Tag: holidays

Giving Back This Holiday Season: Service and Volunteer Opportunities

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The holiday season has arrived! This the time of year when many of us reflect and take stock of the blessings in our lives....

Stuff to Say No To This Holiday Season

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However you celebrate the holidays–and even if you don't celebrate them at all–the "holiday season" is a demanding time of year. Being a mom...

4th of July Festivities in the Corridor

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Break out your red, white & blue–it's time to celebrate the land of the free! Independence day has always been a holiday that I...

St. Patrick’s Day Must-Haves

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Growing up at our house, St. Patrick’s Day was always a big deal. Our family always celebrated by wearing green, eating the traditional corn...

The Lost Art of the Thank You Note

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Technology is a wonderful thing. It allows us to communicate with people all over the world with the touch of a button. It allows...

Your New Favorite Holiday Cookies

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You probably didn’t know this, but today is an important day in this country. It’s National Bake Cookies Day! How could I have made...

A Letter to Myself – Learning to Love the Holidays Again

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Dear Self, You spent months planning the perfect Christmas full of gifts that were handmade, local, or encouraged creativity. Your daughters went to bed Christmas Eve...

The Last “Magical” Christmas?

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This might be my last “magical” Christmas. What I mean is, my daughter is 8. She believes in the magic. The glorious, maddening, exhausting magic...

Have a Very Merry Birthday

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It’s that time of year again...the time when the weather begins to depress you, but the multiple holidays in a row boost your morale...

The Power of “Yes”

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A few weeks ago while getting ready for work and daycare on a Tuesday morning I realized that my nearly-four-year-old "big boy" was extra...