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Christmas is next week!  We all know that means lots of food, company, and the unfortunate clean-up that comes with it – from sprucing up your home before your guests arrive to tackling the aftermath of a great get together.

Greased Lighting Super Strength can help you survive those everyday messes during the holidays, like drink spills on your carpet, day-old food residue on your kitchen counter and even chili stains from the New Year’s Day bowl games!

Photo Credit: D Sharon Pruitt

Getting together with family and friends and eating is one of the best loved things of the holiday season.  We tend to over-cook and over-bake (well at least I do) and have so much food leftover during the fall and winter holidays.

I try and hand off send home containers of leftovers with those that come and partake with us, but how is it that all that food seems to multiply?

Out of all the mail and packages I’ve received this month, by far the one I got from my Mom has been the best!

I’m the only one of my siblings that doesn’t live where my parents do, and Christmas in my family is filled with tradition.  My mom is all about the food at this time of the year and she starts it off early by getting everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) Advent Calendars to count down the days to Christmas.

Between two small nephews and a good friend’s son we tend to feature quite a few ‘boys’ toys on Three Different Directions.  And those three boys love anything that has wheels, lights and noise!  Toy State has teamed up with DUB Magazine, the authority on custom car culture, to roll out a new exciting line under the DUB Garage brand.

A head-spinning mix of panic and relief races through my head as I realize it’s just 10 days until Christmas.

Panic because I still have a gift yet to get for my husband (I never know what to get him).  Relief because I know that I can find great coupons at Savings.com to get him something yet!

From Thanksgiving to the new year is a month plus of challenges in the weight department of my life.  I try and be good, but somehow…well many of you know how that goes.  Sometimes seeing the number on the scale can be discouraging.

Rather than seeing a whopping 3 digit number, I think it’s more helpful to my efforts to see progress even if it’s just a little bit, or even if I gain – it’s hard to take if I see the scale move up, even if it’s just a pound.

Made and deisgned for the busy family in mind Dockers by Levi’s will take you from casual to formal holiday parties this season.  Coming in numerous styles and colors, this collection is great and so forgiving—not only on the wearer but also on the person in the household responsible for laundry and apparel care, whether it be washing or ironing.

Part of the WEAREVER COLLECTION for men is a favorite, The Never-Iron Khaki.  Available in D3 (classic, roomy fit); D2 Straight Leg Fit and D1 slim Fit, The Never-Iron Khaki features color-bond technology for fade resistance, making it a perfect “office” khaki.

PERPLEXUS is a maze game where players maneuver a small marble around challenging barriers inside a transparent sphere. Unlike traditional flat-surface mazes that are composed of one path, PERPLEXUS houses various challenging tracks with 100 barriers providing a frustrating three-dimensional experience. The Perplexus Maze Game includes a super spiral, a tightrope, and a swing arm to form 3 different puzzles.

In October my family made a road trip to Dallas.  My daughter was interested in a degree from the University of Texas Dallas, and we thought that we might relocate there if we felt it would be beneficial for our family.  We decided not to, but it was a great trip nonetheless.  There is so much to see, do and EAT in the Republic of Texas!

Whether you’re looking for the perfect stocking stuffer or a sweet treat to fill your candy dish, Hershey’s holiday collection has a variety of items sure to top every wish list this season.  This year Hershey’s has quick and easy festive crafts to make with the kids, holiday décor ideas, gift tags, cards and photo options.  There are so many great treats you can fill those stockings with and gift including: