Is it my imagination or does time speed up at this time of year or does the space time continuum slip just a bit so that we are all a bit more sleep deprived, sugar buzzed caffeinated and crabby just as the days get shorter? Wasn't the idea of the winter holidays to STOP, reflect and be grateful for what we have and share in the warmth of hearth and home. Now it seems to mean RUSH to SHOP, work harder, see friends less and want more than we possibly can use or need. I am trying to get back to basics this year as regifting has become the new recycling, be green instead of mean, slow down instead of speed and give kindness and massage instead of stuff. Check out our Hearts and Hands for the Holidays project to join us as we pledge a percentage of what we earn in December to give to Bridges Communities, a Dupage based organization that helps people who have lost their homes get back to a nice place to live. |






