Once Upon a Thanksgiving

The holiday season is a stressful time for women. We plan elaborate celebrations and extravagant gifts and then work ourselves like crazy to make it all festive. That is why I love Thanksgiving. Even though it too can be a ludicrous amount of work, if you let the purpose of the holiday sink in at all it gives you the chance to have a moment of reality in a season of insanity. It reminds you to be grateful for the people you love and the things you already have. To look around the table and remember that whatever you may pick up at the Black Friday sales are just extras. What is truly valuable is, hopefully, already in your home.