Gift Giving
Socially Conscious Fact Friday: Food
“I joke with my students that I’m hoping to win a Nobel Prize because I’m going to show conclusively that, after several years of NIH-funded research, we’ve discovered the treatment for malnutrition, and it’s called food.” ~Paul Farmer, medical anthropologist and physician at Harvard Medical School, at a “Social Entrepreneurship In the 21st Century” event [...]
Deb Lee Featured on “Simpler Living” Blog
Recently, I shared a few tips on how to control the clutter at this time of year with the readers of the blog, Simpler Living. I’ve listed two of those tips below and you can find all five here. Btw, you might remember that the author of Simpler Living, Naomi Seldin, wrote a guest post [...]
Quick Tip: Donate Your Prom or Wedding Dress
When was the last time you wore your prom or wedding dress? Think you’ll still have time to update it so you wear it again someday? If it’s been sitting in your closet or under your bed in a box, why not consider donating it? You’ll lighten your load and do something good for [...]
Jaime’s Jem: Summer Movies
With summer approaching and school out, many parents look for ways to entertain their children during the summer months. I know I do! I already have the summer calendar going, adding events and activities daily, so I a) have something special and fun to look forward to with my boys, b) have something to threaten [...]
Jaime’s Jems: The Things I Want
Everyone has a wish list, right? Many days I am wishing for more sleep, and a clean house for more than 4 minutes, but there are certainly some tangible things on my list as well. This week’s “Jem” allows you to do just that ~ WISH! And share it with everyone! The Things I Want is [...]
Random Act of Kindness (The Gift Giving Conundrum, Part II)
On my way home today, I listened to All Things Considered on NPR and heard about a story that had a direct connection to my recent blog post, The Gift Giving Conundrum. There seems to be a mystery gift giver who has caught the attention of some people in the gift giving business. In the [...]
The Gift Giving Conundrum
It’s the time of year when everyone’s getting ready to spend time with family and stocking up gifts. I’m all for spending time with loved ones, and who doesn’t like getting presents? Still, the gift giving tradition has me a bit conflicted for a couple reasons. As an organizer, I see so many homes that [...]
