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Holiday Party Gift Exchange Theme

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In the comings weeks all of us are destined to be involved in some sort of gift exchange among family members and friends – and/or – coworkers. And this particular activity can be not only stressful but pretty expensive. So, to make it easier on yourself to gift this year, consider setting a theme like these and more  The Themed Exchange If you want to make everyone’s shopping a little more challenging, designate a theme that you all have to stick to. For example, it could be “Made in America,” a theme that features items from the States or it could be “Anything Blue” where you have to buy something only in that color. The good news is that you can be as tame or as whacky as you’d like. After all of the gifts are opened, vote for who you think brought the gift that best fit the theme (a prize is optional). The Joint Gift Instead of getting each other individual gifts, why not pool your money to get something awesome? It can be something as good as …

Holidays: Chocolate Ginger Cookies For The Office Party or Just Because

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it’s always fun to contribute to the office holiday party – where everyone is tasked with bringing something, and like me, I normally volunteer for dessert. This year, I want to wow the crowd, and decided to skip the normal and go with something like this recipe for chocolate ginger cookies: INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 sticks salted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 large egg 1/3 cup molasses 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt coarse sugar, for rolling 8 ounces milk or semi-sweet chocolate, melted {more}

Just for Fun Adult Stocking Stuffers

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A year ago, I received my first Christmas stocking – stuffed with goodies. That is since I was I think eleven. And I couldn’t be more overjoyed to reach into the stocking and pull out a couple of very thoughtful gifts. So, basically, what I am here to tell you, is that stocking gifts are pretty cool even at any age. So if you haven’t consider it for your grown-up family members, then please be sure to pick up one and get busy stuffing them with these cool ideas: Unique stocking stuffers More suggestions My favorites –

Stress-Relief Gift Ideas

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I don’t know anyone that isn’t stressed out, even more so this year. And to be frank with you, as a result of it, some of us are having a difficult time accepting the fact, the holiday season is upon us. So, although I consider gifting myself with the suggestions from the list, I am also sharing with all of you who know at least someone or two or three in need of these stress-relief gifts: