Update: Thank you for everyone who supported Home Away Boston and donating your hard earned money to their very worthy cause! We raised $195 dollars, and it brought a lot of cheer to this grinch's heart. Thanks everyone!

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Christmas. A truly challenging holiday.

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Like most holidays, the theory of it is truly great. At the darkest, coldest time of year we gather with friends and family to eat and drink and share gifts in celebration of (something about a homeless miracle baby). Truly timeless. And yeah, man, there's nothing wrong with that. A lot of people (myself included) even get to have that nice warm time with nice warm people. 

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But even the most deliriously joyous amongst us can't help but have difficulty keeping up the holiday spirit this time of year. Before the grand pay-off of figgy(sp) pudding and spiked eggnog at the end of the month there's a lot of... not so great that happens. Swarms of shoppers taking to malls and shopping centers like zombies, stampeding door buster sales, jammed parking lots, icy roads... it just doesn't FEEL like the most wonderful time of the year. 

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But the important thing to remember when you're a middle class white dude such as myself is that a lot of other people have it worse. Some people aren't going to get the grand pay-off, they're not going to be in the comfort of their own homes opening presents. And sadly, they might not even have the guarantee that they'll get to try again next year. 

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In my other life as a middle manager in a children's attraction I've had the pleasure of working with a number of charity organizations, and one in particular seems particularly important in times like these. Home Away Boston is a non-profit organization that provides apartment facilities to families visiting Boston so their children can receive life saving treatment for potentially terminal illnesses. Boston is one of the best cities in the world for health care and medical science, and families often struggle to pay for housing and travel to come here, on top of their already insurmountably expensive medical costs. Having to worry about money when your child is fighting for their life is a struggle no parent should have to take on alone, and Home Away Boston does a great job of providing comfortable, cozy apartment spaces to take just a little bit of the stress off of these parent's shoulders. They're great people who really just want to help. 

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So between now and Christmas I'm going to be selling pieces of art from my past and donating 100% of the proceeds to Home Away Boston, so they can keep making holidays like Christmas a little easier on families from all around the world. 

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Each of the pieces below are original works of art that I made with my own two, grizzled, fists. I'd like to give them a good home at your place, hanging on a wall above your artisanal log collection. The prices are negotiable, but all of the money is going to the charity (except the last thing on the list I'm sorry it was expensive). If you're interested, just send me an email at Botsched@Gmail.com and I'll get it to you. If I can give it you personally I will, if not, I'll probably have to charge you for shipping. Sorry, I'm not running a charity here. I'm just donating to one. 

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If you're not able to purchase anything below or you just don't like any of them (dick) consider donating to Home Away Boston here. Thanks for taking a look, and happy holidays.