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How To Host Easter Dinner Without Losing Your Mind
Are you planning a formal dinner for Easter? They can be a little daunting — there are a lot of moving parts to organize, from the menu to the table settings. Here’s a stress-free plan that will allow you to actually hang out and relax during the gathering rather than running around like a chicken without a head. The Breakdown Weve broken the big event down into a series of smaller tasks that you can do in increments of time between now and the big day. Yes, you can put on a lovely dinner and enjoy it too.
Are You A Bridesmaid? (It’s Okay to Say No to the Bride)
Visions of sugar plums still dancing in your head? The holidays are definitely the season of giving, but what you might not have realized that one of the things most given at this time of the year is proposals. One in four grooms proposes to his future wife over the holidays so if youre not getting engaged yourself, youre likely to get a phone call from one of your best pals with big news.
Get Organized in the Car Pool Line
Do you fall victim to the car pool hurry up and wait syndrome? Checking your watch every five minutes to see if you need to leave to pick up the kids, only to wait in line for 15 minutes?
Plan an Amazing Thanksgiving Feast — With Everyone’s Help!
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes. Thanksgiving is a food-filled festival of thanks and is a perfect time for family and friends to come together. That is, unless youre the one doing the hosting. Family traveling across the country to bunk in your too-small guest room? Serving 12 but only have room for 10? Thanksgiving can be stressful if youre the one doing all of the work. Take a minute and think back to that first Thanksgiving? It took a whole village of Pilgrims and Indians to pull it all together! Keep that in mind when youre planning your holiday celebration and ditch the martyrdom. Nobody needs to cook, bake, decorate, and clean up all by themselves who needs that thank-less job!
A New Routine for Saving Time, Money and Sanity
How many hours a month do you spend doing mundane chores, like shopping for groceries? The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the average married parent spends somewhere between an hour and three hours each week shopping for groceries. While there were no published numbers for single folks, chances are they spend at least an hour a week doing the same. Sixty to one hundred and eighty minutes a week adds up. If you were able to cut the time you spent grocery shopping by even a third, youd enjoy twenty minutes to an hour of extra (free!) time each week. Add that up over an entire year, and youve got yourself a free day or two. Does that sound too good to be true? Well, online grocery shopping is finally coming into its own. By simply purchasing non-perishables online, rather than in stores, you will not only minimize the time you spend, but you will most likely save money at the same time. Whats not to like about that?