Hello fabulous readers!
I’m sure you were all worried that I had been kidnapped or taken hostage, but
worry no more, I’m alive!! It just seems that this has been a CRAZY busy year.
I am a bit shocked that is already December. There are officially less than 20
shopping days until Christmas! I hope you’re all doing better at shopping than
I am. I have been a bit Grinch-y this year. It just gets overwhelming with
fighting the crowds, wrapping all the gifts, attending multiple parties,
cooking an obscene amount of desserts and traveling. I’m ok with the dessert
and wrapping part, but the other three require me to be social and I think you
all know how I feel about that! Alas, I regress; the purpose of this post is to
give you all some “helpful” tips to help you all survive the holidays.
1.
There will be an
unbelievable amount of unhealthy, but delicious, delicious food this holiday
season. There will be cakes, cookies, fudge, cupcakes, snacks and candy
available all DAY and NIGHT during the holidays. If you have been working hard
over the year to get fit or to just drop a few pounds I would suggest investing
in an Aqua
Zinger.
An Aqua what? Stay with
me here! Most people (Me included) do not drink enough water. Did you know that
you should drink 3 liters (13 cups) for men and 2.2 liters (9 cups) for women?!
9 cups of water?? Holy Moly that is a lot of water. Water not only keeps you
hydrated, but also helps you feel full. Sometimes we misread our body’s signal
for thirst as hunger and we end up overeating. With the Aqua Zinger you have
delicious water with a fruity kick to hold you over until dinnertime. I
personally own this and I absolutely LOVE it. The Aqua Zinger is a water bottle
with a fruit component on the bottom. You add fresh fruit to the base and screw
on the bottle. The base macerates the fruit so it leaves you with delicious fruit
flavor, but the filter won’t let the pulp into the water bottle. I use mine
every single day. The directions say that it will fruitify 2 bottles, but I use
it all day without changing the fruit and it still tastes great.
If you are not worried
about your waistline, but you’d rather just enjoy the holidays and make
dropping the holiday pounds a New Year’s resolution well then you’ll receive no
judgment from me! To be honest, I will not be able to turn down the delectable
holiday smorgasbord. I will eat more dessert in the month of December than I do
all year LONG. If you’re in this boat with me you should check out my Pinterest boards for some AMAZING
recipes. Last year I made the Chocolate
Mousse Cheesecake, OMG it was fantastic!
2.
If you’re like me, you’ll
have to attend about 37 Holiday parties. Please do not think that I don’t want
to spend time with my FAVORITE people, because I totally do. What I don’t want
to do is attend 35 other Holiday parties with people I don’t really know
chatting about things I don’t really like. I’m awful, I know! Unfortunately,
most people do not share my love for all things book related. When I tell most
people that I was legitimately sad when the Harry Potter series ended and that
I form (totally illogical) attachments to all the characters in my favorite
books (Jace Lightwood, I’m talking to you!), they all give a confused look
before turning away. If you find yourself having to attend a party that you are
less than excited about, I suggest you invest in a flask. Not just ANY flask, a
moustache
flask.
You may be thinking, “Lenzie,
you can’t get hammered at every party you are forced to attend.” And I
completely agree with that, but a bit of eggnog
can turn any mood around. Maybe just a few sips, plus if you’re drinking out of
a moustache flask it makes it totally acceptable to be buzzed by 10:00 AM. *If you have an Alcohol problem please do not
follow this tip. I suggest you seek medical, physical, mental or whatever kind
of help that you need*
3.
If you’re not a drinker
there are other options to brighten any day. I know I mentioned that I am
obsessed with glitter. Seriously, I think I might need an intervention. I want
everything to be coated in a thin sheen of beautiful glitter. Please note that
I am NOT a stripper nor have I ever worked at Hooter’s so my love for glitter
is pure of heart. In fact, if you’ve ever seen me dance you’d know that I could
never be a “professional dancer”. Glitter just seems to brighten any day, but
if you’ve ever worked with glitter you know that it just gets everywhere. I
usually spill the bottle, get it in my eye, accidently mod podge it to floor or
counter or my skin. What if there was a way to contain this magical substance
for single use happiness?! Well there is a way!! I stumbled across these gems
on the lovely Pinterest one day
and I knew that I NEEDED to have them.
I didn’t click on the
picture as I was afraid it would send me to some awful Ke$ha fan page or
something. I thought that these glitter pills looked pretty easy to make. After
searching for empty capsules on the internet, which I’m sure that put me on
multiple DEA watch lists, I decided that it would be easiest to separate generic
Benadryl capsules and fill them with glitter. You have an instant glitter pack.
Perfect for tossing in the air and making you feel so much better! You can also
toss them at people to make yourself doubly happy. Who doesn’t like trouncing others
with glitter?! If Glitter isn’t really your thing then maybe this next tip is
for you.
4.
If you’ve decided that over
eating, drinking and tossing glitter will not help then maybe you should try
napping.
(Cute kitten loves napping )
As adults, we often overlook the powers of a nap. I love to sleep, so
sleeping during the day when I should be doing other things, like working, laundry,
dishes or any other trivial duty, makes you feel so refreshed! A quick power
nap or a Lenzie nap (1-2 hours) is Heavenly, especially after you’ve over eaten
or may have a bit of an eggnog hangover. You can also use the nap excuse to
maybe skip out on some holiday get togethers that you are less than happy to
attend. Simply turn off your phone, or put in on silent, and lay down for a nap
about 20 minutes before the party beings. That way you’ll be sound asleep
during the party and with your phone being off you’ll be unable to hear the
angry calls about forgetting to bring the cranberry sauce.
All silliness aside, I
hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! Please enjoy the time with your loved
ones. If you have any tips or tricks that help you make it thru the holidays
please send them on so that we may share with the masses. Have a great week
Friends!
