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Thanksgiving 2012 It is always best to find out the dietary needs of your guests, especially the elderly, unfortunately many of them have dietary restrictions due to ailments.  My Holiday Menu: Appetizer-  Soup- Oyster Stew or Butternut Squash Soup Entree: Apple Brined Organic Turkey Starches: Roasted New Potato's Stuffing- Chestnut and Cornbread Stuffing Sides: Green Beans with Garlic Cranberry Sauce Mac n Cheese  Dinner Rolls Desserts: Traditional Pecan Pie Chocolate Chip Cookies- for those with nut allergies, and every child I know loves chocolate chip cookies! Beverages: Sparkling Water with Lemon White Wine for the Tu rkey Reduced Sugar Apple Juice for the kids and elderly. Menu is done check! Oyster Stew Butternut Squash Soup Check out the two soups for the menu!

The beauty of Thanksgiving is that it can be spread out over four days. I know the actual day is Thursday, however once again with blended families, why not devote another day within the four day weekend to Thanksgiving. My suggestions are: If you have a large family then spread it out, and some people much rather stay in their own home, especially those with small children.  My tips for actual Thanksgiving Day:  Cocktail party of light bites-- no alcohol, maybe invite girlfriends/boyfriends who aren't as close to the family just dating, etc., get them in the mood while figuring them out. The Entree: This is a serious formal dinner for core family members, do not have people whom you are not fond of not close to the family at this event, this is where grandparents, parents, siblings, etc. meet. Dessert Party: Lastly there could be a dessert round where someone else has dessert and coffee and tea for maybe a neighbor or distant relative or once again, your son's/...

The key to saving loads of money for the BIG DAY is to shop during the major holiday events one month before. Break it Down: Shop for Thanksgiving/ During Columbus Day Sales Shop for Christmas/ During Black Friday/ Cyber Monday Sales Shop for Winter/ During MLK day sales Shop for Spring/ During President's Day Sales Shop for Summer/ During Mother's Day, Memorial Day and Father's Day Sales I think you got it by now!  Now back to the Thanksgiving tabletop. I am not a fan of tablecloths with pumpkins and turkeys, or acorn napkin rings, and gourds for centerpieces, because it is so seasonal and after One Day/ Thanksgiving, then what are you going to do with it, it becomes non functional. But, I couldn't resist these pum pkin mini-tu rneen's. So GREAT! So, I take the colors of fall and buy functional items that I can use throughout year, this way it saves on time and money. Wondering what I got? 3 LCD flame less lights in a orange/reddish co...

Thanksgiving is really one of my favorite holidays because it unites people from all walks of life and religions to really celebrate true meaning of Gratitude. So as we make our preparations this month for this one day. I challenge you to take five minutes a day, I don't care where and write at least five things that you are grateful for, I did this challenge in the start of the summer and it literally changed my life forever. By the time you get to the actual Thanksgiving Day, you will be changed and you will catch yourself when you start to complain, and will eliminate people from your life who complain to the point of whining. And I am not just talk about women, there are some men who complain so much about such insignificant things, you would think they are having PMS, really. Special note to couples who are dating and thinking about marriage, if by the end of the month your significant other still lacks basic gratitude.  And you have changed and moved on to b...

Nov. is that time of year where we are busy for that one BIG day, which is normally the third Thursday of the month. We allow ourselves to indulge in all the treats that we worked off so hard during the other months to fight off , we also look forward to spending time with our loved ones and of course GAME day! So for this month we are going into complete event planning/ relationship expert mode to show you how to have a great stress free, Thanksgiving. Overview: How to Prep for the Holidays--What you should do now! Keeping Your Sanity During the Holidays--Especially among blended families  How to Avoid Family Conflicts--When to Overlook the Obvious How to be the Perfect Host/Hostess How to be the Prefect Guest Let's get moving !

You know those ads 250 Business Cards for $10.00, I know you may think that is kinda cheesy, too good to be true. Anyway, while I was planning my "Spring Gratitude" party they had a "deal" for the first ten invites for free and the next 20 for 6.99 with envelopes. I know you are thinking "the catch" quality must not be good or the design poor quality. No, no, and nope! The invitations came on time and they were beautiful! So much so my guests wanted to know where I got the invites and the invites matched the color scheme of my party. Fast forward, I just ordered my invites for my Thanksgiving Party, ten for free, plus I had 250 business cards that was included in the order for FREE!  The only thing I had to pay for was the back color design on the invites and shipping, so 250 unique beautiful business cards and elegant Thanksgiving invites for 2.99.  Total for everything???? $10.94. Compared to Papyrus which cost a min. of $100.00 for invita...

Shape wear and bras have come a long since the Playtex 18 hour bra, that my grandmother's use to wear. Then there is Victoria's Secret for the teens an early 20's who want to look cute, but as you get older you need support, especially if you are a full- breasted woman.  Today the average American woman wears 36 DD way up from 36 C of ten years ago. So my best bets for coverage and support hand  is Wacoal  bras. They provide wonderful support and are extremely beautiful and come in matching sets.  The best Wacoal selection, I have seen is in Bloomingdale's. The bras come in sexy patterns for that "special" night, as well as minimizer's if you are having that major presentation and don't want all eyes on your breasts. The strapless bras give great support as well to wear with your strapless maxi dresses. Of course they do come at a premium and I do stock up during sale day. Now, we come to shape wear all women do not want to put on that "pe...