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COMFORT THIS WINTER, SPEND DECEMBER BEING NAUGHTY & JANUARY BEING NICE written by John Nelson
ARE WE NAUGHTY OR NICE? IT’S A QUESTION AS OLD AS SANTA HIMSELF. AND THE TRUTH IS, THE VERY NATURE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON BRINGS OUT BOTH SIDES IN ALL OF US.
December is surely the naughtiest month of the year. We stuff ourselves with holiday cookies, skip the gym and party like we’re Justin Bieber. After overindulging for weeks, we top it off by guzzling even more booze on New Year’s Eve. Then comes January, our nicest month. We clean up our acts, go on diets, head back
to the gym, maybe even forgo alcohol for a “dry January.” After our dizzying December descent, we start climbing toward loftier goals—dedicating ourselves to philanthropy, volunteering or even political action. So you better watch out—Naughty December and Nice January are coming to town.
DECEMBER | JANUARY 2019
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