Thankful

If you thought this post was about Kelly Clarkson's debut album, I completely understand and offer my sincere apologies. This Thanksgiving Eve, I am thankful for all of my readers, especially the handful of you who aren't directly related to me. Here is a list of some other things I am thankful for. I challenge you all to make your own lists and help your mothers cook and clean tomorrow. Or maybe read her this blog while she cooks, that would be a help.

• I am thankful for my new Roku that has finally given me a way to watch every episode of the Little Women collection.
• I am thankful for that one Snapchat filter that makes me feel pretty even when I know I look like Shrek.
• I am thankful for my parents' DVR and that I have full visitation rights.
• I am thankful for the podcast My Favorite Murder because it makes my hour-long commute enjoyable and it makes me a more cautious woman (I stay out of the woods and call my dad frequently).
• I am thankful for Arby's coupons that make their upscale menu affordable to a lowly peasant such as myself.
• I am thankful that you can no longer see who your crush's best friend is on Snapchat. That ruined more relationships than celebrity nannies.
• I am thankful for the $12 leggings I'm wearing right now because they feel LIKE BUTTAH.
• I am thankful for blue lipstick because the right shade can look good on anyone. Well, maybe not Smurfs.
• I am thankful for the North Carolina weather that will be back in the 60s soon because I'm dreaming of a green Christmas.
• I am thankful for drive-throughs because human interaction is overrated.
• I am thankful for The Hamilton Mixtape because I think we all know I needed more fuel for my obsession with Lin-Manuel Miranda.
• I am thankful for the feet heater in my car that allows me to wear open-toed shoes until the middle of December.
• I am thankful for Buzzfeed quizzes because without them I might have to traverse this world NOT knowing which one of Taylor Swift cats I am. (Meredith, btw)
• I am thankful for winter coming and killing all of the sadistic bugs that have been having a field day with me since mid-March.

Finally, I want to provide some alternatives to Black Friday shopping. Hopefully y'all will enjoy these Thursday night/Friday morning activities and do them instead of shopping so I will have a few less people to compete with while I'm scouring DVD racks. (If anybody sees Zootopia or Rosemary's Baby, holla at ya girl, I have a diverse film palate.)

• Crafting! Repurpose those empty paper towel rolls from your cousin's sparkling juice spill and make some snowflake ornaments!
• Sleeping! Thanksgiving is a long day, you deserve a break. Go to bed early and don't wake up until doorbusters are over.
• Decorating! Get a head start on Christmas season from the comfort of your own home nowhere near a major shopping center that I might be visiting.
• Cleaning! No time like the present to clean all of the giblets and gizzards. If you play your cards right, wrap up your leftovers and ignore expiration dates, you can probably coast till Christmas.
• Social media stalking! Who had THE BEST Thanksgiving? There's only one way to find out and it's right at your thumbtips.