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This Year’s Resolution? Simplify!
Stephania Munson
With a nod to Thoreau, we can put a lot of life in sharper perspective by listening to what this early American thinker discovered during his self-imposed exile at Walden Pond:
“…men labor under a mistake. The better part of the man is soon plowed into the soil …
New Years Day History and Recipes
by Lara Velez
NEW YEAR’S DAY
is celebrated on January 1st. It was not always celebrated on this day…or even in the month of January. Up until the time of Julius Caesar, the Romans celebrated the new year in March. Caesar decided to change the Roman New Year’s Day to …
5 Ways to Kick the Procrastination Habit!
by Julie Plenty
How many of us rush around doing things at the last minute? How many times have we mentioned something that we felt we ought to do and said “yes, I’ll get round to it” – but “it” never happens. Procrastination means to “defer action” and is a …
Let Your New Year’s Be Kind
Let your New Year’s Eve Party be warm, friendly and inviting. Let it wrap around your guests like warmth and coziness.
Provide journals. (You might place the guys in front of the T. V.) You can pick some up at a dollar store or even rather well priced at your …
History of Modern New Year’s Celebrations
by Michelle Gonzalez
The tradition of celebrating the beginning of the New Year actually dates back as early as approximately 2000 B.C. – about 4000 years ago. The ancient Babylonians would begin an 11 day celebration with the first day of the New Moon after the Vernal Equinox (beginning of …






