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Long solitary walks, turkey trot races, iPods, iPads, pretending to have swine flu, baking for hours, saying you have to go upstairs to do some “work,” generous amounts of alcohol, pretending to watch football, anti-anxiety meds: All are perfectly valid ways to get through Thanksgiving weekend when you have a house full of challenging relatives and guests who overstay their welcome. (Or perhaps you’re being held hostage at Aunt Polly’s house for the weekend.) Either way, you can combine one or two of these excuses (I highly recommend alcohol) with my gallery of ten classic movies I watch over Thanksgiving to escape all the family melodrama — albeit temporarily.
Blisstree Editor-in-Chief Christine Egan on ten classic Hollywood flicks you really should check out this holiday weekend (even if you end up having to watch them with relatives), from her post: Gallery: 10 Classic Movies I Watch Over Thanksgiving to (Temporarily) Escape Family Melodrama
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But if you’re unluckly enough to have an annoying relative who plops down next to you on the couch to watch one of these films and constantly asks: “Who is that?”, “Wait…did he just kill someone?”, “I don’t get it…are they a couple?”, or “Is that Julie Andrews or Shirley Jones?”, I’m afraid you’re on your own. Which is why I highly recommend alcohol. (And headphones.)
– Blisstree Editor-in-Chief Christine Egan on surviving the holidays with a little help from Hollywood, from her post: Gallery: 10 Classic Movies I Watch Over Thanksgiving to (Temporarily) Escape Family Melodrama
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10 Things We Want to Do This Weekend
One more weekend til Thanksgiving: Will you spend the next 48 hours enjoying a few moments of peace, or planning and prepping? We’re hoping to do a little of both. Check out our plans, and tell us yours:
Figure out what not to make for Thanksgiving dinner.
In a temporary bout of insanity, we thought it might be fun to experiment with JELL-O. How could we forget that could lead to a disgusting dessert — or worse, a revolting main course.
Stock up on vegetables.
We’ll need them for side dishes and our vegetarian entrees.
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10 Things We Want to Do This Weekend
One more weekend til Thanksgiving: Will you spend the next 48 hours enjoying a few moments of peace, or planning and prepping? We’re hoping to do a little of both. Check out our plans, and tell us yours:
Figure out what not to make for Thanksgiving dinner.
In a temporary bout of insanity, we thought it might be fun to experiment with JELL-O. How could we forget that could lead to a disgusting dessert — or worse, a revolting main course.
Stock up on vegetables.
We’ll need them for side dishes and our vegetarian entrees.
… More »
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Blisstree Giveaway: You Want These Cookbooks, We Want Your Thanksgiving Recipes
If you haven’t submitted your most drool-worthy Thanksgiving recipe yet, you’d better get on that — pronto. Send us your favorite Thanksgiving recipes by Monday, November 22 at 5 p.m. ET for a chance to win a copy of one of three awesome new cookbooks. … More »
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Blisstree Giveaway: You Want These Cookbooks, We Want Your Thanksgiving Recipes
Blisstree Giveaway: You Want These Cookbooks, We Want Your Thanksgiving Recipes
If you haven’t submitted your most drool-worthy Thanksgiving recipe yet, you’d better get on that — pronto. Send us your favorite Thanksgiving recipes by Monday, November 22 at 5 p.m. ET for a chance to win a copy of one of three awesome new cookbooks. … More »
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Blisstree Giveaway: You Want These Cookbooks, We Want Your Thanksgiving Recipes
10 Things We Want to Do This Weekend
We’re ready for the weekend here at the Blisstree offices — are you? Here’s what we want to get done over the next couple days:
Do some crafting.
It’s time to dust off our box of yarn and spiff up our empty toilet paper rolls.
Figure out what we’re going to make on Thanksgiving.
Hopefully we’ll manage to make most things from scratch. But don’t hate us if we buy the rolls.
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Martha Stewart’s Thanksgiving Advice to Stephen Colbert: Get the Turkey Drunk
Martha Stewart was on The Colbert Report last night to share a few Thanksgiving ideas and to get a lesson from Stephen Colbert in low-budget hors d’oeuvres. We’re with The Frisky on this one — the best moment is when Martha reveals that she gets a turkey drunk before slaughtering it with her own two hands. We’re not sure if this qualifies as a type of more humane slaughter, but how can you not appreciate her enthusiasm? … More »
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Martha Stewart’s Thanksgiving Advice to Stephen Colbert: Get the Turkey Drunk
Green Turkey Gallery: 10 Ways to Make Thanksgiving More Eco-Friendly
Thanksgiving, traditionally a holiday for being grateful for intangible blessings, is actually a day of mass consumption on every level. We eat a lot; we drink a lot; and the next day, we shop a lot. These behaviors easily can have a negative effect on the planet, thanks to the waste, carbon emissions, and energy use our traditions yield. This makes us feel guilty. (We also sleep a lot over Thanksgiving; this does not make us feel guilty.) So this year, we’re going to turn down the gobble-gobble and make our Thanksgiving as eco-friendly as possible. In that holiday spirit, we’ve got ten easy ways you can reduce your carbon emissions and waste this turkey day. … More »
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Green Turkey Gallery: 10 Ways to Make Thanksgiving More Eco-Friendly
De-Stress Your Thanksgiving Prep: Follow Blisstree on Twitter
Yes, Halloween has come and gone. Whether you’re happy or sad, you’re probably a little less stressed out. Enjoy that feeling for a day or two, because the Thanksgiving anxiety is going to be setting in pretty soon. But don’t freak out — we’re going to have so much Thanksgiving content, you won’t know what to do with it all. The best way to make sure you don’t miss any recipes or Thanksgiving ideas? Follow Blisstree on Twitter.
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De-Stress Your Thanksgiving Prep: Follow Blisstree on Twitter
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