Did you manage to send holiday cards out on time this winter? I didn't - I never do! Some years I send "Happy Winter" cards because that buys me a couple of months to get them out, and maybe someday I'll send hundreds of Valentines like Julia & Paul Child did. This year I removed all deadlines, however vague, and made nonsense holiday cards… More

Most years, I'm ready to take down the holiday decorations once the new year begins. It just seems fitting to strip everything down and begin anew rather than let the decorations linger. But this year was a little different when it came to the twinkle lights we hang indoors: More

This Christmas, I hosted a vegan potluck at my home. The food was wonderful, but there was definitely far more of it than the six of us in attendance could eat in a day. Excess, even for those who are mindful about it, tends to go hand in hand with the holiday season. Be it extra food, old electronics, wrapping paper, greeting cards, holiday decor or old toys, I would reckon that each and every one of us has something that we need to clear out. More

Up to your knees in leftover candy canes? And not all baked-out after the holidays? It's time to get the hammer out. Check out these 5 delicious treats whose star ingredient is crushed candy canes: More

Now that the holidays are over, it is time to clean up the house and put away your holiday décor. With so many functional and ergonomic storage options available today, there is no need to open up boxes and bags of broken ornaments and lights next year…
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Did you think that life would get easier after the holidays? Think again. The early days of January come just as much household work to fill your to-do list. There's gifts to return, frefrigerators full of leftovers to clean out and, of course, a whole mess of Christmas lights that need to be put away. More

We found this helpful list of tips and tricks for storing away our Christmas ornaments a day too late. If you are like us though, you'll want to bookmark these ideas. Tip number one is to keep the original packaging for your most delicate ornaments. For many of us, it's too late for that, but here are five simple items that can be re-used to protect and organize your precious holiday tchotchkes until it's time to dig them out again next year:

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Thanks for joining us for the past two weeks as we counted down, or rather up, in The 12 Tech Days of Christmas! We started small with a mere $10 and moved on through the tax brackets until we hit $1,000,000 worth of tech toys and gifts. Check out all 12 days in the series and remember to sing along. Oh and by the way, did you know the original 364 items from the 12 days of Christmas would cost you a whopping $101,000? And a partridge in a pear tree! More

On the 12th day of Christmas, my rich uncle bequeathed to me $1,000,000! Notice today's final episode of The 12 Tech Days of Christmas pays no regard to the arbitrary million dollar limit - because really at this price point what's the difference? We're all just dreaming under the starry night wishing for Santa to drop Facebook IPO money on us. Here are a few dream wish list items, let us know your own as we celebrate the holidays in ultra-rich fashion. More

Can a brother spare $250,000? Please, so we can revel in the sounds of a Ferrari engine or book a vacation to outer space? We just want to bask in the expensive glory of all these luxury toys for the uber-rich. Santa, we've been oh so good! Won't you please allow us the guilty pleasure of one of these items from The 12 Tech Days of Christmas? More