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From time to time, we highlight the top 5 coolest things to do in a location where a Cariloha store is located.
However, seeing as it’s the season to think of holidays, turkey, parties, gifts, gratitude and good will toward your neighbor and family, you’ll get a double helping of Cariloha’s Top 5 recipe for staying cool this Thanksgiving weekend and holiday season.
1. Wear Your Comfiest Bamboo Shirt. Yes, it’s essential for staying dry, feeling comfortable, and smelling fresh while you’re slaving away in the kitchen over a hot stove, oven, or dish of candied apples and yams. Bamboo will help you chill out while you work your Thanksgiving masterpiece, ultimately making you a more relaxed, less-sweaty, host or attendee.
2. Eat Slowly and Make the Day Last. Don’t just gobble up everything in sight. Chew your food and eat smaller portions. Doing so will aid in digestion and will allow you to eat more over the course of the day. Chat with your friends and family – catch up and make new friends. Let the life’s stresses trickle off your fingers and toes. Savor the flavor of every bite. It’s all part of staying cool during the holidays.
3. Give Something Good – Bamboo Good. A relaxed, confident smile will stretch across your face and conscience when you give a loved one something that’s unique, affordable, and good for the environment, plus it has the feel and style of luxury. As a bonus, you’ll have started an interesting conversation about how hard bamboo stalks were transformed into this ultra-soft bamboo shirt, towel, sock or sheet. Who’s the coolest gift giver at this year’s holiday party? Why you, of course.
4. Bring a Game to Play. It creates conversation, makes memories, burns calories, boosts endorphins, shows the kids you care, passes time, improves IQ… should I keep going? Just bring a game. It’s always good to have a back-up plan if conversation and together-time run stale. Again, you’ll be the coolest Aunt Jane or Uncle Jim in town.
5. Help Clean Up. Just stand up, walk over to that sink and start scrubbing. Don’t wait for someone to ask you. Just do it, and before you know it, everything will be clean, and your mother will be beaming with gratitude. Looking at it from the selfish side of this unselfish gesture, you’ll end up burning calories and earning brownie points with the in-laws, which always come in handy when you need a lift to the airport or whatever. Lend a hand, be cool and feel cool inside.
These are just a few tips to help your holidays run a little bit smoother. Surely you’ve got more ideas up your sleeve. Have a Happy Thanksgiving weekend and a cool start to your holiday season!