However you celebrate the holidays, it’s quite possible that you decorate. Some folks go to such elaborate pains, they could put Rockefeller Center to shame; others keep things simple, yet elegant. But whether you dress things up just a touch or are the envy of all...
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Put Your “Camera” Down
On a family vacation this past year, I was sitting back watching my kids play a game of shuffleboard. Yes, you read that correctly. I may only have a few gray hairs; however, we do enjoy our shuffleboard games while on vacation. As I was relaxing, I noticed this mom...
May Your Holidays be Simply Beautiful
When I think of the holidays, I get excited for all the events and activities—but then reality hits me, and the stress starts to mount. I need to help clean, decorate, cook, and buy and wrap presents, all in the span of a few weeks. Thinking about this makes me wish I...
An Order of Holiday Cheer, With a Side of Stress
’Tis the season for parties and get-togethers! That includes friends, co-workers, and of course, family. Holidays are a fun and exciting time, but also stressful when you add it all up: presents to buy, menus to prepare, and all of that cleaning! Add in family...
A Time to Celebrate
I don’t want to think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving. Stop with the Christmas music! Stop with the holiday shopping ads! Stop with the home decorating in October! Listen, I’m not a Scrooge by any means. I LOVE Christmas—some years more than others—but it...
Ever-Steady but Changing Traditions
The holiday season will quickly be upon us, and I have been thinking about my family's holiday traditions. For Thanksgiving, we watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and go through all of the newspaper ads to see if there is going to be anything for sale on Black...
The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem…
Lately, I find myself blaming my tight schedule for just about everything. When I double book something, it’s because it’s not on my schedule. If I run late, it’s because a meeting wasn’t on my calendar long enough. Or if I miss a meeting, it’s because I didn't...
Forward Thinking: Our New Intern Gets Her Feet Wet
As of last week, I became the new Editorial Intern for Serendipity Media! As a current college student, this was the best thing I could’ve asked for this semester! Like most students, I wasn’t able to get a job this summer and was becoming more certain that I wouldn’t...
Teambuilding Calls for a Pinch of Chaos
Last week at our company's annual retreat, we, as a team, took a cooking class. There's always a little something exciting in the midst of the company retreat to keep employees on our toes and bring us together at the same time. My first year with Serendipity, we went...
To Pin or not to Pin?
I was late jumping on board with Pinterest. I did not need ONE more online account to manage and I didn’t understand how this would be a useful tool. My first impression, from hearing others talk about it, was that it was a big time waster. At first, I thought a...