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No-vember Challenge: Redefine Holiday Gatherings With These 5 Alcohol-Free Event Ideas

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The link between work and alcohol has led to a recent research that revealed the increasing numbers of sexual harassment at work parties where alcohol was present. Some workspaces have even formed partnerships with local universities.

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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

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The holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, can be a time of great joy with family, friends and tradition, but not everyone feels jolly this time of year. If you’ve experienced a loss, gone through a breakup or simply feel alone, the holidays can put a spotlight on your grief. Manage your expectations.

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38 Gratitude Quotes to Keep You Focused on the Positive

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Let these 38 gratitude quotes inspire your thoughts and bring you joy this holiday season. I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” — Gilbert K. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” — William Arthur Ward 7. “If

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All You Have Is This Moment—How Will You Choose to Spend It?

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Reminiscing is harmless until it isn’t—until it robs you of the very different but equally beautiful relationship you’re forming as two adults. I always thought I was an in-the-moment person until I started tracking my thoughts and the times they wander from the present. Capturing these moments takes practice. Let’s give an example.

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Tax Planning for Freelancers: 5 Strategic Moves To Make Now To Avoid Tax Pain Next Year

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independence is a good excuse for a summer cookout, it should also be a reminder of the importance of taxes — if you take a long enough break from pool time to consider the actual history of the holiday that is. Firstly, it is the simplest and least expensive form of business to set up and maintain. While celebrating U.S.

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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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There, we’d spend the holidays together, as a family, without the overgifting and overdecorating and overeating of a typical Christmas. We’d watch Christmas movies and wrap presents. On Christmas Eve, she’d cook pigs in a blanket and we’d head over to the neighborhood holiday party. Things weren’t looking good.

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Take the “Jingle” out of Holiday Stress

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Take the “Jingle&# out of Holiday Stress Are you planning the holiday party in your office? Or are you stressed just thinking about the holidays? Here are a few ways to ‘deck the halls’ and have a worry free holiday. Use your days off during the holidays to relax.

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