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Editor’s Scribbles
Guess what, we finally got to watch Harry Potter at the newest cinema in town. The seats were wide and cushy, the kind that you sink into (LOL). I think I would’ve fallen asleep if not for the popcorn and the movie being so exciting. What a great time we had!
It’s barely a month till Christmas. Have you gotten all your shopping done yet? I know it can get pretty stressful looking for that perfect gift to fit your budget? Well, why not try looking in here? There are some pretty special ideas so you might just find what you’re looking for.
Thanks for staying with us. Have yourself a great weekend. I’ll see you next week
Kit Editor/Publisher Gimme a Break, visit me at my relaxablog
Modern Living Holidays: No Time to be Perfect by Claire Hatch But there is one group that suffers more than all the others, a group that faces enormous pressures and risks the likelihood of devastating failure. I am referring of course to those of us who are recovering perfectionists. If you're one of us, maybe you've been doing a pretty good job of resisting the pressure to be perfect this fall. You let the kids go off to school in outfits they chose themselves. You laughed when you ran out of Halloween candy at 7:00. When the fall catalogs came out, you limited yourself to just one self-improvement class. Sure, some days it's two steps forward and one step back, but all in all you're holding our own. Until…. the Lands' End catalog arrives. Suddenly, you realize your family doesn't have fur lined, shearling house slippers for sitting around the fire on Christmas Eve. Maybe you don't even have a fireplace! Quick, order one from the Pottery Barn! Once the Christmas holidays are over, we can relax, right? Wrong! That's what being a perfectionist means—you can never relax! After Christmas comes…Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is less work than Christmas. You only have to find ONE perfect present! But hey, that just gives us more time to come up with something stunning. Not only that, but a lot of us stress over the perfect gift we hope to RECEIVE. Let's do a little honest reflection. Do you think that your partner should know what you want without you telling him or her? Do you think the extent to which they accomplish this correlates directly with how much they love you? If so, you may be headed for a very imperfect holiday, indeed. Romantic gestures such as gifts and weekends away are very important. Without them, love dies. But love also suffers if we take these gestures too seriously. After all, how does it make you feel to give a gift knowing it will be judged against some impossible standard? Romantic? Probably not. Last year my dear husband decided to surprise me with a weekend in Port Townsend for the weekend. The only problem was that he didn't understand that when Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day fall on the same weekend, you'd better make reservations in advance. The hotel he managed to get was ...well, let's just say I haven't stayed anyplace quite like it since I was a starving college student. Guess what? In the end, it made our trip MORE romantic. The best-laid plans just don't make you laugh the way we laughed that weekend. Of course, this year, I think I'LL make the reservations... For me, a rewarding holiday is a lot like a rewarding relationship. I want to feel close and connected. I want to laugh and take a vacation from my daily cares. I want to make room for the joy of the unexpected. I want to take gifts in the spirit in which they are meant. If they're not absolutely perfect, it really doesn't matter. ----- About the author: Claire Hatch, LICSW, is a licensed counselor and mediator who helps people raise self-esteem and turn conflict to connection. She works with clients in her Seattle area office and by phone around the world. Claire gives seminars on how to settle conflicts, tame stress, and balance family and work. Contact her via email at: claire@clairehatch.com, by phone: 425 823-2273. Or visit her website at: http://www.clairehatch.com
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Offpeak Hours 7 Holiday Decorating Timesavers by Indra A Books Not only will your home look overstaged but you can't possibly decorate the whole thing and get through your other holiday activities. Here are a few tips to lighten the workload.
Remember, this is a season to be thankful and to rejoice. Enjoy! ----- About the author: Indra A Books, author of this and many other lifestyle articles, is the owner and founder of ON THE GO 4 U, Personal Shoppers & Concierge Service in the Washington DC metropolitan area. The company’s creed is to provide its clients with the ultimate life management experience. In addition to its shopping and concierge services, ON THE GO 4 U also publishes a monthly e-zine and conducts workshops on wardrobe, entertaining and decorating. For more information about the author and ON THE GO 4 U, please visit http://www.onthego4u.net.
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