nineteen ways to have the perfect weekend of thanks.

 

1) Cherish your time with your family.

2) Thank your aunt for her hard work, like a 4:30 AM Thanksgiving wake-up call.

3) Then give thanks for leftovers.

4) Avoid the stores on Black Friday; instead, catch up with old friends.

5) Remember [...]

thanksgiving, vegetarian-style.

I hope everyone had a very happy and very thankful day yesterday!

holiday vegetable prep

I have kind of an odd relationship with this holiday.  Very little of the traditional food has ever appealed to me:  I’ve never enjoyed turkey; I find mashed potatoes bland; the concept of stuffing baked inside a turkey kind [...]

giving thanks.

Thanks to everyone who left such thoughtful and encouraging comments yesterday.  I really appreciate the words and advice.  I think my frustration stemmed mostly from being caught off-guard, but now I’ve got a doctor’s appointment scheduled, and it was back to normal with energizing yoga this morning.  It just goes to show that you can’t [...]