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Archive for December, 2007

31Dec

The obligatory resolutions post: 4 simple ways to approach your resolutions

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It’s New Year’s Eve-Day and it seems only fitting that today’s tip involve setting resolutions. Since my last post covered how to establish automatic reminders of your resolutions, I thought it would be appropriate to provide some simple suggestions regarding resolutions and how to approach them, whatever they might be.
1. Focus on the benefit.Define why [...]

Categories: Exercise, Goals, Holidays
27Dec

How to set up automatic reminders of your new year’s resolutions

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If rules are made to be broken, then resolutions are made to be forgotten. No matter how good my intentions are, I seem to fall off the wagon. And it’s usually sooner than later. Shameful, I know.
Sometimes it’s because of laziness but other times it’s because I simply forget. Fortunately, it’s easy to send yourself [...]

26Dec

Gingerbread homes

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Readers Christa and Stephanie sent in pictures of their gingerbread houses in response to my request during my post about a simple recipe for really, really strong gingerbread house frosting. Thanks to them for the pics - you each have a cement truck full of the really, really strong gingerbread house frosting on its way.
I [...]

Categories: Holidays, Home
25Dec

Merry Christmas from Oregon

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Merry Christmas from a damp, green, beautiful Oregon! I hope it’s a wonderful one for you and yours.
For lack of anything else to write, what was the best gift given or received in your family? For example, did your mom give your dad something particularly thoughtful? Did your family do something for a less fortunate [...]

24Dec

Simplify your shopping by paying online, picking up locally

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Less than 24 hours to go before the big day. Ideally, this day would be spent with family and friends celebrating the season and enjoying each other’s company. Realistically, it’s our last chance to go out and get the presents we’ve either procrastinated picking up or just realized we needed.
Unfortunately, everyone else is doing the [...]

Categories: Holidays, Home