Thanksgiving and Black Friday Shopping

Yesterday was Thanksgiving, a day of reflection of the simple things we are grateful for: family, health and friendship. Today it’s all about the sales. Black Friday is so named because it’s the day that retailers go out of “the red” (where their cash flow shows losses) and into “the black” (where they are making profits.)

What’s different about Black Friday this year is that it is no longer just an American thing – retailers are having Black Friday sales in England.  Which is kind of ironic, considering they clearly don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.

Let’s do a quick summary of Thanksgiving and a look ahead to Christmas:

Things I’m #Grateful For:

• My mom is out of the hospital
• My brother made it safely from snowy New Jersey

  

• My kids and husband are happy and healthy
• 24 Fitness was open Thanksgiving morning so I could do preemptive cardio
• All my friends, especially those who got to celebrate Baby’s 1st Thanksgiving

  

#Fitness Things I Want for Christmas:

• Workout bench
• 25 and 30 lbs dumbbells
• Arnold Schwarzenegger “Conquer” poster

  

• Ed Sheeran CD (to help with treadmill time)
• New sneakers

And, hey, if you’re thinking of cool books to get or give, why not order a copy of She’s Losing It!  It’s a Rocky for Moms and available now on Amazon.com!  (Here’s the link to buy your copy!)

Need a book for your kids, niece or nephew?  How about Mind Your Manners Minnie Monster.  It’s a funny book about an obnoxious little monster who has to learn her manners to get her friends back.  And it won a Mom’s Choice Award!  (Here’s the link to buy your copy!)

How about you?  How was your Thanksgiving?  What do you want for Christmas?

Lisa

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