…h family reunions and gatherings at home. For the younger generations, the holiday has become more of a time for relaxation and vacation. Younger generations are apt to use the week long break to travel home. Traditions surrounding the Chinese New Year are aimed to bring good fortune to house and family. Extended feasts are composed of symbolic dishes representing health, wealth, and other forms of good luck. Chinese New Year is celebrated on the…
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…cookies oozing goodness or spicy cider bubbling on the stove? Our personal holiday smells trigger happy, nostalgic feelings, so don’t desert family traditions that add good aromas in your home. If cooking is not your thing, fragrant candles can also do the trick and the easiest thing to do is throw open the windows, smell the flowers or cool rain and let the fresh breeze swish in to drive the blues away. Sources: Huffington Post, Philloseth, Etsy…
…family than a workplace. Not in sense that we all know who to avoid at the Holiday party (we do), but in the sense that we’re all used to working closely together. Chelle and Alissa are supporters of team-building exercises and have created office activities that help take away from the day-to-day. Whether it’s a guest speaker, a happy hour, or the “BG Lunch Table”, where a team of employees cooks a seasonal-themed meal for the rest of the office,…
…o celebrate and freedom to live in peace is threatened. As you gather this holiday, be mindful of the tenuous road we travel. Take every chance to explore the crossroads, skip lightly over the potholes, challenge the roadblocks, cherish the beauty, take the long way around and grasp the hands of everyone along the way so you are not lost on the journey. May your Thanksgiving table be overflowing with good tastes, good friends, good memories, good…
…ting tomorrow, I can’t help but to think of the magic that accompanies the holiday season. There is no other time of the year that brings us under one roof with all of the people in our lives that we love and cherish. Embrace the glorious paper mess created in your living room, don’t rush to clean it up. Meet your significant other under the mistletoe. Take that second (or third) cookie and enjoy every bite! Appreciate peace, cultivate love, and p…
…nd a few things that can add a female touch to the unofficial male-centric holiday of the year. Source: Lawn Starter The Prop Bets No, I’m not talking about the possibility of the Broncos keeping the game within a 4 point spread or even who will win the game. Spare me that prediction. Prop bets are the weird things that no one really pays attention to unless a few bucks are riding on these bets. Although the official list has not been released yet…