This is the last weekend before Thanksgiving. So, I know you have a lot to do. Most people take this time to visit their family. It's one of the few 4-day weekends we get each year that don't require vacation time.

If you're not joining your family, you're probably feeling a bit lost or lonely. This is the time of the year that depressions start to set in. Rather than succumb, rather than feeling alone, waiting for someone to invite you over - how about this?

YOU invite someone over. Look around. You're not the only one alone. It just feels like it. I'll bet there are other people at work or in your gym, or other places you go regularly that would love to have someone include them in any festitivies.

Use some of the recipes you can find at ClubMom to help you create a simple dinner.

Or just grab a couple of cornish game hens, soak them in your favorite marinade overnight (or for a little while if you find one of those quickie marinades). Fill them with your favorite packaged stuffing or your favorite frozen vegetables. Put them in the oven for about an hour and half... And voila! You have personal mini-turkeys!

Let your guest(s) bring side dishes and/or desert.

And while the mini-turkey is roasting, do me a favor. Take a minute to think about all those people who've meant a lot to you this year. Please send me a note about them - and I'll set up a special page just so you can honor your special folks.

(uh, please, don't write it about me - sucking up is not necessary - this is about the people in your real life.)

Best wishes,
Eva Rosenberg, MBA, EA