I didn’t spend Thanksgiving with my family this year.  Instead I chose to spend the day with friends.  We had a pretty traditional Thanksgiving meal and a wonderful and relaxing day. But unlike the friends I celebrated with, my family isn’t far away.  They’re local.  Less than an hour away, Well, I say “they” but there isn’t [...]

I have a lot to be thankful for.  No doubt about that.  No list today. AND I’m single.  And 39.  And that’s one of things I’m thankful for. Because the life I’m leading right now:  starting over in my late 30s with a new career, meeting new people and being more social than I’ve been in years, [...]

How did it get to be the week before Thanksgiving?  Seriously? Anyway, this is a leading up to Thanksgiving post.   When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of sharing and I think of friends (yeah, and being thankful, too).  But really, for me it’s more about the sharing and the friends.  So today I wanted to [...]

I wrote this post about a month ago, right around the time when everyone was trying to digest their Thanksgiving dinners.  I thought it might be interesting to dig it up and repost. Dear Santa Nov27 I am so not into the holidays. Not Thanksgiving or Xmas/Hanukkah (same difference). And I’m perfectly happy to forgo all of [...]

I am so not into the holidays. Not Thanksgiving or Xmas/Hanukkah (same difference). And I’m perfectly happy to forgo all of the traditions that go with them, including the gifts exchange. It’s just all so forced. So needless to say I didn’t rush out to shop the Black Friday sales. I’d rather walk [...]