The best laid plans . . .

This weekend was the great blizzard of 2009 here on the east coast. At our house, we received a whopping 24 1/2 inches of snow! This is more snow than I have ever experienced in a single storm. Our children are delighted and puzzled by 

Coping with Holiday Stress

One week to go until Christmas and the stress is piling on. Today is the last day most places are offering online shopping for guaranteed Christmas delivery and effectively the last day to ship gifts (but see previous post on shipping deadlines). I sent some 

Celebrating the Holidays in Your Business

Time is becoming ever more precious in our household with just 11 days to go before Christmas. We have done most of the shopping but still have presents to wrap and ship and decorations to put up. For anyone shipping presents this year, I will 

Holiday Gifts on the Cheap: Food

If the idea of crafts does not excite you for handmade holiday presents, another option is food. Food is in many ways a great gift. It is delicious but also consumable so the giver doesnโ€™t have to worry about storing it, dusting it, displaying it, 

Holiday Gifts on the Cheap: Crafts

Exploring the concept of Hundred Dollar Holiday, you might be wondering what types of gifts you can give that donโ€™t cost a lot but will be valued by the recipient. Over the next couple of posts, we will come up with some suggestions that you