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Healthy Hints

Making Smart Choices at Holiday Events

Feeling overjoyed doesn’t have to mean overindulging. Just let your common sense be your guide with these simple solutions, and your good health won’t suffer this holiday season!   [Read more...]

Easy Organizing

Plan Ahead to Simplify your Holiday Get-Together

Whether you’re having the extended family for Thanksgiving dinner or the entire neighborhood for an open-house soirée, expert hosts will tell you, "It’s all in the planning." Since it’s easy to overlook some pesky details, consult this checklist of odds and ends, designed to prevent last-minute scrambling.   [Read more...]

Neat & Clean

Holiday Cleaning Countdown Calendar

Hosting the big holiday get-together shouldn’t mean days lost to scrubbing and scouring. Not if you simplify your life by chipping away at your chore list. Start a week or so before the event with some help from this Cleaning Countdown Calendar.   [Read more...]

Everyday Sense

Simplify the Season with a Holiday Journal

Ready for an easy, fun idea that will simplify next year’s holidays? Consider keeping a holiday journal this year to record the experiences, excitement, and ideas you don’t want to forget.   [Read more...]

Dollars & Sense

Simple Hints for Giving with Common Sense

’Tis the season for gifts! Holiday giving is meant to be joyous and meaningful. These simple suggestions can reduce your costs while increasing the pleasures of the season.   [Read more...]

Time Savers

7 Jobs You Don’t Have to Do This Season

During the holiday hustle and bustle, it can sometimes feel like you’ve taken on several new occupations! See if you can’t simplify your season by not taking on these extra jobs...   [Read more...]