2020 Christmas in a Pandemic: Tidings of Comfort and JOY??

It’s 10 short days until Christmas 2020, during the most upside-down, twisted, and isolated holiday season that most of us have ever experienced. We’re all a bit weary.Kind of melancholy.All up in our heads.Feeling all the feels.Or feeling nothing at all, then feeling guilty about feeling nothing. Holidays have traditionally, and for the most part … Continue reading 2020 Christmas in a Pandemic: Tidings of Comfort and JOY??

When It’s the Most Wonderfully Difficult Time of the Year

Have you ever hypnotized a chicken?   It’s really easy. Here’s what you do:  Hold a chicken on the ground and stretch out her neck so that her “chin” and beak are lying flat.  Then, still holding her down gently, draw a straight line (with your finger or a stick) in the dirt, running from her … Continue reading When It’s the Most Wonderfully Difficult Time of the Year

Stress LESS and Enjoy MORE this Holiday Season

Are you panicking yet? I can already feel time accelerating as we stumble into mid-November then slide on in to Thanksgiving, and quickly round that corner to December and Christmas. I can feel the hard deadlines of Thanksgiving and Christmas staring me in the face, and I’m starting to feel just a tiny bit frantic … Continue reading Stress LESS and Enjoy MORE this Holiday Season