Here be dragons.
Do you know what a white elephant is?
A white elephant is something you’d like to get rid of, its not useful and usually too expensive to use or keep. People sometimes have white elephant gift exchanges, like re-gifting, presents they have been given and would like to get rid of, graciously. The idea is to try finding someone who will love, or at least like, the extravagant, and not useful to most people, gift.… Read the rest
Most businesses need to reconsider keeping a blog for something which would work better for consumers and take less time and energy for the business to maintain.
I was reading a post which encourages businesses to have a blog, as if that is all they need to do.
After the first couple of Christmas cards you write it gets harder to find something different to say in each one. You can write a bit of news, a bit of something happening but you still need that bit to transition from the news to the part when you sign your name. Here are some to keep you going:
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- Enjoy the Holidays, the calories will count themselves.
I like to look at interesting jobs in the arts/ crafts area. So many unique and interesting jobs we just never hear about or never stop to think that someone actually does that and gets paid for it!
Have you thought about being the person who creates window displays before? I have. Even back in high school I considered it as a career option.… Read the rest
Everyone is unwrapping presents. Lot of relatives came this year… how nice. You didn’t get presents for this many people. Most of them don’t seem to be worried about it. Only Aunt Bertie seems miffed. She deliberately sits next to you and asks… “So, what did you get your Great Aunt Bertie for Christmas this year?”… Read the rest
You Are Driven and Focused |
 You view people with optimism. You have many meaningful relationships in your life.You had more conflict with your father than your mother. Your relationship with him was healthy but challenging. You deal with stress in a fairly normal way. Stress presents a struggle for you, but you’re usually able to neutralize your emotions. |
Sandee on Comedy Plus was given this award and left it for all the other Christmas types to pick up as they like.
… Read the restHere are the rules for the Christmas Spirit award:
* You must be a true Christmas lover to receive this award.
* The person to whom you give the award must also be in love with Christmas.
You refuse to let the holidays be stressful. They should only be about fun.The holidays truly make you feel like a kid again.And you believe it’s your job to make everyone else feel like a kid too!Of all the types, you’re the most likely to give someone a gift early… because you can’t wait.You’re also the most likely to wrap your presents quickly – or not at all.… Read the rest
Oprah is talking about how people see themselves and how people from different cultures want to look more western/ white. It’s interesting.
One young woman created a film showing kids who had a choice between two dolls, one white and the other coloured. Each kid (of those she showed) picked the white doll as the pretty one, the nice one and the one they would most like to have.… Read the rest