Sentences with phrase «taken more holidays»

Perhaps I should have taken more holidays, or gone out to dinner more.

The level of expenditure probably increases as your gross income increases as you are likely to want a nicer car, eat out more, take more holidays or send your kids to private school.

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«And since more and more Chinese are taking their long holiday breaks outside of China, I'll be watching out for how busy our Merlion will be over this Chinese New Year period,» he said.

Canadians are also more likely to take vacations within the country, as the exchange rate will make travel to typical winter holiday spots more expensive, says economist Roslyn Kunin of Roslyn Kunin and Associates, an economics, business and human resources consulting firm.

The company also made sure to have more product available during the holiday season to avoid out of stocks and was well positioned to take advantage of heightened consumer interest in products like mobile phones and video games.

When I had ventured into entrepreneurship, like most, I had the lofty idea that «being my own boss» would provide me more freedom and independence, and with managers and employees in my business, I would no longer need to apply a complicated algorithm when I took my holidays.

But during the holidays we take more time to reconnect, see people we haven't seen for a while, and hang out with no agenda except catching up or getting to know each other a little better.

«You may have heard a manager say, «I should leave more often,» upon returning from a holiday break — because the team took needed risks or thought «out of the box,» with great results,» said Taylor.

As we become busier and more wired to our email and phones, gifts that take time and pull us out of our busy state will go a long way this holiday season.

China has long celebrated Women's Day, though lately the holiday has taken a more commercial bent, largely eschewing the issues the holiday was created to support.

Rather than viewing the holiday season as an obstacle to your fitness goals, take this opportunity to visit different studios and get to know more of the inspiring individuals that make up our Pure Barre Family!»

We're excited that people continued to join Prime this holiday, to take advantage of more fast and free shipping options plus new convenient delivery like Amazon Key, as well as early access to Lightning Deals and unlimited streaming of TV shows and movies, including Prime Originals and more,» stated Jeff Wilke, CEO Worldwide Consumer.

This does not require her to celebrate the holiday, nor does it imply that she endorses it (at least not any more than taking money to wrap Christmas presents endorses the holiday).

Also, New York is way more diverse, and needs to take into account other religous holidays (although, they really only take into account jewish, christian and muslim holidays.

Add to that the fact that Christmas has become less of a religious day, and more of a commercial (secular) day, and we definitely don't take off from work or school for any Christian religious holidays anymore.

Why does everyone now have to take two more days off on muslim holidays?

Now two controversial petitions to add December 25 as an officially recognized holiday are circulating, a change that would bring Ukraine more in line with the West and take another step back from Russia.

I say all holidays get banned on account of nobody celebrates them for anything more than a reason to argue, take your money, or skim out of work.

Those that wish to celebrate it as a «religious holiday» are more than welcome too, those that devoted to something that truly isn't scriptual, will take the time to celebrate it.

Even since we found out Jumpy had allergies, it has been a challenge to find recipes that turn out tasting nice, and even more difficult getting ready - made food I could always have an emergency supply of, to take on holidays, on our days out or to restaurants.

I know it's been way too long since I posted any new recipes, but holy man, the holidays took way more of a toll on me than I was -LSB-...]

Especially during the Christmas season the prices can only go up — everyone wants to take advantage of the holiday craze I bet the Red, White and Green chocolate covered strawberries are even more expensive than regular ones.

The holiday spirit comes alive after Thanksgiving as the hotel's decor takes on the seasonal splendor, complete with the lobby centerpiece — a 19 1/2 - foot Christmas tree boasting more than 25,000 mini white lights, a classic toy train encircling the base and over 1,500 feet of gold magnolia garland.

And while I've always relied on my slow cooker to free up valuable oven space while helping me out with holiday meal prep, this year I'm calling on my newly beloved pressure cooker to take over one of -LCB- Read More -RCB-

This easy recipe takes no more that 15 minutes to make and creates a perfect side dish for the holidays.

So if you're stressed out during the holiday season, or any time of year for that matter, take time whenever you can to put down your cell phone, and nurture yourself with more sleep as well as adequate gentle exercise such as walking or yoga!

Organized by activity, she takes you through recipes suited for farmers market day, a berry picking adventure, camping, holiday hosting, playing in the snow, and so many more.

Evantine took a more organic approach in conceptualizing the holiday décor at Lacroix, the hotel's award - winning fine dining restaurant.

I'm sure if taking a holiday meant his RB13 would be more reliable, he'd be on a coach to Blackpool in a heartbeat.

It was one of the more exciting early - season college basketball tournaments that takes place over the Thanksgiving holiday, with the seventh annual Battle 4 Atlantis event at Imperial Arena at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas.

Find out when and where local parades, holiday performances, santa visits and more will take place.

Take a ride on the historic Paragon Carousel, have your photo taken with Santa and enjoy hot cider, cocoa, carousel rides, holiday music, and more (Hull)

Take your kids to have tea with Santa, decorate a gingerbread house, make a natural holiday wreath and much more.

Since its our summer holiday and we have finished our homeschool curriculum, I have taken some time to do some more structured learning activities with my preschoolers in the form of lapooks, based on stories that we read together.

Check for back - to - school sales tax holidays in your state or a neighboring state to take advantage of even more savings on her essentials.

Be sure to take a peek at more of my favorite pieces from their holiday collection at the bottom of the post!

Taking some extra care when preparing to travel during the holidays will make the process a whole lot easier, leaving parents heading to their gatherings this weekend a little more jolly.

As the holiday season is approaching, you might want to take a look at some Christmas Crafts for preschoolers and for those in the northern hemisphere, there is also a Winter Preschool Theme that includes rhymes about winter, recipes, including a fun and easy snow ice - cream recipe, a snowflake cutting craft and more!

I also believe holiday cards would be so much more fun if we all used photos of our kids looking miserable, so I took the liberty of making these EPIC SANTA FAILS into Christmas cards.

But, as Black Friday approaches, one consumer advocacy group is urging Las Cruces parents and other gift givers to take a closer, more - cautious look at the toys they buy their children this holiday season.

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My runs around Sydney Opera House, New York's Central Park, the Danube Delta, and along the Liffey in Dublin are often more memorable than the work or holidays that took me to those places.

And while cell phones are still much more common than computers in the Third World, the tubes are coming: I got my first look this weekend at the one - laptop - per - child XO machine, courtesy of my father, who's taken advantage of the give - one / get - one holiday offer (my brother and his IBM - Linux - guru wife have done the same).

I had a DWI a few years ago after a gig and having since quit drinking, I'm more aware now of the work it takes to keep the roads safe on holidays.

Most significantly, nearly a third (31 %) of respondents said that reducing NICs payments for the first six months of employment would encourage them to take on more staff, and 11 per cent said extending the NICs holiday scheme would be an incentive.

Moreover, the fact that I am away (in fact not on holidays, because I was without a contract and being unemployed you don't take holidays) doesn't relief the professor from his duties towards me, nor makes me more important than those that stay.

Over the years, the holiday has taken on a more lighthearted tone, becoming synonymous with the true beginning of summer — it's a signal that it's time to let your hair down and embrace the carefree vibe of the season.

If we take the time to slow things down and tune into our breath, we can avert the typical crises and approach the holidays with a bit of mindfulness and a sense of feeling more grounded.

While Starbucks» holiday take on chai this year is a praline chai latte, we find the idea of a pumpkin chai latte way more exciting.

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish those who celebrate Christmas a very happy holiday and to share more about the birth of our educational initiative.