What a week it has been! We're officially in the heart of what we call the "marathon" of working in retail during the holiday season. The weeks are busy, time is flying by and there's never enough hours in the day to get everything done. Being tired is an understatement and my patience is questionable, but we're surviving and thriving!! Despite the craziness, I love working during the holiday season. The anticipation of the holidays and the fast pace and are exciting. It's rewarding to work hard and see the season all come together. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes during this time of year to stay ready and get prepared, especially for the week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday coming up. Are you planning on shopping next weekend? I can't believe it's already almost here!
Ya'll know the extent of my Black Friday shopping is usually online + all the Cyber Monday sales. Because I'm working, I don't really have the time (or motivation tbh) to actually go out and shop. I'll leave that for you, haha. I am excited for several of the sales coming up though. I've only bought one Christmas gift so far so I need to get a jump on that + I have my eye on a few things. Stay tuned for my Black Friday sale post coming next week!
Right now I'm trying to make a mental note of what I'm looking to buy + what the sales are so that I have a game plan in advance. Thanksgiving week is always a whirlwind so I try to think ahead + plan out everything I need/want to get done. I'm also trying to strategize when to get all of my Orangetheory classes done this month too, lol. I haven't had a whole lot of motivation for much outside of work these days. By some miracle I did make it to two of my classes this week, wish me luck on the last five...
In the midst of the crazy, I'm still trying to enjoy as much of the season as I can. I was feeling festive this week so I watched a Christmas movie and made a quick and easy recipe for apple pie cookie cups. You bake sugar cookie dough in a muffin cups and then fill them with apple pie filling. I used pre-made cookie dough and just made the apple pie filling which was so easy and yummy. If you need something simple and quick for Thanksgiving, try it out! I used this recipe from Tasty Treat Pantry. Festive food is one of my favorite parts of holidays so I definitely make sure to indulge a little here and there.
Now it's time to rest up + relax this weekend before all of the chaos!
What are your weekend plans?
