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🗓️ 26 November 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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We talk about why it’s such a happiness-booster to raise your hand to organize an event or undertaking—to realize that if you don’t do it, no one will. We also share a hack for making it easier to take medication, and why it’s a good idea to “suffer fools gladly.”
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| 0:00.0 | Elizabeth, you know that this year I am hosting Thanksgiving for the second time, huge bucket |
| 0:04.8 | list for me. And one of the things that makes it easier to prepare for any kind of big gathering, |
| 0:10.8 | whether it's Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving or any kind of celebration, is knowing that you can |
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| 0:23.3 | I can look for the 365 brand, and I know that I'm going to get everything that I need |
| 0:28.5 | and want for a good price with the quality that I can count on. |
| 0:32.4 | Yeah, they have everything from low-price quality turkey to pantry essentials. |
| 0:37.3 | And Gretchen, I have to add frozen appetizers, |
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| 0:48.3 | their butterfly shrimp and breaded calamari. It's all so easy to prepare and so delicious. Enjoy so many ways to save on your |
| 0:58.7 | Thanksgiving spread at Whole Foods Market. The holidays are such a joyful time, but let's be |
| 1:05.1 | honest, they can also be a lot. There's so much to cook, so much to clean, and unfortunately, |
| 1:10.4 | so much food waste. |
| 1:12.4 | You know, we're always thinking about the small things we can do that make an impact, |
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