I am seriously the definition of “last-minute holiday shopper.” I just started my shopping over the weekend, and I’ll probably be done, oh, around 4 PM on December 24th - just before heading over to my parents’ house for Christmas dinner and gift exchanging!
I know I’m not alone, though. And that’s why I was excited [...]

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Each year around this time, the debate begins.
Should people make New Year’s Resolutions or not? Will they really stick with them? Why not make “lifestyle changes” rather than resolutions they’re bound to break?
I say: Make the resolution. Why not?
Many people make a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight in the coming year. Sure, sometimes they [...]

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It’s that time of year. Pumpkins. Foliage. Hayrides. Mums. Making every single word that rhymes with “ock” into a lame play-on-words for October.
A few I’ve heard just this week?
“Rocktober” for, oh… just about everything. An overly abused variation: “Rocktoberfest.”
“Blocktober” for a block party.
A local car company, Boch Toyota, playing commercials for their “Bochtober Fest.”
And a [...]

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We have definitely reached the end of Summer.  And not just “officially,” as noted on the calendar.
No, Fall is definitely in the air. Some of the signs?
1) Socks have once again become a requirement for walking around my house. Bare feet = too cold.
2) I can no longer take my sweet time getting out of [...]

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You know summer is over when this is what greets you as you walk into Whole Foods…

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Around this time last year, I came across a copy of Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight Moon, one of my favorite books from childhood. The goodnight theme seemed to tie in perfectly with summer’s farewell, and I wrote the following post to sum up my thoughts about it.
Since we are once again saying goodnight to the [...]

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