On The + Side: Holiday Lights, Avocados and Local Makers

To those who celebrate, happy Hanukkah! We can’t believe the holiday season is already here. It feels like just yesterday we were exchanging gifts and writing up our new year’s resolutions for 2020. Where has the time gone?

We’ve enjoyed sharing the plus side of life with all of you this year! While the pandemic has brought on a year of hardship and loss for many, we want you to know that we are here for you on every step of your journey, and we are grateful to each and every one of you.

This post is our last On The + Side of the year, as we take a pause to enjoy the holidays. We wish you and your loved ones a joyous season and all of the best in the New Year. We’ll see you in 2021!

Positive Focus

We could all use a little extra joy and cheer around the holidays. Here are the stories that inspire us and bring light into our lives.

• Looking for fun ways to ring in the holiday season? Check out this guide to more than 40 festive and FREE holiday events, light shows and more.
• A community fridge project has been launched at East End Market, providing free food for Central Floridians who are food insecure. You can learn more about this project here.
• Limbitless Solutions, which creates bionic arms for children, is now teaming up with Xbox and Cyberpunk 2077 to help adults too.
• When a 92-year-old man lost his beloved varsity jacket, the Internet banded together to help him find it. (We’re not crying, you’re crying.)

Wellness Boosts

Maintaining our health in the holiday season never felt so good. Check out our favorite wellness resources to help you end 2020 on a positive note.

• Avocado: the world’s favorite super food! Check out these easy avocado recipes for some healthy culinary inspiration.
• Want to learn about wellness trend predictions for 2021? Well + Good has you covered.
• If you’re looking to incorporate low-impact exercise into your routine, Popsugar Fitness has a free 14-day challenge that features intense barre, yoga and Pilates workouts.

For the most up-to-date guidelines on taking care of yourself during this global pandemic, visit the CDC’s website.

Additional Resources

As we get closer to 2021, we leave you with a few final resources to make this season an entertaining but still informative one.

• For those still in need of holiday gift inspiration, check out this guide featuring local makers and small businesses to support this season.
• Looking for an immersive holiday experience that is still safe to take part in? Learn more about Dazzling Nights at Leu Gardens!
• In case you’re curious, here are the top search items from Google in 2020.
• Planning to buy a home soon? We shared our tips on how to save to purchase a home while you’re renting in this article for MSN Money.
• The Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest is taking place January 7-10, with both online streamed events and socially distanced in-person hangouts. To learn more and view the schedule, click here.
• We don’t always like to think about estate planning, but when it comes to protecting your assets, it’s important to be prepared. To learn more from the experts, tune in to the latest episode of the Making It Count podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify, or check out our show notes and grab the links here.

We’ll be back in 2021 with more positive stories and resources to make this time a little easier for everyone. We wish you and your families the happiest of holiday seasons and a joyous new year! To get notifications when we post a new issue, subscribe to On The + Side.

For the latest COVID-19 updates from Addition Financial, please visit our response page.