36 days ago by thevanillaqueen

With the arrival of the new year, the 2011 retail season has drawn to a close. Halleluiah! While I once loved the holidays (note I said loved), when you work retail there is very little time to shop, cook, party or celebrate. I got home from work two hours before my family arrived on Christmas Eve, ...

39 days ago by MamaNYC

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 What is your favorite start-of-the-year tradition? Welcome to the second prompt I am writing for January 2012′s BlogHer NaBloPoMo, which stands for National Blog Posting Month. Each day I will follow a prompt given by BlogHer. This is so far going fairly well, although promp ...

39 days ago by Valynne

Vision Boarding has become a tradition for me. I create one every year between Christmas and New Year’s Day. I think I became hooked right around the time that the The Secret was on everyone’s radar (2006). This is not something Paul is interested in doing for himself, but sharing mine with him is a ...

40 days ago by attentionologyforteachers

Hi and welcome back to Attenion-ology for K – 5 Teachers! If your new year began on January 1 you may be ready to make a clean sweep in your classroom as well as at home. Teachers in the earliest English schools literally did that – they brushed the soot off the hearth before lighting a winter fire ...

40 days ago by Gillian Greding

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41 days ago by Aven

It's New Year's Eve again and it's hard not to look back at the year. To evaluate it, hate it or bask in its glory. I also find myself reliving family traditions in my head. By far my favorite is the New Year's Eve bash. Every year we invited friends and family out to our farm. They brought along fo ...

41 days ago by tamarajewelry

I have a dear friend who hails from Scotland, and over the course of our friendship, he has regaled me with many a story from the homeland. One of the more lively is his commentary on the New Year traditions. Hogmanay celebration. Photo from rampantscotland.com In Scotland, the New Year is referred ...

42 days ago by Izabela

E isso aí, o ultimo post do ano. Compartilho com vocês algumas das mais famosas e outras nem tanto tradições e simpatias para a noite do dia 31. Há quem jure que é verdade, muitos duvidam que funcione, mas uma coisa é certa: mal não faz. Um ótimo ano para todos, e ... 2012 SE PREPARE POR QUE EU ESTO ...

42 days ago by Corey

In many cultures around the world, it is believed that what you eat as part of your New Year’s celebration will bring good luck or wealth or success or more! Below is a list of foods that have special meanings in different countries. Do you follow any of these traditions? Many believe that anything ...

43 days ago by catherineharper

It’s almost time: Bring in 2012 with New Year’s trivia … and cats It’s the end of another year, and it’s time to celebrate! As one of the year’s most festive holidays, New Year’s is an age-old tradition which gathers … Continue reading →