We are a week and half away from Christmas. Tomorrow we will be in single digits. I want to take today and help you slow down. At a time in the month where last-minute shopping, last-minute wrapping, packing, and shipping…
delve deeper - read more..Category: Christmas Countdown 2019
11 days: Christmas Letters
Once upon a time, we as a human race were pioneers. We traveled the expanse of the known world, and past it. To unmanned lands and unseen seas. Due to the distance and the still emerging technology, we wrote letters.…
delve deeper - read more..12 days: Gluten-Free Maple Cookies
Over the years what I have considered as good food has changed. My palate has grown, my diet has shifted, and my knowledge of what I’m actually putting in my body has changed. Due to these transformations I sometimes need…
delve deeper - read more..13 days: Christmas Trees
A center piece to the holiday season, we often gravitate towards a Christmas tree. Decked in lights and bobbles, the smell of Christmas hangs in the air, where a Christmas tree is found. But before the lights and popcorn…
delve deeper - read more..14 days: Christmas Plays and Shows
As a little girl I witnessed the potential ballet class had, when my mother took me to see The Nutcracker. The live music and the exotic world unveiled on the stage transfixed me. From that day on, what I wanted…
delve deeper - read more..15 days: Crafting Your Personal Holiday Season
Christmas for me is family. The people and the memories. My traditions build upon themselves each year. From the way my mother and I enjoy Christmas morning to the preparations we go through weeks before. My traditions are my…
delve deeper - read more..16 days: Christmas’ History in America
In the year 1620, pilgrims boarded ships to take them to a new land. America. With them they carried our history, our hopes, and our fears. These things shaped how our ancestors approached this new land. What laws they choose…
delve deeper - read more..17 days: The Winter Solstice
Cycles layer our lives. The cycle of years. The cycle of our life. The smaller cycle of our relationships and jobs. On a universal level we have cycles. Specifically, the journey our planet takes around our sun. This cycle shifts…
delve deeper - read more..18 days: Christmas Presents 101
Paper and ribbon, bags and tissue- the objects that sit beneath our Christmas tree had the ability to hypnotize us as children. Now, the prospect of purchasing gifts can leave one feeling stressed and overwhelmed. In a material world, where…
delve deeper - read more..19 days: Homemade Hot Cocoa
When I chose to change my diet and bring it back to nature’s kitchen- hot chocolate was one of the hardest childhood beverages I needed to give up. Not only great for cold winter days, hot cocoa has many wonderful…
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