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\"ChristmasI have to confess that Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love the smell of pine and balsam. I’m originally from Maine so maybe that’s why those smells cause me to think of winter holidays.<\/p>\n

I love the way everyone gets so excited and friendly — all those “happy holiday” greetings from everyone you meet. Right now it’s just a few but once we reach December 1st, those greetings will start to proliferate and spread. But, that’s beside the point, what I wanted to talk about was how I like to keep and maintain my holiday mood.<\/p>\n

Coffee cups. I get silly, or pretty, or funky, or whatever coffee cups. I work at home so I don’t get the office party or the chance to chat in someone else’s cubicle, so I help create a holiday mood in my office space with a coffee cup. This year I found my cup in Home Goods. I saw it and thought it looked like it would belong to a Who from Whoville. It’s got packages and bright ribbons and colorful dots and a pedestal. It’s great for coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and, in a pinch, water. But, greatest of all, it makes me smile whenever I use it — so it keeps me in the holiday mood and brightens my day. That’s probably more psychic weight than a coffee cup should have to bear but since I’m also a klutz — this is a coffee cup on the edge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have to confess that Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love the smell of pine and balsam. I’m originally from Maine so maybe that’s why those smells cause me to think of winter holidays. I love the way everyone gets so excited and friendly — all those “happy holiday” greetings from everyone you meet. 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