Happy Friday!!! I hope your week went well and your weekend will be even better. This time next week will be Christmas eve so please don't procrastinate any longer and go get your Christmas shopping done! I'll be living in my kitchen this weekend baking for about 80 people and wrapping up gifts for my loved ones.  Of course I plan to eat, sleep and take the occasional break to play Call of Duty or Halo.

Grab a cup of your favorite morning wake me up while you look over a few of my favorite reads for the week!

• Loving Those Who Grieve During the Holidays @ Life As Mom
• 5 Ways To Deal With Holiday Stress & Battle The Christmas Blues @ The Digerati Life
• Teach Your Children (How to Give) Well @ The Wall Street Journal
• Best Jobs for Stay-At-Home Moms and Dads @ PT Money
• Paying Yourself First - In Exercise @ Well Heeled
• Cheat Sheet: Retail Markup on Common Items @ Wise Bread
• 24 Things I Have Never Told You @ Gen Y Wealth

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