Home Entertainment and Party Tips

We are already nearing the end of another holiday year. It seems that Christmas week comes and everything is a blur until the 3^rd or 4^th of January. I wanted to pass on a few little tips for a quick holiday recovery. They are simple, but tried and true.

1 – Drink club soda for two or three days after the New Year to help get the metabolism going; I don’t know why it helps, it just does.

2 – Take a 10 or 15 minute walk to clear your mind at the end of each day.

3 – Try to take some extra cat naps whenever you can to make up for the extra merry making.

4 – Take some extra vitamin C, it will help your immune system keep up its strength after expending the extra holiday energy. If you’re like me, you do not like the empty look around the house after taking down those cheerful decorations.

5 – Put up some new decorations for every day use, a couple of colorful prints and seasonal flowers will make the transition from holiday hype a little smoother.  

After all is said and done, do as much as you can to make your life easier. In life, the little things make the biggest difference.

Watching the news and hearing about stampedes for x-men and all of the high profile toys made me remember the truly wonderful holidays I was fortunate enough to enjoy. Presents like the Rocking Horse, Holly Hobby, the Doll House and Raggedy Anne were thoughtfully placed under the tree to remind us that we were children and that our innocence and imaginations were something to be protected and preserved for as long as possible. I remember feeling safe and happy, only concerned with arranging my new miniature house.

I try to recapture that spirit each year. I believe that the holiday spirit is attained by bringing out the child in me and everyone around me. I take what extra time I can for holiday celebrating and get-togethers. Spreading cheer is easy to do; I just buy some holiday greeting cards and hand them out with seasonal stickers enclosed as a little gift and tape a candy cane across the top of each card. I hand them out to as many people I can to try and include everyone around.

Finally, I enjoy a nice hot cider. I learned to mix about 1 tsp. of maple syrup per serving of apple cider and heat it with cloves, orange peels and cinnamon sticks and carefully strain after about 10 minutes. So here’s to holiday cheer.

Seasons Greetings to all!

Written by Delightful Biteful