Christmas

December 3

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Last year, we were all Swine Flu crazy! I made up these cute little Chinese food boxes full of  ‘Flu Fighters’ and gave them to co-workers, friends and family.

Ingredients, as listed on the tag (with a clip art image of a pig Smile)

  • Blistex
  • Chicken Cup-a-Soup
  • Cough drops
  • Tylenol
  • Emergen-C powder and those drink pouches for water bottles with either Gatorade powder or some other flavor with electrolytes
  • Anti-bacterial hand cleaner in a travel size
  • Tissues with a nice little fabric cover I made
  • and of course, MEDICINAL chocolate *(Hershey Kisses)

Hoping everyone has a HEALTHY Christmas season this year!!!

December 2

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On our way home from our trip out west, we drove by signs for Santa Claus, Indiana. How could we resist taking a small detour? There was an old fashioned  kiddie theme park, Holiday World (closed, or I would have insisted on going in!) and a strip mall with a Santa Museum (closed)  and these statue Santa’s hanging all around the mall.

Gift with a bow HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TIMMY!!!! Birthday cake

(And, a very happy Hanukah, as well!)

27 thing Fling, Spices…

My completed categories are THREE. My Flinging total this year is 274. (People who have never been in my house may be amazed. Visitors, not so much.)

Moving into the kitchen for a bit, today I will fling spices.

Unless you are a gourmet cook, are there even 27 spices you should own? Have they expired? Is there less than a 1/4 inch left in the bottom of the container?

Tomorrow is my day off, but instead of continuing the Fling, I will be removing Christmas. I never take Christmas down before the Epiphany, and then after, well, it lingers. I like all the sparkle.

When I pack this year, I will be looking to assure myself that I am not packing anything better sent to Goodwill, or anything broken.

I am also going to do this. All those Christmas crafts (half finished, or purchased post-Christmas for next year) are going to stay in the studio, so that over the year, as I find inspiration lacking, I can work on some of these crafts.

Then, my good intentions to give hand crafted items next year will not get swallowed in the abyss of the pressure of Christmas once again.