Just three days before Christmas, everything is about peace and love and family and the true meaning of this holiday that has become so commercialized and in many instances, has lost its true meaning. Over the years, my family has slowly moved from all the traditional pieces of celebrating Christmas: we stopped putting out theContinue reading “Remembering what’s important”
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Stumped on what to give this year? Try these ideas.
Ah, holiday shopping. Whether you have 10 people to buy for, or one, it’s never quite as easy as you expect it to be. For all the items that are plug and play on your Amazon list or in and out of the store, there are just as many that leave you clueless, runningContinue reading “Stumped on what to give this year? Try these ideas.”
It’s not personal
I don’t know if it’s more common for folks working in the nonprofit sector or not, but I know that I have a really hard time keeping work and personal life separate. And I don’t mean the work-life balance like not checking email at night or talking about work with friends. I mean more likeContinue reading “It’s not personal”
Great holiday gift: an education
*This blog and any posts related to the Razoo fundraising widget I’m promoting to raise funds for Girl Up are my own, and not on behalf of my employer. However, the funds raised WILL support that campaign, which I work for. ______________________________________________________________________________ It’s that time of year: the Christmas shopping commercials, the inundation of emailsContinue reading “Great holiday gift: an education”