The gifts are unwrapped, the eggnog upchuck stain cleaned up, and all that snow has turned into sludge, it’s time to face the cold reality that Christmas is over. It was fun while it lasted and now you are the proud owner of 12 new pairs of argyle socks, a

So here we are.  The time of the year we all love to hate.  When Grandma’s strange recipe for fruit-cocktail-Jello-salad is unearthed, and the clan of second-cousins-once-removed emerge from the wood works.  When a dinner is considered successful if little Genie makes it through the meal without spilling a glass

Look, we know you’re broke. We’re all broke but you just look silly sitting there with your Kirkland Brand Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches. Sure, it’s a comfort food, but you know what? The “PB&J as comfort food” thing is basically like replacing all the posters in your apartment with

Some people absolutely love going home for the holidays.  Their Facebook status updates are all “Sitting ’round the fire with pie, wine and my wonderful family”,  “Loving being home with my parents!” or “Just came in from building a gender-blind snowman with my loving supportive mother, multi-ethnic vegan nieces and

Wondering what to do for fun this week?  Feeling a little dead inside?  Wake yourself up with an event for each of the 5 senses.  This week’s events all FREE! SEE: Little Skillet and Soul Cocina’s Outisde In Party.  Live painting and art, 21 San Francisco food carts, 7 of

ELFIN PROJECT Feeling a little lonely this holiday season?  Or just stuck in NYC away from family… or stuck in town with family who you’d rather not see?  Visiting Neighbors is looking for a few good volunteers (aka elves) to deliver gifts to homebound, isolated, and lonely senior citizens during

‘œWhy tip someone for a job I’m capable of doing myself? I can deliver food. I can drive a taxi. I can, and do, cut my own hair. I did however, tip my urologist, because I am unable to pulverize my own kidney stones.’ – Advice from Dwight Schrute, The

Heyo – the DIY Diva here!  Let’s just cut right to the Christmas-chase here… holiday parties are a fuckload of what is awesome about the holiday season. When one is a broke-ass it is quite tempting (or practical) to put an ixnay-on-the-artaypay in an effort to save money. It is