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Christmas Countdown

Author: Sharon Girodo

Dec 12

Oh it’s all coming together…

or is it?

It may all be coming apart by now.  This is the time where we suddenly realize we’re running out of time to get everything done by Christmas.  12 days into December and 12 days to go.

It seems like every time I cross one thing off my list, I add three things on!  Or maybe it’s really more like 30 things on.  Because when there’s plenty of time before Christmas I’m really just thinking of everything in broad strokes…cards, cookies, shopping, decorating, parties, etc.  Read the rest of this entry

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Enjoying the Holidays

Author: Sharon Girodo

Nov 28

The thing that I’ve learned about the holidays over the years is that they will come whether I am all ready or not!

They don’t care if all my Christmas cards are out.  It doesn’t matter if I’ve baked one cookie or 50.  And if my presents aren’t wrapped…no mercy.

The holidays are coming whether I’m ready or not.

That I’ve learned.

And what I know from that is that I do like to be ready.  The other thing I’ve learned is that I still like to have all the fun in and amongst all the work.  I’ve also learned that the work is fun…as long as I’m not in a perpetual frenzy over it.  Read the rest of this entry

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Gathering the Relatives

Author: Sharon Girodo

Nov 21

This business of gathering the relatives for the holidays, I figure, takes either a hard heart or a soft heart…or a bit of both…or maybe that’s the same thing.  Hard & soft.

I wonder how many mothers or fathers have to chomp down on their tongues when their children decide to head to another home to celebrate with someone else’s family.  I wonder this because not only do we do this ourselves, but I hear so often from others that no their kids are not coming home for the holidays this year, and sometimes one or the other of the kids come home, but rarely in the same year meaning at the same time.  Rarely is the whole family together.  Read the rest of this entry

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Thanksgiving Planning

Author: Sharon Girodo

Nov 14

FYI…Thanksgiving dinner preparation has just been interrupted to bring you this blog!

The frenzy has most certainly begun to get it all done for Thanksgiving and I’m on to the cooking part of it all!  When I stop to think about it…isn’t it a little ridiculous to spend an entire week cooking for a meal for just one day?!! Read the rest of this entry

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Holiday Organizing & Prioritizing

Author: Sharon Girodo

Nov 7

I thrive on chaos.  Well no, I just like to think I thrive on chaos.  It feeds my ego to think I can juggle a million jillion balls everyday no matter what.  It’s a challenge to see if I can do more this year than last year, to try to make a good thing better each time I have a shot at it. Read the rest of this entry

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Halloween

Author: Sharon Girodo

Oct 24

Halloween is not my favorite celebration.  As a trick or treating kid, I loved it, sure.  But times have changed and even though all my kids have loved it, trick or treating is not what it used to be.

I’ve never been good at the costume thing either.  To me, that’s just a lot of mis-spent effort.  Dreaming up and obtaining the pieces & parts for just the right costume has not been my cup of tea.  I’ve avoided halloween parties in my adult life because of costume discomfort!  The one winning costume idea that I would be happy to duplicate Read the rest of this entry

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Celebrating Anniversaries

Author: Sharon Girodo

Jul 11

There’s something about celebrating that I’m reluctant (sometimes) to do.  I don’t have difficulty celebrating for others.  We’ve done some pretty good birthday celebrating for the kids through the years.  But when it comes to my birthday or my anniversary, I tend to let down.  Why is that I wonder.  Read the rest of this entry

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