Topic: holidays

Holiday Gift Guide: 5 Last Minute Donation Gifts For The Charity Lover In Your Life

Holiday Gift Guide: 5 Last Minute Donation Gifts For The Charity Lover In Your Life

Today is Sunday, December 23, and I will be going Christmas shopping in approximately six hours. While I managed to stay on top of school during college and I’m good at keeping up with my work all week, I am admittedly terrible at staying on schedule when it comes to things like holiday gifts. This year, unfortunately, is no exception. However, rather than simply scrambling to exclusively find material gifts, I’ll be getting a couple of ones online that acknowledges the receiver to have a donation in his or her honor. More »

Healthy Travel: Tips For Eating & Communicating Well While On The Road

Healthy Travel: Tips For Eating & Communicating Well While On The Road

Being stressed out is a natural part of the holiday season. After all, you’re eating a bit differently, you’re seeing people you don’t normally visit, there’s a whole lot of saving and shopping and spending to do… it’s a recipe for nervous tension. That said, taking a couple of these steps might keep that nervous tension from evolving into anger and outbursts. More »

On The Note Of Justin Bieber’s Hamster Giveaway, Please Do Not Gift People Pets For Christmas (Almost) Ever

On The Note Of Justin Bieber's Hamster Giveaway, Please Do Not Gift People Pets For Christmas (Almost) Ever

In the event you haven’t heard, Justin Bieber decided to give a completely unsuspecting fan his pet hamster. No provocation, no background information checked — just handed over his hamster PAC to an 18-year-old fan identified as Victoria Blair.

“That’s all you,” he says in the grainy video, “You gotta take care of PAC.” The young woman replies through fits of screaming with a confirmation that she will, indeed, take care of the little creature. More »

Health Hack: Christmas Stockings: 5 Suggestions For Healthy Stocking Stuffers

Health Hack: Christmas Stockings: 5 Suggestions For Healthy Stocking Stuffers

In my family, Christmas stockings are filled with candy. There are a few other trinkets, yes, but where I come from, a stocking is traditionally and primarily candy. Now, I’m not necessarily complaining about this (no one can pry my plastic candy cane filled with Hershey’s kisses away from me) but I’m old enough to acknowledge that starting Christmas morning with a sugar rush isn’t the healthiest thing ever. And that’s why this week’s Health Hack is all about Christmas stockings. At the risk of looking like a healthy-minded grinch, here are a few suggestions to this Christmas tradition just a little bit better for you. More »

12 Days Of DIY: Holiday Terrarium

12 Days Of DIY: Holiday Terrarium

We’ve reached the second to last day! of Blisstree’s 12 Days of DIY. If you haven’t been following along, check out some of the other homemade holiday gift and decor tutorials we’ve been posting: Pomegranate and vanilla infused vodka, witch hazel body spray, salt dough ornaments and gift tags. Today’s project is one of the most complicated so far, but no special skills are required; it’s just that making a terrarium requires a few more props and a few more steps than, say, an herbal tea blend. It’s worth it. Flowers fade, but a terrarium lasts forever (or at least well into the new year). More »

Health Hack: 5 Tricks For Healthy Eggnog

Health Hack: 5 Tricks For Healthy Eggnog

‘Tis the season for eggnog. But ’tis also the season for holiday weight gain, if you’re not careful. Eggnog, in particular, can be really unhealthy and loaded with fat and calories (think: whole milk, heavy cream, eggs). But with a few simple twists, you can turn that holiday treat into a healthy one. Take a look at five tricks for healthy eggnog: More »

Holiday Depression: How to Overcome the Blues When You Dread the Holidays

Holiday Depression: How to Overcome the Blues When You Dread the Holidays

The holidays are here, and for some of us, that doesn’t always evoke merriment and visions of sugar plums. In fact, holiday depression can occur, leaving us tired, irritable and anything less than festive. To find out why–and how to overcome these blues–we talked with psychologist and author of Living With Depression Dr. Deborah Serani, a go-to expert on the subject of depression. More »

7 Ways To Keep This Thanksgiving Weekend Sweet, Not Stressful

7 Ways To Keep This Thanksgiving Weekend Sweet, Not Stressful

I come from a long line of seriously stressed-out people. All of us get terrible anxiety regularly, but holidays are the absolute worst. From the cooking to the cleaning to the buying, this weekend can go from being able family and relaxation to entirely revolving around not imploding from stress. However, since I’ve been dealing with this issue for the majority of my life, I have a couple of tips for fellow stressers that might help carry you through this weekend, as well as give some reminders on what this holiday is really about. More »

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