I have long been a champion of Thanksgiving. And yes, Thanksgiving needs a champion. Sure, back in the day Thanksgiving had its moment of glory but in the last decade or two it’s been gobbled […]
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Turkey Trouble
We all have milestones that signify we’ve crossed the road from child to adult. There’s the entry level ones like getting off your parent’s cell phone bill plan and using those twenty percent off Bed, […]
Stuffed With Supply Chain Snafus
I’ve learned so much about supply chains these last few months that I feel like I’ve just completed an upper-level business school course and expanded my vocabulary. For instance, I have recently discovered that a chassis […]
Dear Snarky – My Mother Won’t Share Thanksgiving Recipes With Me
Dear Snarky, What do you think about a mom who won’t share family recipes with her daughter? Due to the coronavirus our large family has decided to not celebrate Thanksgiving together. This means for the […]
Thanksgiving Is Getting the Shaft
What happened to Thanksgiving? I feel like it has become the fruitcake of holidays. Sure, it’s a day everybody acknowledges and celebrates but it’s not something you’re that passionate about. It seems like more and […]
The Smoking Thanksgiving
Change is hard especially when it comes to trying to “update” your holiday traditions. Back in early October I made a momentous announcement to my family and like any announcement that would shake my husband […]
Tablescapes Confuse Me
I’m a little dismayed about what I’ve been seeing on social media in regards to Thanksgiving. A good two weeks ago I started gazing at oodles of Thanksgiving posts and not a one was about […]
Dear Snarky – Thank You Note Throwdown at Thanksgiving
Dear Snarky, My two sisters and I are so angry that our niece has never written us thank you notes for the wedding presents we gave her that we are planning on staging a manners […]
Premature Christmas
It’s taken a lot of discipline and dedication to make it to this day without giving in or being weak. Oh, how I’ve wanted to not just succumb but to throw myself in with the […]
Admit it – We’ve All Wanted to Escape From Our Family on Thanksgiving
And now for something to make me really unpopular . . . I’m going to confess that I don’t get what all the fuss is about regarding having to work on Thanksgiving. Right now, all […]
Betrayed By Better Homes and Gardens
Thanksgiving is a week away and I’ve done nothing to get ready for the holiday. Usually by this time I, at least, have made out my shopping list, but, ugh, I can’t seem to get […]
Dear Snarky – Still Stuck at the Kiddie Table for Thanksgiving
Dear Snarky, I’m going with my fiancé to his parents’ house for Thanksgiving. We have been dating for three years and for the past two years his mother has made me sit at the kids’ […]
Snarky in the Suburbs 