A DAY OF THANKSGIVING?

CAN YOU COME UP WITH 5 THINGS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN THANKFUL FOR THIS YEAR?

What do ya say?

Care to share?

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING – RECOVERY: THE DAY AFTER

As much as we try – we are indeed only human!

What does this translate to on the day after Thanksgiving?

If you are like most of us you’re probably carrying a wee bit of extra weight…

We do tend to idealize the image of the Thanksgiving dinner – forgetting perhaps that those we love have not suddenly been kissed by fairy princesses – they are still human with all the nicks, cuts and flaws that come with our kind.

Putting us all together around a table loaded with tempting food can easily lead to stress, overeating, competition – a perfect formula for…nausea!

It’s okay!  Remember dogs fart too…

  

DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun

ideas...

3 STEPS TO HOLIDAY RECOVERY

Forgive  

 

First yourself – okay, you ate a lot – so what?  Let it go!  If you hold onto it by scolding yourself you know you’ll do worse tomorrow! 

Shock yourself by being kind – no regrets!  And along the way – if you weren’t perfect with friends and family forgive that too!

         

Laugh

The most potent mental health remedy is our ability to laugh at it all!  To expedite this piece of the strategy think about any moments from yesterday that might have been in the annoying category... 

Now, use your imagination to create humor out of any crumbs of melodrama still lurking!  

Exaggerate those moments to the point of laughter!

Forget

Any slights, faux pas, nastiness – imagine you can bundle it all up, babushka style, every last snippet, and dump it all into the nearest trash heap.

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THANK YOU!

A true autumn day – it’s overcast and the leaves on the trees have turned crimson and yellow gold, a gentle drizzle falling from the mystical grey colored sky…

The kind of day, shrouded in magic and myth that often foretells the coming of Thanksgiving.

Each year we are reminded to count our blessings, even if they sometimes seem elusive…

History aside, how amazing, really that we have a day dedicated to remind us…

What do ya think?

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SUNDAY SMILES – SWEET POTATO PIE

There are moments and places that make you feel good – if you let them in…

Today 3 strangers accidently ‘coincided’ in the library.  

Some books fell – we laughed – ok giggled – and the librarian rolled her eyes and scolded us grown ups who were setting a baaad example for the kids… 

We were caught!  And somehow a wonderful conversation – shared guilt perhaps - evolved.

The topic - after all Thanksgiving is in the air - was sweet potato pudding!

3 women – 3 wonderful mouth watering recipes...

And now we share them with you!

While you bake check out my favorite sweet potato pie song – written by James Taylor and sung here by Ray Charles…

“Oh Lord, I feel fine today

Walking on cloud nine today…”  hear more

THE RECIPES

1)    Sweet potatoes, evaporated milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, marshmallows…

Combine first 5 ingredients, place in baking pan.  Cover with Marshmallows.  

Bake at 350 degrees F for about ½ hour or until toothpick comes out clean

2)    Sweet potatoes, cornflakes, walnuts, pecans, butter

Whip potatoes, put into baking pan.

Melt butter and mix in cornflakes, walnuts and pecans.

Fill pan with half way with potatoes and half with cornflake mixture.

Bake at 350 same as above

3)    This is the ‘Paleo’ version

Sweet potatoes

4 eggs

Cinnamon and nutmeg

Blend all and pour into greased pan

Bake 25-30 minutes at 350 F

These ladies started out by baking raw sweet potatoes but hey, canned anyone?   

And don’t ask me for exact amounts please! 

That librarian was giving us the evil eye…

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!

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