If you find yourself desperately searching for something last-minute, consider giving your family a new holiday tradition.  Bake...

Emergency preparedness kits and first aid kits! What if the power goes out for a few hours…for a few days?  What if your car breaks down?...

The STOCKING was always my favorite part of Christmas.  Every family has their tradition with stockings.  I have one friend who always...

Food, Wine, Flowers, Magazines, Fruit, Cheese, Self-Care, Books, Puzzles, Tea, Preschool, Faith, Original Vinyl Records, Sensory Toys,...

FaceTime or Zoom.  I’m sure there are other platforms.  These are just the ones I know.  You can be together virtually when you can’t be...

Music enhances any atmosphere.  I didn’t used to have playlists, but now I have one for every occasion.  When I’m exercising.  When I...

Free yourself of giving gifts!  I had a colleague that NEVER gave me a Christmas gift.  I didn’t understand that.  I thought maybe she...

Okay, this is one is kind of boring…I admit.  However, it might mean everything to the recipients. Recently I had some friends that I...

Encourage spending time outdoors this holiday season with gifts that promote being outside.  It doesn’t matter if it’s raining or sunny...

I’m sure you have somebody in your life that would love a little tech help.  And, if you are techy (like my friends Brian or Robert), I’m...

I don’t think anybody is reading my blog…and that’s okay, because It’s more for me.  Journaling online is a form of self-care. So, that...

I don’t know why I didn’t think of this earlier.  It’s the PERFECT gift!  Donate to an organization or charity in somebody’s name.  For a...

Take them shopping.  Take them to a baseball game.  Take them to a Broadway production.  Go fishing together.  Ransack the garage...

I’m not sure if this counts as my secondary interest.  It’s probably my first, but let’s pretend (for the sake of this blog) that Alpine...

Two days ago, I said DON’T give CASH!  I got some push back on this one – like over 50%, but when only five people read your blog, that...

Regifting is the action of giving someone a gift that was once given to you.  It has been thought of as inconsiderate, disrespectful,...

Everybody needs to eat and we all like a home-cooked meal!  Make somebody a lasagna.  Well, it doesn’t have to be lasagna – that’s just...

Don’t give a gift that you think the person needs for their health, unless you are certain they want it, or unless you purposely want to...

I’m feeling a little sad today.  It’s only day four, and I didn’t feel like contributing to my blog.  So, I decided to just tell you...

I know.  I know.  It’s so time consuming, but it can also be fun, and it’s SO MEANINGFUL to the shopkeeper.  Once upon a time I had a...