What I learned in 2010

Posted by - Dec 20, 2010

This post might come across as narcissistic. I apologize in advance for that. I do hope there’s enough self-deprecation to make up for it. What I want to share is my list of things that I learned this year. Important and ground breaking? Certainly to me… but I hope there are things on this list

Days before Christmas: Some terrible family portraits

Posted by - Dec 20, 2010

We all have strange relatives. We all have dysfunctional families at times. We don’t always get along. We are a family though and I love every single one of them. Here are some examples of families with two extremes. Some love each other too much and others just creep me out. I won’t be unwrapping

Days before Christmas: Christmas trees a plenty

Posted by - Dec 18, 2010

Christmas wouldn’t be the same without the tree. Santa is fun, cookies are delicious but there’s something about that green pine that warms the heart. Like everything else though some people’s definition of the Christmas tree is a bit different. Take a look: Beer Bottle Tree: Otherwise known as the Redneck tree, I much prefer

Days before Christmas: And you thought Griswold was bad

Posted by - Dec 17, 2010

I will admit right here and right now that when it comes to some things I am lazy. (scared is another word I’d use) As I talked about a few days ago I am a Christmas junkie but my junkiness only goes so far. There’s something about plugging electrical cords into power strips which are

Interesting facts about your favorite Christmas songs

Posted by - Dec 16, 2010

Nothing says “It’s Christmastime” more than listening to your favorite Christmas mix of the season. There’s just something about Christmas music that touches the soul, reminds you of when you were a kid, puts a smile on the faces of kids and grownups alike, and gets us all in the mood to celebrate this great

Days before Christmas: Movie lines, funny scenes and bad eggnog

Posted by - Dec 15, 2010

Movies! Movies! Movies! What’s your favorite Christmas movie. What’s your favorite line from a Christmas movie? If you’re like my family and I, Christmas movies begin airing in our house the day after Thanksgiving. So many memories and laughs – I’d thought I’d share with all of you some of my favorites: You’ve probably watched

Days before Christmas: My Story

Posted by - Dec 14, 2010

Anyone who knows me personally knows that I am a huge fan of the Christmas season. I’m the fool you’ve seen wearing Santa hats at the store. I can be heard singing random lyrics to random songs and I begin watching Christmas movies on Black Friday. I blame my parents for this crazy behavior. When

Prospect POV: Why I’m never going to live there

Posted by - Dec 7, 2010

Another blog post in the Point Of View series. Thanks to Lily for her thoughts: Hi. My name is Lily Fimamut. I’m 22 years old and have always lived with my parents. I love them tremendously but I needed my freedom and was looking forward to finally moving out. I nervously began my search on

Why you suck at Twitter

Posted by - Dec 6, 2010

Okay Mr. Professional Social Media guru.. sit down and let’s chat a minute. Oh stop it now… close TweetDeck and give me 5 minutes. Now I know you’re busy and everything but there are some things I need to tell you about why you really DON’T understand this whole Twitter thing. It’s impossible for you