As of this evening, half the lights of the Menorah will have been lit, the seventh window on the Advent Calendar will have been opened. It’s already time for part 4 of the Generous December Group Writing Project. Events are well-underway, but I guess it is too easy to be carried away on a wave of enthusiasm too early.
There can be a downside to charitable giving. Kelly the Nonprofiteer sent me a link about thinking critically about how charities are administrated and what, in the end, they actually accomplish. That is exactly why I chose not to make the Generous …read more

Vacations mystify a lot of people. Some people can’t imagine spending a week or two away from home. They don’t want to break their carefully crafter routines. Others think that a vacation is about staying in a hotel and can’t understand why a family would live in one room voluntarily. My family is traveling family, but a budget travel one and we seldom stay in anything but the cheapest hotels when we do. We’re more of a family-run pension, youth hostel or stay with friends and relatives kind of crowd. Naturally, our friends and relatives are always welcome here …read more

It’s time for babylune to pick up the example set by Mommablogga and Problogger to run a group writing project. With a prize.