Author: greetingstuffs

Let's face it, getting dressed for New Year's Eve
is stressful. I've had years where, after trying on
anything at all fancy in my closet and finding it all awful,
I've flung myself on the bed and wanted (dramatically) to
just stay home. But that was years ago, when I…

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We know
it's been a hard year. You're on a budget? Us too.
But that doesn't mean you've got to give fruitcakes
to all your loved ones this holiday season. Somewhere in giftland
there exists a basket for every…

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The
holidays bring out my crafty/cooking geekness like nobody's
business. I usually try to add some homemade element to our
Christmas gifts, but this year I'm going gonzo (my
husband's word choice). Cooking, sewing, crafty bits and
pieces. It feels really good to be making things after being
completely immersed in work.

On to the homemade gift
idea.

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Whether you're single or spoken for this holiday season,
it's always enjoyable to sit back and play voyeur to a
Christmas or New Year's Eve romance.

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Company bashes, family
gatherings, friends' shindigs – it's
undeniably holiday party season! Be sure not to leave without
considering what behavior is appropriate for each.

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My kids spend the
weekend…

We love Bing Crosby, Nat
King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Burl Ives and Tony Bennett, but
it's important to mix up…

Don't have much to
spend on presents this year? These ideas cost next to nothing, but
offer priceless memories

Smile!
Take a wonderful photo of your recipient's
child or pet. Make a paper frame or enclose it in a pretty
card.

Lesson Plan.
Volunteer the gift of a skill: Show a friend or relative how to
knit, swim or use a digital
camera.

Snow Day.
Give a neighbor a card promising to shovel her driveway on the day
of the first big storm. If you live in a warmer climate, guarantee
to tend the lawn one weekend.

It's not just the season of giving and receiving and trying
desperately to stay away from the onslaught of iced goodies in the
office. It's also the time of year our calendars are packed
full of holiday parties. As tempting as it is to splurge, there are
gajillions of calories spread…

No Doubt had fans salivating when they announced in November that they’d be hitting the road in 2009. Earlier this year, frontwoman Gwen Stefani said a new album was in the works.