Holidays Archives - Page 16 of 18

Holiday Notes to Yourself: Things to Remember

| Economical, Free, Healthy Living, Holidays, How-To, Organizing, WholeHome
December 1, 2011

Happy December 1st! Running around like a chicken with your head cut off is never a good look. So, jot: Holiday Notes to Yourself To help guide me “as smoothly as possible” though the holiday season, I’ve kept a running list of notes to myself for years. This saves time...
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Holiday Containers: BIG Impact, LOW Cost and LOTS of Gold Spray Paint

| Design, Economical, garden, Gardening, Holiday Containers, Holidays, How-To
November 29, 2011

Cost effective exterior holiday arrangement. This year, like most people, we’re watching every penny, especially during the holidays. This “non-recession” recession has fertilized (pun absolutely intended) my creativity and has impeled me to be more resourceful. Tough love. On this Monday after Thanksgiving I stand strong, a la Yul Brynner in The King...
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A Neighborhood Holiday Tea: The Invitation

| Design, Entertaining, Fun, garden, Giving, Holidays, How-To, Tea Party, WholeHome
November 25, 2011

My invitation to the annual neighborhood holiday tea. It’s a tradition that every year the women in our neighborhood gather in early December for a holiday tea. This year it’s at my home and I’m very excited to host the party. I’m committed to making this tea a beautiful afternoon for my...
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WARNING: Plant-Based Thanksgiving

| Gluten-Free, Healthy Living, Holidays, Plant to Plate, Plant-Based Cuisine, Raw, Raw Food, Thanksgiving, Travel, Vegan, WholeFood
November 24, 2011

Preparing my first raw, plant-based Thanksgiving dinner, poolside.2006Little did I know… I’ll never forget my first raw, plant-based Thanksgiving. Poolside in Key Largo, I was slicing, dicing and blending beautifully colored, tropically grown produce into these creations that smelled, looked and tasted OUT OF THIS WORLD. My kids were picking...
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mTip: Halloween Homeowners Insurance

| Economical, Fun, Halloween, Holidays, Home, WholeHome
October 31, 2011

Full-Size Candy!364 days a year I steer clear from this stuff, but at Halloween it’s the ONLY thing I buy. It’s a cheap form of homeowners insurance, pluckedone by one out of my basket, by all of the neighborhood kids. Growing up in Palos Verdez, CA, it worked for Mrs. McAdoo up...
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