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How to have a Slow Holiday: Re-learning How to Play

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living

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Polls show that 90% of Americans feel anxiety around the holidays. So I'd like to propose a solution: Don't shop, play. In my family that involves jumping into snowbanks in our bathing suits.

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Christmas Gifts 2009: Under-The-Radar Gift Books

NPR | Nancy Pearl | Posted 12.11.2009 | Books

When it comes time to take stock of the year in books, it's inevitable that a few titles will escape notice in the rush to hand out accolades. Here ar...

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The Greenest Top Ten Holiday Gift List of Them All

Waylon Lewis | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living

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What to get for that-special-someone who has everything? Nothing.

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Give The Best Gift Of All This Holiday Season

Mike Robbins | Posted 12.09.2009 | Living

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Instead of just giving "stuff" for the holidays this year, what if we gave the people in our life the most meaningful gift of all; our appreciation? Let the people around you know you appreciate them and why.

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How To Buy Holiday Gifts For Kids

Delia Lloyd | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living

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When I scanned my Facebook account this morning, one friend talked about how much she hates Christmas shopping; I was so stressed out that I bought all my presents in November.

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Regifting: Green Giving This Holiday Season

thedailygreen.com | Posted 11.20.2009 | Green

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Before you flash the plastic, consider shopping at home for the holidays this year. Shop your closets, cabinets and plastic storage bins. Browse your ...

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Top 10 Reasons to Look Forward to Valentine's Day

Ethan Imboden | Posted 03.10.2009 | Style

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Our modern Valentine's Day is still a holiday with benefits, some are just less obvious than others.

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Political-Ish Holiday Stocking Stuffers

Eric Kuhn | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

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Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer? I've got for you three interviews with authors who recently published fictional novels with political overtones.

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10 Whimsical, Recession-Proof Holiday Gift Ideas

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 01.18.2009 | Style

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If there's a silver lining to this recession, it may be that Americans are less willing to buy tons of expensive crap for each other during the holida...

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Gift of the Magi: Being Present

Suzette Standring | Posted 01.11.2009 | Living

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I fall prey to obligation, guilt, or the fear of appearing cheap or thoughtless. None of that is assuaged when I offer up potpourri. The cultural pressure to buy is deeply ingrained.

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Invitation to Create a New Social Norm (VIDEO)

Robert Tolmach | Posted 01.09.2009 | Living

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One powerful new trend this holiday season is the making of meaningful charitable donations in friends' names, in lieu of giving traditional presents.

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Guilt, Gelt, and The Gift of Giving

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living

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Holiday compassion, which most of us value but seldom practice, is the opposite of holiday commercialism, which most of us practice but never value.

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7 Easy Holiday Gifts You Can Make

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living

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Instead of passing on giving gifts this year, employ some meaningful strategies that will make you and your loved ones happy.

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