hang out together, I am consciously going to talk less and figure that I will hear a lot more.

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Dr. Mona Knows... How To Handle Family Holiday Dysfunction

Mona Ackerman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

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Mona Ackerman

When I suggested to an actress that she distance herself from pain by treating her relatives as characters in her play she said, "It didn't work! My mother kept upstaging me!"

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