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Been keeping busy this holiday season with lots of photo shoots for Tracey Nolan Studios. You can check out some of the "sneak peeks" over at the website to see what I've been up to. Today finds me enjoying my beeee-uuutiful new fake Christmas tree and editing a whack load of photos. So. Much. Editing. So. Little. Time.

Other things that have been keeping me busy and happy the last little while? Jazz Times being back in publication mode, Cooking a turkey dinner with all the trimmings for nine of my girlfriends last weekend, NPR's Fresh Air Podcast, Christmas music, the boardwalk down at the beach and the sunshine we've had this weekend.

Hope you have all been having a great weekend. Hope you can take a little time to get yourself in the spirit of the season, and if you're having a hard time doing that, I hope this helps...

Happy Thanksgiving, American Pals!

I love your parade. Tell me about the turkey you're eating tonight! xo

Social Workout - Emergency Holiday Challenge

The good folks at Social Workout want to help us maintain balance during the holidays with their Emergency Holiday Challenge. Check it out over here.

The end of the year should be nothing but good cheer and love. But sometimes it can get a little out of hand. Too many parties, too much food, not enough sleep, and pretty soon you want to kill just about every person in front of you in the gift-wrap line, not to mention your immediate family. Must not take the holidays lying down. A little planning and self-discipline will go a very long way over the next month, and what can be very helpful is to have a merry band of virtual wellness buddies helping you out at bar or buffet or gym.

I've joined. I'm not gonna blog about the 20 minutes that I did on the exercise bike last night here, or that yoga class I'm planning on taking because...oh my god...yawn...but I have joined up over at Social Network. Anyway, I think it looks like a fun way to stay accountable to yourself and thought you might want to join me!

Christmas is in ONE MONTH!