Admin's Blog – December 2009 Archive (8)

WQmag.com Would Like To Welcome Our Newest Advertiser...Josh Zimmer of Harmony Health Acupuncture & Herbs

Find our more about our newest advertiser Josh Zimmer. Please visit his website to find out more about him. He offers a variety of very great services to WQmag.com that can help individuals who suffer from

*Back & Knee Pain

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*Weight Loss &… Continue

Added by admin on December 24, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

The Origins of Decking the Hall

"Deck the halls" we sing and deck them we do, but have you ever wondered how all that decking started? Evergreen branches have been used as decorations in homes near the winter solstice since Roman times. December 21 was the day to commemorate the death of the sun god and his resurrection every year. Romans gave evergreen boughs to each other as gifts, the green branches symbolizing new life. Early Christians wisely used that pagan… Continue

Added by admin on December 18, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Having a Dickens of a Christmas is Fun

There can be a lot of waiting around at Christmas. If you are a little bored with your family sitting around during the holiday season, do what the Victorians did! Play parlor games! You can enliven any holiday gathering inexpensively and easily by playing some of the games mentioned in Charles Dickens' classic tale, A Christmas Carol and some of the other 20 plus annual Christmas stories he wrote. Charles Dickens himself was an amateur… Continue

Added by admin on December 16, 2009 at 1:34pm — No Comments

Have An Exciting New Year's Party By Incorporating Traditions From Around The World

New Year's Eve parties can be great fun OR they can be as dull as dirt as you wait around for the midnight hour and the ball drop and the champagne toast and the kiss. Some planning can make all the difference. An idea to enliven your parties is to incorporate some of the new year's traditions from around the world into your celebration. Here are some ideas -- and they work because I've done them!

First, the food. Look up… Continue

Added by admin on December 15, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

WQ's Bargain Boutique-The Newest Edition To WQmag.com

Welcome to the WQ Bargain Boutique, an online shop featuring products from some of Sarasota's best stores at unbelievable prices! All products in the WQ Bargain Boutique are discounted to at least 50% off!

Here you will find clearance and close outs on products available in limited… Continue

Added by admin on December 14, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

The Facts: Santa Claus Is Real

A lot is said during the holidays about Santa Claus. Bill Bennett, well-known conservative author and former member of the Reagan Administration, recently published a book which sets out the facts about the man we know today as Santa Claus. His account dovetails with my own research on this subject over many years. (I speak on the origins of the various holidays' traditions.)

Santa Claus is the English translation of the Dutch Sinter Claus or St.… Continue

Added by admin on December 11, 2009 at 1:13pm — 1 Comment

Secret Tips to Staying Well This Holiday Season

It’s cold and flu season.Do you seem to catch whatever is going around? Or are you in almost perfect health 99% of the time? Why is it that some people get sick at least once a month, and others seem to NEVER get sick. Is it heredity? And what about digestive issues?Do you get feel bloated, experience gas, stomach aches or struggle with constipation? Is there a connection here?

I say yes.

Although… Continue

Added by admin on December 11, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments