{"id":2720,"date":"2022-12-19T21:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T21:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/?p=2720"},"modified":"2023-12-05T00:29:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T00:29:18","slug":"tienkens-take-january-2022-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/tienkens-take-january-2022-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tienken’s Take – December 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home Hacks for the Holidays<\/span><\/h2>\n

Happy Holidays! With only a week left before Christmas, you may be scrambling to get everything done in time for guests. Here are a few hacks to help you get your home ready and feeling festive!<\/span><\/p>\n

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01 Scent Your Air Filter With Essential Oils<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

02 Create a Simmer Pot Jar to Have On Hand<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

03 Create an Emergency Gift Stash<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

04 Make a Garland Out of Holiday Cards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

05 Deep Clean Guest Rooms<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

06 Add Fresh Flowers and Greenery<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

07 And most importantly… remember to take time for yourself!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Around Town<\/h3>\n
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Until December 30th: The Grotto’s Festival of Lights<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/b>– <\/span>A massive holiday display featuring indoor concerts, living history, family entertainment, Christmas-themed puppet shows, life-size nativity scene, and more. It is a walk through event, so be prepared to walk a quarter mile through the decor. It’s open from 4:30 – 9:30 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n

Location:\u00a0The Grotto,\u00a0<\/span>8840 NE Skidmore St. Portland, OR 97220<\/span><\/p>\n

Until December 31st: Lightopia: Hillsboro\u2019s Free Drive-Through Light Display<\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/b>–<\/span>It is open Sun. through Thurs. from 5:00-9:00 PM and Friday and Saturday from 5:00-10:00 PM On Christmas Eve and New Year\u2019s Eve, it is open from 5:00-8:00 PM and is closed on Christmas Day. December 19th from 7:00-9:00\u00a0PM will be a pedestrian-only night. Reservations are required.<\/span><\/p>\n

Location: Gordon Faber Recreation Complex,\u00a0<\/span>4450 NE Century Blvd.\u00a0Hillsboro, OR 97124<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Until December 31st: Winter Wonderland: Drive-Through Light Show<\/span><\/a> <\/strong><\/b>–\u00a0<\/span>Proceeds benefit the <\/span>Sunshine Division<\/a>. You’ll enjoy the show from the comfort of your car, viewing colorful light sets and many animated scenes. Hours are Monday \u2013 Thursday 5:00 \u2013 10:00 PM, Friday \u2013 Sunday 4:30 \u2013 11:00 PM, and special hours December 16th \u2013 25th 4:30 \u2013 11:00 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n

Location:\u00a0<\/span>Portland International Raceway,\u00a0<\/span>1940 N Victory Blvd.\u00a0<\/span>Portland, OR 97217<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Home Hacks for the Holidays Happy Holidays! With only a week left before Christmas, you may be scrambling to get everything done in time for guests. Here are a few hacks to help you get your home ready and feeling festive! 01 Scent Your Air Filter With Essential Oils 02 Create a Simmer Pot Jar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2720"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3147,"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2720\/revisions\/3147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tienkenandassociates.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}