Tomorrow- February 3- is an important day because it is the start of Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit. Like Korean and Vietnamese cultures, Chinese New Year begins on the Lunar New Year. Around our home, we’re getting ready for the start of the new year. I’m spending the…
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Yahoo! How Good Grows- Ripples of Kindness Program
As a member of the Yahoo! MotherBoard, I was provided with $100 to start ripples of kindness as part of Yahoo’s How Good Grows program by surprising strangers and inspiring them to do nice things for others too. I thought for a long time about how I might want to use the money and decided…
Dealing with Post-holiday Thank You Notes
Another holiday season has come and gone and after dealing with the excitement of opening the presents and cleaning up the wrapping paper carnage, it’s time to sit down and get to the business of thank you notes. Thank you notes? Indeed! Expressing gratitude for gifts is a post-holiday tradition that I’m happy…
Giving Back to My Community with Donations of Zhu Zhu Pets, Leapfrog Toys, and Books from Scholastic and Sandra Magsamen
While we live in DC Metro suburb that often appears on lists proclaiming us to be among the “most wealthy” and “most highly educated” in the nation, our county has pockets of poverty where families struggle to put food on the table, send their kids to school in ill-fitting shoes, lack supplies to complete homework,…
Google Voice Brings You Free Personalized Calls From Santa
This holiday season, Google Voice is providing free calls from Santa on SendACallFromSanta.com that can be customized with the person’s name, gender, toy request, and favorite food. They are the perfect holiday call for the kids who eagerly anticipate the arrival of the man in the red suit, will make the eyes of the non-believers open…
Last Minute Gifts for Work at Home Professionals- My Suggestions on FoxBusiness.com
Earlier this week FoxBusiness.com asked me about the items I have at home to make my life as a work-at-home professional easier. If you are looking for last minute gift ideas or even want to see what your home office might be missing, here are my picks that Make Work Easier and ‘Sweeter’ in 2011….
Mrs. Prindable’s Gourmet Jumbo Caramel Apples- A Delectable Treat to Send in Time for Christmas Delivery
Still looking for that perfect gift with the hours before Christmas dwindling down? Never fear! Place your order for any delicious gourmet treat from Mrs. Prindable’s Handmade Confections by Noon on Wednesday (12/22- yes, today!) in order for standard delivery by Christmas. Haven’t heard of Mrs. Prindable’s? Mrs. Prindable’s specialized in gourmet jumbo caramel apples. Jumbo….
Tassimo T20 BrewBot Brews at the Touch of a Button (w. giveaway)
Congratulations to Adalia who won the Tassimo T20 on Christmas Day! The Bosch Tassimo T20 BrewBot ($129.99) makes it easy to brew a variety of beverages at the touch of a button in the comfort of my home. I received some of the TDiscs along with my brewer as part of the Virtual Holiday Extravaganza but…
Feed it Forward with Restaurant.com
One of the best parts of the holiday season is the feeling you get when you give a gift to a loved one that you know they will truly enjoy. However, in these tough economic times it’s not always possible to give to all of the special people in your life – no matter how much you’d…
Virtual Holiday Extravaganza: Toys for Tots
As one of the participating bloggers in the Virtual Holiday Extravaganza, I’m helping to help raise awareness about Toys for Tots. Yesterday I shared Toys for Tots’ long and successful history of giving but did you know that the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation enjoys one of the very best program to support ratios within the nonprofit…
