Our Christmas tree is not the designer, color-coordinated kind. The decoration breakdown goes something like this: 25% are hand-me-down ornaments that family members have unloaded, 35% are university-themed ornaments from my alma mater (thanks Mom), and the rest include a mix of personalized ornaments with sentimental value, plus a few very random ones. Example: a decorated plastic picture frame and […]
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Organizing a Gift Swap? Use Elfster
If you’re in charge of organizing a family, friend, or co-worker gift swap this year, make it easy on yourself, and use the website Elfster.com. Simply create a new gift swap, and invite the participants via e-mail. Once everyone has accepted the invitation, Elfster will mix everyone up and email out gift assignments. You can include all the information like […]
Link Round Up: Eggnog Recipes
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE eggnog. I know it’s not all that healthy for you, and I admittedly tire of it fairly quickly, but as a seasonal treat it’s the best (beat out only by hot apple cider). That said, I’ve never made eggnog before, so I did a little investigating and found a range of recipes. […]
2 Tips to Make Holiday Party Mingling Less Awkward
Tis the season for holiday open houses, office Christmas parties, and—for better or worse—endless amounts of small talk with acquaintances and strangers. If you find yourself at a loss for words on the party circuit (like I do), do not fear. I talked to a slew of mingling pros, who offered simple conversation starters anyone can use. 1. From humorist […]
