sockii's blog

I haven't been very good about updating here lately. Time to start doing better on that.

Since August I have been at work on a special Squidoo challenge to complete 31 new lenses, in a new niche, by October 31. I'm not sure I'll make it all the way there by the deadline, but I have been working hard at tackling my chosen new niche: Winter Holidays. Here's a quick link list of those new pages, which I'm sure I'll be updating and talking more about in the future as the Christmas season grows closer:

1. 2011 Christmas Gifts for Classic Rock Fans
   
2. About the Feast of the Seven Fishes
   
3. Buy Nothing Day vs. Black Friday
   
4. Cooking for a Holiday Party
   
5. Gourmet Holiday Gifts for Italian Food Lovers
   
6. Great Christmas Travel Destinations
   
7. Holiday Events in Gloucester County, New Jersey
   
8. Infertility and the Holidays: A Survival Guide
   
9. Jewelry with a Twist for the Holidays
   
10. Make Money at Christmas Craft Fairs
    
11. Music Box Sets for Christmas 2011
    
12. Our Fontanini Nativity
    
13. Running a Fan-Fiction Secret Santa Exchange
    
14. Sockii's Christmas Wishlist
    
15. sockii's Winter Holiday Lensography
    

Why the commercialization of the holiday season bothers me on a personal level. How my early childhood and later adult experiences made me re-evaluate the truly important aspects of the holiday season.

Full article: "Further Reflections on Buy Nothing Day, and Why I'm Opposed to Black Friday" by Nicole Pellegrini at Associated Content

Remembering one of the more amusing - if frustrating - aspects of our family's holiday traditions.

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