Christmas Lights Tour - Niagara Falls!

 Happy Friday everyone!

I hope your season is going good for you! I don't really mention shopping and presents because I personally do not believe that is what Christmas is about but hey, you do you and enjoy it!

I am sharing 2 virtual escapes today! I just could not resist because they are both really cool! One is an hour long Christmas lights tour at Niagara Falls! I do believe it is one of my absolute favorites so far!

I am also sharing a continuous live cams stream from cities all over the place! It also has a countdown clock to Christmas!

Hey, do not forget, if you are struggling this season, please do not forget that YOU MATTER! If you need to speak with someone please call 988 if you are in the states. If you are somewhere else, please look for something similar in your area. Call a friend, call a professional's office, your local ER, anywhere like that has people that will listen and help you! 

If you are connecting here through social media, please follow us and share our page to everyone you know. Please help us grow so we can have an audience of people where we can share ideas and have each other to lean on and talk to!! 

Merry Christmas! I will be back next week and share a couple things before the holiday!

Niagara Falls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m39EOjSWu-Q

Live Cams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQPjWoM0qnw

Let's tour a famous Christmas Market!

 Happy Friday everyone! My next few posts throughout this week and next, will have something to do with Christmas! Most will probably be tours. But whatever fun things and escapes I can dig up, I will share with you here!

With all the crazy this time of year, don't forget to stop and take a break. Remember to take care of yourself, mentally and physically. That is why I started doing this, is to take a break from the chaos and horrible news cycles that never seem to end!

So today, I am posting a European Christmas Market tour video that is out of Nuremberg! It is quite long but it is quite interesting! And if you look, usually to the right because this is on YouTube, there will be other selections if you want to see something else. I will post some more next week. 

For today, enjoy this Christmas Market Tour out of Europe!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fo4Dy0M5ZM

Mocktails for the Holidays

 Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I am sharing a link to a list of  mocktail recipes, (non alcoholic drinks), for your holiday get togethers. 

Not everyone drinks and I personally do not anymore. I have heard so many people talk about going to holiday parties or even just regular parties, and they feel like the black sheep out because they do not drink. Non alcoholic drinks are exploding in popularity and I feel like they should always be available to those that want them. You can get as fancy with them as you want and they look just like regular drinks!

So make sure to offer them as you would be surprised how many want them! I won't get into stats here of drinking and driving accidents, especially around the holidays. This list is short but there are tons on the internet. I chose this list because it is a good variety and pretty well known website as well. 

Ill be back in a couple days to share a long and wonderful virtual tour Christmas video I found!

Happy Mixing!

https://www.eatingwell.com/festive-mocktail-recipes-11846898

Let's Walk! (Not really)

 Hi everyone! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving or at least a peaceful one! Mine was the latter...peaceful. You all know I am an introvert and I opted to stay home this year. It was SO nice!

Today I am sharing a link with you to take you to hundreds of cities that you can go with the virtual walker and look around. Some are driving. Its your choice! I went with the walker and looked around Chicago! I also explored the Great Wall of China! They both were really cool!

I will save this and share it again in the future simply because there are so many choices to pick from! 

Have fun exploring! 

https://virtualvacation.us/walk 

Time To Travel!

 Ok, I haven't shared a travel escape yet. I was looking for guided tours but I found this in Yosemite and it is really cool! Click on the green speaker to hear all the sounds! Click your back button to leave an area and go back to the start and click a different area. So c'mon with me! Let's go!!

https://www.virtualyosemite.org/virtual-tour/#node27  

Time To Relax and Entertain!

 Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I want to share these videos with you on youtube. These are not normal videos. Maybe you have seen these but I wanted to share a couple of my favorites before Thanksgiving.

These are fireplace videos with smooth jazz Christmas music that are long playing. You can put this on your TV if you have a newer TV or even a tablet or laptop while you are entertaining and having dinner! You can also use them for relaxing, reading a book, or when you go to sleep at night! I absolutely love them! There are a lot of them! But I really love the ones from Relax with TV Backgrounds.

I'll probably share these again just before Christmas! Subscribe to your favorites on YouTube so you dont lose them! Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL8IvJJbxjU&list=RDvL8IvJJbxjU&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ8aG3Y-Kv0&list=RDrJ8aG3Y-Kv0&start_radio=1

Take Care Of Your Mental Health

 Today I am going to link to an article that I found, it is based in the UK from the Mental Health Foundation, about taking care of your mental health. We all have to remember that not only do we have to take care of our physical selves, but also our mental. Depression is a problem with a lot of the public now days. Some doctors think some of it is caused by too much time online. But either way, this article I am sharing gives a lot of great tips to take care of yourself! 

Remember, if you live in the United States and you need someone to talk too, call 988 from anywhere in the country! You Matter! If you are in a different country, research and see if you have something similar. Click the link below to read this very informative article!

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/publications/our-best-mental-health-tips?hl=en-US