It’s that time of year when friends and family gather at parties and spread holiday cheer. Hosting anyone? No worries! I’ll share four easy ways to have the best holiday party ever. Holiday parties are my jam. I simply love to entertain. From crazy booze-filled Christmas tree trimming parties in my bachelorette pad in Brooklyn, to classy brunches, complete with servers in Floral Park, I…
Outwitting life is all about taking control and changing how you deal with adversity. Covid is the perfect reason to begin outwitting life. Go turn on your T.V., and the top news story is most likely Covid featuring the number of Omicron breakthrough cases tallied today. It is almost impossible to get tested for Covid right now. Clinics and Urgent Care facilities have lines with four-hour wait times…
Honoring family traditions during Christmas time is so comforting for me. It is what I look forward to every year. What unique family traditions do you enjoy at holiday time? When the kids were younger, we went to Breakfast with Santa. Gosh, I loved that! We’d get them dressed in their Christmas finery and go to Applebees for breakfast. Santa would show up on a firetruck. The entire…
As I write this today, I’m feeling a bit scattered, so I thought it might be fun to jot down some of the everyday musings inside my head. Following are some random thoughts in case you need a chuckle. The Christmas commercials are out already, and we haven’t had our turkey yet. I am feeling old. I remember my mom complaining about this when I was…
Do the holidays make you anxious? They make me very nervous. However, I’ve come up with four things I can do to help lower my holiday anxiety. Every year I vow I will do things differently and not allow myself to get stressed and caught up in holiday anxiety. Sound familiar? These four things helped me be less anxious last year. Four Ways I Lower My Holiday Anxiety…
This is a guest post written by my daughter, Erin Rederscheid. Tis’ the season of giving everyone! Malls are packed, postal services are open late, and people are busy trying to find the perfect gift for their loved ones. The holiday season is filled with material things and how many presents’ my budget can buy, but is that the true meaning of the giving season?  …