By Mary Braun
  
Ok, so you’ve worked tirelessly around the clock to create the perfect Christmas atmosphere for your guests as you await their arrival. You have hung all of the decorations, the Christmas dinner is …

By Dr. LeslieBeth Wish, Ed.D.
                                                                 
All that Ho-Ho-Ho, crazed gift-shopping, eating, holiday travel and movies about families who learn to appreciate each other.  The stress is enough to turn the best of us into Scrooge.
    Any …

By Jill Gurr
Many people are suffering through this horrible economic recession. They’re trying to find work or terrified about losing their jobs. Even with money safe in their bank accounts, they worry about spending it …

By Michelle Moore and Michelle Frankley
Right around Halloween the Christmas decorations started popping up in various stores.  I know, you were groaning to yourself “already, really?”  Well, now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, the …

Five words of caution for online holiday shopping from the Illinois CPA Society 
Recent Google/OTX Consumer data shows 64% of consumers have yet to complete their holiday shopping. And if 2008 shopping patterns are any indication, …

By Nika Stewart
‘Tis the season – to be jolly, joyful, and full of stress. Every job must be completed before the holidays, and it’s your responsibility to see that everything goes perfectly. ‘Tis the time …

By Erin Munroe
The holidays are a great time to celebrate. Celebration, however, usually means lots of tempting foods and less time for fitness. But this doesn’t have to be the case if you create a …

Take a walk around a beautiful site, Celtic Attic. There is so much to see there. Great tips, articles, Celtic history and traditions and of course amazing gifts to give to just about anyone on …

By Neen James

The crazy holiday season… why does it make our hearts beat faster knowing we have so much more “to do” and so little time to achieve it all? Why is it we both …

This new book by Shaila Abdullah “Saffron Dreams”is based on the basic premise that the preservation of cultural and religious identity of any group is the cornerstone of a civil society. In the terrorist attack …