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Berry Manor Inn owner, Cheryl Michaelsen wouldn’t admit it, but with all the research she’s done on Victorian tradition for the inn many consider her an expert, especially when it comes to celebrating a Victorian Christmas. Her Victorian-style inn offers the ideal backdrop to showcase venerated Victorian traditions throughout the year. However during the holidays the pomp and hospitality of this bygone era is resplendent in what Down East Magazine has referred to as “The WOW House”. Visit Berry Manor Inn during Historic Inns of Rockland, Maine’s Holiday House Tour held each year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, where among other ideas, you’ll learn first hand all about many Victorian traditions of yesteryear. The Holiday House Tour is part of Rockland’s Festival of Lights, and Historic Inns of Rockland will feature workshops including Gingerbread House Making, Victorian Customs for Christmas, and Package Wrapping Workshops, along with refreshments and tours of lovely historic inns during this event, held from 1pm to 4pm on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Q: We had a great holiday season at our house. Family visited, we had time off with a bunch of relaxation. It all lasted through New Years, too. My problem is that now that the holidays are over and things are back to normal, I feel so down and depressed, and I have hardly any energy. All I want to do is go back on vacation. I’ve never felt this way at the end of the holidays before. What is going on?

Ah, Valentine’s Day. A day to shower your loved one with gifts of flowers, chocolates and teddy bears in order to let them know how much you love them. A day of hugs, kisses and romance. Who could ask for more in this world? A day of love!

World over in February young couples celebrate Valentines Day with laughter and promises of undying love. The celebration knows no barriers and whether 4 or 80 years old, people with hope treasure the phrase “Will you be my Valentine.”

Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite eating days of the year. Christmas dinner is now only weeks away in the US and Canada and the Turkeys and Hams have already been bought and are waiting to be eaten. This Christmas maybe you can be more careful about your eating and well being and I hope that looking at these tip will keep you feeling better the day after as you get to go on your post Christmas day shopping spree.

Thanksgiving is a time for reflecting on the past year, getting together with family and of course, eating a big ‘ole turkey until you feel stuffed yourself. In fact, according to the National Turkey Federation, over 90% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. Many of us have Thanksgiving food traditions ranging from deep fried turkey to green bean casserole to sweet potato pie, but there is often more to Thanksgiving than a good looking bird. Many families have adopted other traditions that are passed from one generation to the next. Here are some fun Thanksgiving tradition ideas that will surely delight your family.

Celebrate this season of renewal, abundance and love with some new family traditions. Here are seven ideas:

1. Create a kindness wreath for your front door. Begin with a small, plain wreath. A week or two before Easter, distribute 10 or more ribbons in bright spring colors to each family member. Whenever someone reaches out to another in kindness during the week, another ribbon is tied onto the wreath.

So everyone struggles with Valentine’s Day, well almost everyone. It’s a very overly commercial holiday, and the best way to get away from the hype is to get the bigger message that Valentine’s is supposed to mean.

When you’re talking about presents, presentation can be everything. Here are 14 creative gift wrap ideas.

1. Cut shapes or monograms from cardstock or old holiday greeting cards and hang from ribbon, jute or yarn.

Words are very powerful. In fact, vocabulary has a remarkably high correlation with IQ scores. We use words to communicate our thoughts and feelings. Internally, we use words to think. For both reasons – thinking and communicating – having a strong vocabulary is valuable, and improving our vocabulary is a worthy self-improvement goal.