Holiday Hodgepodge

 

Thanks, Joyce!
... and thanks to all y'all for making time to visit!

What's the best $5 gift to give someone?

Since I don't have an age ... gender ... or hobbies?

I'm going to the Dollar store and find a giant box of crayons.  No rules, just an invitation to color their world!

Some of y'all might remember a certain Italian restaurant that covered their tables with white butcher block paper.  The server would plop down a handful of Crayolas,  and before you know it, old and young alike were playing.

What's your favorite way to relax/unwind during the busy holiday season?

Nestled in my recliner in front of the fireplace with a fur baby (or two) on my lap, something mindless on the television ... perhaps a glass of Cab to my right.

How do you feel about gingerbread?  Love it or no thanks?  Are gingerbread houses a part of your holiday tradition?  If you said yes, how does that look?  Do you like ginger flavor in other kinds of dishes?

I enjoy an occasional piece of gingerbread, but wouldn't want it regularly.   Only once did I participate in a work-related 'house building' competition.  Our team wasn't very good, and it wasn't long before I developed a huge aversion to that sticky white paste.  Nope, one-and-done!

I can't recall having used ginger in any of my dishes, but I'd like to see what others share.

  

December 5 is National Blue Jeans Day... will you be celebrating?  Do you have a favorite brand?  A favorite pair?  Do you have a hard time parting with a favorite pair of jeans?   Blue jeans-joggers-leggings-yoga pants -- which one do you wear most often?

Sure, I'll probably oblige.  Celebrating the weight loss that allows me to zip my Calvins without laying down on the bed with a pair of pliers (lol).  My #1 favorites are FDJ jeggings -- a bit pricey, but so soft; they hug my body in all the 'right' places.

As we head into this holiday season what's your biggest priority or goal for the end of the year?

That's not something I've given much thought!
'Just trying to keep myself and Tom reasonably healthy and loved ones near.

Insert your own random thought here.

Speaking of goals!

I'm not a fan of Alabama's 'Roll Tide' ... but certainly respect the G.O.A.T. (aka, Nick Saban).

Perhaps because I've been focused on 'realigning', his recent message to a group of educators resonated.  Perhaps it applies to most goals?  

Excerpted from Rick Karle's Good News (Facebook)

"I moderated today's one-hour chat, and I asked the coach how we can all obtain the discipline to reach our goals.

It's like losing weight, said the coach.  You go on SlimFast and lose 10 pounds, then you reward yourself with a donut.
People think they should be rewarded for losing 10 pounds.

You are normal -- you think you need a trophy because you accomplished something.  You didn't have the discipline to stick with the task at hand."

Hugs, Myra