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Happy New Year! (and Holiday Programming Note)


Just a friendly reminder that as 2010 comes to a close, Blisstree staffers are taking a much-needed break this holiday season. (And we hope you are, too.) So we’ll be publishing fewer posts today through Sunday, January 2, 2011.

But not to worry, we’ve got plenty of original health and wellness content to keep you occupied, informed, and entertained over New Year’s weekend. So come in, look around, pop that cork, and stay a while. … More »

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Happy New Year! (and Holiday Programming Note)

Christmas Gift Guide Roundup: Presents for Everyone!


Just in time for all your holiday shopping expeditions this weekend (in stores or online): We present a gallery of ten of our best Christmas gift guides all in one convenient place. Now all you have to do is check your list twice.

Gift Guide Gallery: 6 Co-Worker Presents

Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Sex Toys and Advice From Sexologist Dr. Carol Queen

Gift Guide Gallery: 8 Christmas Presents for Men

Christmas Gift Guide Gallery: 8 Stocking Stuffers for Women … More »

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Christmas Gift Guide Roundup: Presents for Everyone!

Holiday Tips for Single Women


Check out this post on being single during the holidays by Doree Lewak on Lemondrop.

There are roughly 55 million single women in the U.S. Many of them are with-it, smokin’ and smart — and many with their finger on the pulse of life. But when that certain finger is ringless, even the most self-assured single can dread the shame and rebuke of facing disappointed family during the holidays — especially when the really hostile ones who found the unlocked liquor cabinet constantly undermine you, demanding to know why you can’t scare up a date. It can be downright soul-crushing when you come home empty-handed –– literally! — no ring on that finger, watching family members’ faces crumble in disappointment that you’re back another year without any engagement bling.

Family gatherings during the holidays are always a crapshoot: They can either lift the dark cloud hanging over you because you’re sans date, or they can remind you of the reason that you come home only once a year: You don’t need your family pointing out how alone you are. … More »

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Holiday Tips for Single Women

Holiday Gift Guide Gallery: 6 Christmas Presents for the Complete Strangers on Your List


You don’t know their middle name. You don’t know where they went to college. You don’t know how many kids they have. You have no idea how old they are, and you don’t know where they grew up. They’re not complete strangers, but they might as well be. But somehow, you still have to get them a Christmas present, and fast. We’re here to help with a gallery of six really good holiday presents that are perfect for that special person in your life – you know, the one for whom you’re not sure why you have to buy a Christmas present in the first place. … More »

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Holiday Gift Guide Gallery: 6 Christmas Presents for the Complete Strangers on Your List

Holiday Gift Guide: 6 Christmas Presents for the Complete Strangers on Your List


You don’t know their middle name. You don’t know where they went to college. You don’t know how many kids they have. You have no idea how old they are, and you don’t know where they grew up. They’re not complete strangers, but they might as well be. But somehow, you still have to get them a Christmas present, and fast. We’re here to help with six really good holiday presents that are perfect for that special person in your life – you know, the one for whom you’re not sure why you have to buy a Christmas present in the first place. … More »

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Holiday Gift Guide: 6 Christmas Presents for the Complete Strangers on Your List

Now, all of a sudden, it’s late November again, and despite my desire for a new pair of boots and a coffee table for my living room, I’m struck by the urge to scrounge up a charitable donation that’s become so well-timed to the holiday season. Am I a bad person for having such inconsistent motivation to help others? Am I the only one who’s so lazy during the other ten months of the year? I’d like to think that everyone else is a better Good Samaritan than I am, but something tells me I’m not unique in my start/stop pattern of giving/non-giving.


– Blisstree Deputy Editor Briana Rognlin on the emotional complexities of wanting to give to the less fortunate around Thanksgiving and Christmas, from her post: Charitable Giving: Are We Holiday Do-Gooders Just Selfishly Easing Our Guilty Consciences?
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Now, all of a sudden, it’s late November again, and despite my desire for a new pair of boots and a coffee table for my living room, I’m struck by the urge to scrounge up a charitable donation that’s become so well-timed to the holiday season. Am I a bad person for having such inconsistent motivation to help others? Am I the only one who’s so lazy during the other ten months of the year? I’d like to think that everyone else is a better Good Samaritan than I am, but something tells me I’m not unique in my start/stop pattern of giving/non-giving.