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“New Year, New You!” is a marketing tactic for gyms and fitness clubs, meal prep/delivery services, clothing retailers, and more. “This year, make a resolution to…” followed by a sales pitch for everything from home cleaning services, furniture stores, and even higher...

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025! Did you celebrate last night? What sort of promises about the New Year did you make? My 2025 is going to be new and interesting. In May, my son will graduate high school. In August, he’ll start his college adventure. In between all...

Happy New Year’s Eve! It’s the evening before the beginning of 2025. How was your 2024? Did you achieve some or all of your goals? If not, that’s okay. I started some things just to see if I could do them, without the aim of becoming an expert. I started things to see...

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day is filled with fun, friends, family, and beautiful holiday memories. If you have any memories or traditions to share, I’d love to hear about them on Facebook!

Merry Christmas Eve everyone! Do you have any special traditions for the night? One of the best bookworm-focused traditions of the time I’ve heard of is in Iceland. They exchange books and spend the night curled up reading. It’s known as Jolabokaflod, or “Christmas...

I don’t talk about him much here, and when I do I try not to use his name, because I respect his privacy. Eighteen years ago today, my life got bigger, fuller, and happier. My son was born. There are bad days and good days. I choose not to focus on the bad, but on the...