holidays

Back To The Grind (MM #3575)

For many, it’s back to the grind today. The holidays are over, and many will get back to their routine. But for some reason, this break seems longer than the normal 3-day weekend. I realize that the combination of the Christmas and New Year’s holiday play into this, but…  

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Holiday Schedules (MM #3563)

Even during a pandemic year, it’s still impossible to keep track of holiday schedules. It can be business, it can be family, there’s always more hustle and bustle around the holidays. And even this year, with everyone so stressed out, finding time to get away even for a day seems to be a bigger priority……

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Pointy Ears (MM #3559)

I’ll admit, sometimes I have too much going on in my head. And sadly, not all of it is truly worthwhile. For instance, one of the latest questions I need to have answered; why do elves have pointy ears? It’s questions like these that make me wonder…  

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Gift Ideas (MM #3558)

This hasn’t been a normal holiday season. Sure, go ahead and call that the understatement of the year. Many people like me have really struggled coming up with gift ideas for many of their favorite people. Well, it looks like I may have found an interesting solution for those hard to buy for people in…

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Black Friday Deals (MM #3516)

Without a doubt, the holiday shopping season will be very different this year.  Many wonder what Black Friday will look like. In fact, many stores are already offering up early Black Friday deals. And we’re still 3 weeks away…

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Shop Ahead (MM #3505)

Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Have you started shopping yet? Experts are telling us that we need to shop ahead if we want to enjoy some foods on our holiday tables. You can expect some of your holiday food favorites to be hard to find this year…

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Good Intentions (MM #3208)

Looking at my December calendar I thought I would finally have time to tidy up my office. Looking back (just a few days) those were simply just good intentions on my part. Because of course, my office is still a mess…

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Things Break (MM #3207)

Have you ever noticed that things break around the house at the worst times. Big problems always seem to happen on a holiday or over the weekend. We had a problem with our downstairs bathroom the other day, and of course…

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Gift Cards (MM #3203)

What has been the hottest gift for the holidays over the last few years; gift cards of course. It seems that most people young and old would prefer this to a present. And obviously that’s changed the world of re-gifting, too…

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Holiday Conversations (MM #3201)

Holiday conversations can often be pretty boring. It’s always best to find safe subjects to discuss. Of course politics and religion are off the table. But I have found one topic that’s fun to discuss…

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