As Festive Frenzy Strikes Again...
T he calendar pages have flown rapidly by (sometimes threatening to hit you in the face as they pass) and the first 10 months of the year are a faint blur in your memory. Now you can take a deep breath Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash --- and dive headfirst into "The Most Chaotic Time of the Year" (isn't that a song?) commonly referred to as "The Holiday Season". Holidays are such interesting occasions and there are many ways you can spend them, but I will try to summarize the two scenarios that stand out as being most common. (In an attempt to create some diversity among the long list of lists listed on the internet, I have listed the second item on this list first.) Holiday Celebration #2: Although there is a certain sense of excitement in the air, this is a dreaded occasion almost guaranteed to be one of the most awkward days of your entire year. You rush out of bed on the morning of the holiday and scramble to make the best culinary cr