Cyber Monday madness

   Here we go again, we have to deal with a pandemic for a second Christmas shopping season. 

  Cyber Monday has become the busiest shopping day of the Year. 

  Although you can find anything you want on the internet, it isn't nearly as special as going from store to store.

  There was something special about having to search in person until you saw that perfect gift.

  It's easy to just pick something you find in cyberspace and order it just to have a gift.

  But knowing that you went from store to store looking for the gift you give them makes the gift way more special to them.

 And the gifts that someone makes themselves are the most treasured gifts of all.

  Last year my friend and her husband made bird houses for gifts because of quarantine. This year they were happy to be able to go out to search for that perfect gift.

  No matter if you decide to do your shopping in cyberspace or brick and mortar places, don't buy just to be buying.

  In case you haven't already it's time to get out the Holly Jolly Christmas music. I know Elvis will be setting the Holly Jolly Mood this Christmas just like he always does.

  

Today is officially Thanksgiving LEFTOVER DAY!

   Once we celebrate Thanksgiving the count down until Christmas officially begins. 

  You, along with millions of other people, probably had already completed most of your Christmas gift purchases before Thanksgiving. 

  But it isn't until you officially have celebrated Thanksgiving that the official count down until Christmas begins. 

  It's time to get your presents wrapped and put under the tree because before you know it Christmas day will be here.

  The cheery colors from your wrapped gifts will greet you every day to cheer you up and bring a smile to your face.

  The day after Christmas when you miss being greeted by cheery colors to make you smile, you have to think of how happy they were when they opened your gift to make you smile.

  Keep in mind that you don't need to buy people expensive gifts they don't need. 

  Remember the reason for the season is to spend time with those you love, not to go in debt to buy people things. 

  Enjoy your official Thanksgiving LEFTOVER day today. 

  

  

   

Starting the first day of cooking

   You just can't cook everything for your Thanksgiving Feast all in one day. Because this isn't just a dinner, it is a FEAST.

  It takes a lot of time and energy to make the FEAST that we all look forward to enjoying  every Thanksgiving.

  There just are no shortcuts on Thanksgiving. And every dish is someone's favorite Thanksgiving dish.

  I am glad that many of the dishes can be made the day before Thanksgiving. It would be impossible to make everything in just a few hours.

  The pandemic had kept us from being together last year for any holidays. 

  We can all be thankful that we are able to gather to enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner together. 

  Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Remember there is no dieting on Thanksgiving!

  Today my house is full of the smell as the cooking has begun.

  This year I decided to take a little bit of cake batter to make myself a cupcake that I could enjoy eating today. 

 And I am sure looking forward to eating it. It's going to be a new tradition I will start doing.

  I can't believe I never thought of it before this year. 

  

 

Quiet time requires being quiet

   You can't enjoy the quiet moments if you don't spend time being quiet.

  To think clearly requires some quiet time so you can think clearly.

  When you quietly enjoy a few moments of quiet time, you feel relaxed.

  When you can relax you can think clearer.

  Don't let the noise distract you from making the right decision for yourself.

  If it is an important decision you have to make, then you know it is important that you can think clearly to make the right decision.

Don't waste it!

  The time you have is all the time you have, so don't waste it.

  You only get one time to make a first impression, so don't waste it.

  Once you react you can't take it back, so think about it before you react.

  Once you write it in cyberspace it's written in permanent ink. So think about that before you hit send.

 Once it is done, it's done, and forever it is what it is.

  Would've, could've, and should've doesn't matter because IT IS WHAT IT IS. 

  Before you react STOP and think about what your ACTIONS will bring.

  Because once you REACT you will pay the consequences for your ACTIONS. 

Your plans will have to change because it is what it is.

   If you can't change it then you have to change what you do to work around it.

  If you don't like change, well get over it because it is what it is. 

  To navigate through all the challenges that this pandemic has caused, means that  many things have had to change.

  No matter if we like all the changes or not, it is what it is. And we all got to change to do what we need to do because it is what it is.

  We can all be thankful that we can gather with our family and friends for Thanksgiving. 

  Our Thanksgiving gatherings will NOT have CHANGED at all, it will be the same as it used to be. 

  And guess what else won't have changed? We will all eat too much like we always have.

  

 

  

  

Not everybody likes Turkey

   You may not like Turkey and that is okay. You can still get plenty of other delicious side dishes to stuff yourself with.

  And you know there will be lots of tasty desserts that you only get to enjoy this once a year as part of the Thanksgiving feast.

  Trust me you will have plenty to feast on that day. 

  Heading back out tomorrow to get something I had been unable to find yet when I had been at the grocery store. 

  Everytime I go back out to any store, I seem to always come home with things that weren't on my list at all.

  We always put our Christmas tree up by Thanksgiving Day. It sets the Holly Jolly Mood to be part of our time together being THANKFUL we can be together.

  If a guest ask you if there's anything that they can bring when they come over to eat Thanksgiving Dinner, it's okay to let them bring something.

  If each person brought something each year then no one would ever have to say that they were too exhausted because they had to cook everything.

  Just thinking about all the delicious food I will get to have Thanksgiving Day and all the leftovers there will be is making my mouth water.

  What is your top five favorite Thanksgiving dishes are you most looking forward to eating?

 I could easily pick five favorites but it was on top of my favorite two desserts. So seven favorites it is.