Happy Thanksgiving

The reality is that most of my regular readers will be too busy today to read this blog. I get that. They're actually going to read this post DAYS after recovering from their Tri-to-phan-turkey coma...

If you're in the middle of a hectic day and just came here from sheer habit for a little break -- HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Take a deep breath. It's easy to get caught up in wanting everything to be perfect. Your goal is to have the most beautiful table, the moist turkey, the perfect gravy, the delicious pies...it's always more work than it should be. But none of that matters at the end of the day...

It's about the people, people...

Appreciate your people. For who they are. For what they bring. Say some encouraging words...You never know if or when you might be saying the words they remember 40 years from now...Let them know you are proud. If not proud -- at least hopeful. Kiss all the kids on the head. Tell them they are kind and smart and important...

While every single thing you do today may not be appreciated -- Thanksgiving is one of those days that often remembers better than it lives...

But, hey -- if you're reading this blog because your Thanksgiving sucks and you don't have anything better to do -- BUCK UP. You're not alone. Sometimes our people disappoint us. That's life. Remember -- the very BEST thing about Thanksgiving is that it is JUST ONE DAY. That's all it is. Read a book, take a nap, walk on the treadmill -- SEW A T-SHIRT DRESS. Make yourself a whole pan of fudge. Find the recipe on Pinterest. If you are reading this blog -- you have some comptuter skills. Start on my Pinterest boards -- I know the fudge is there...

And don't forget Cable Television!! Holy Cow -- get out the Kleenex and watch the sappy Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel.  HGTV has a marathon of the Property Brothers. I LOVE THEM. My personal favorite mini-series of the year -- the Hatfields and McCoys -- is the HISTORY channel marathon. PERFECT. It's about two families fueding -- and a lot of people kill each other. Ít could make you feel better about your own people...  The message from the History channel is that YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  EVERY FAMILY HAS ISSUES.

Thanks for reading my blog today. If you got run over by a turkey -- remember -- Thanksgiving is JUST ONE DAY...