Christmas & Life (intersection of tags)

Do you have an artificial Christmas tree? If you do, you might have done some comparison shopping before purchasing your tree. This is our first time buying a fake Christmas tree, so we are new to the variety of fake…

Local squirrel confounded by tree's new 'horizontal living' choice. Neighbors report it's been dabbling in avant-garde landscaping.

National Illinois Day falls on Dec 7th, and it's a reminder to transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas! 🌲 Discover more fun facts and festive musings.

I’m sorry everyone, I should be stuffing my Christmas cards into envelopes to get them mailed, but I’m writing a blog post instead! Soon I’ll publish a fun blog post about a wonderful (and relatively unknown) artist I discovered at…

I love keeping the envelopes from mailed Christmas cards. Handwriting What did so-and-so’s handwriting look like? Nowadays the only time we see someone’s handwriting is on the envelope of a Christmas card. Is it messy? Neat? While spring cleaning in…

How to fit 100 columnists, 15 comic strips, and 50 employees into one holiday invite. This year I was asked to design the invite to our company holiday party this year. Normally, this would be finding some nice holiday stock…

I have a penchant for creating really complicated Christmas cards. This year I decided to print fifty photos onto strips of paper. Then slide those strips into a clear plastic ornament. Kinda crazy. But also kinda fun. Here’s a preview…

Do you know those projection Christmas lights? I can’t decide if they are incredibly awesome, or incredibly lazy. I suppose it depends on how you implement the projection lights alongside other decorations. Pair it up nicely with other decorations, and…

When you throw away your tree, make sure to literally THROW it away. Walk your tree out to your curb / dumpster / alley. Stop about 20 feet short of where you would normally place your tree. Then try to…

Have problems with your Christmas tree? Consider a Christmas stick. Sound crazy? Yeah, it is, but I’ve been doing it for three years and I love it. Love your Christmas tree? Of course you do, Christmas trees are beloved. You…

What makes you joyful? Not just happiness. But joy. The comfort and pleasure of joy. We set out to answer that question a couple years ago in my bible study group. We were to write about what brings us joy.…

Lisa and I ripped off all the branches on my Christmas tree (so the branches could fit into the recycling bags). Update 20 years later Some years, I’d keep up my tree so long that the needles were so brittle,…

I just found the IKEA christmas catalog in the garbage at work today. Score!