Simple Christmas Decor Eclectic, Toronto

7. Try on a new tradition for size. Feel like shaking things up a little this year? On the theory that lots of little moments can be more meaningful than one big blowout event, for December try adopting a daily tradition that gets at the spirit of the season. Here are some ideas:Daily giving. Popping a few quarters into a stranger’s parking meter, shoveling snow from your neighbor’s walkway, volunteering at the animal shelter, donating to the food bank — it all counts!Daily gratitude. Start each day by quietly thinking (or writing down) one thing you are thankful for in your life. If you have kids, by all means get them involved, too.Daily moment of silence. Each evening after dinner, turn down the lights and sit quietly, either by candlelight at the dinner table or next to the Christmas tree, for one minute.New tradition: Create a “gratitude tree”

Old Santa hats can be made into puppy deco collars

17 dicembre E gli amici a quattro zampe? Mentre cresce l’attesa e l’aria profuma di zucchero e cannella, non possiamo certo dimenticarci dei nostri amici a quattro zampe. Che sia un collare nuovo e rosso o un campanello festoso, ricordiamoci che anche cani e gatti sono importanti membri della famiglia e, senza esagerare, vanno coinvolti nel periodo festoso.