New Year Resolutions I Can Actually Keep

8% of people keep resolutions.  Instead of coming up with claims that are unachievable, here are 10 that could actually happen in  2014.  

1.  New REAR Resolution - tone up the bootie...a little.
2.  Do work with children...my own.
3.  Stop saying, "Oooooo, God that feels nice," when I get a pat down.
4.  No longer spoil my family with my gourmet cooking.
5.  Have conversations with other friends instead of just my BFF Karen Jacobsen (Siri).
6.  Throw away the neck brace because I quit trying to be a "backup dancer" during Zumba. 
7.  Learn something new every month, starting with "Outercourse."
8.  Do a whoop-pow karate move when I need a pick-me-up.
9.  Find a penny, pick it up.
10.  Do more with others, especially selfies.
 
Easy one:  Get or give 8 hugs a day...makes ya happier!

Backups:

Practice Quantum Physics - Futurevisioning.   http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11452997.htm

Take Laughing Yoga class.  http://www.laughteryoga.org/english


Happy New Year!
Cyndy, The Whoopie Queen 

Reindeer Brownies

Want a little something different to decorate this year?  Lots of people love these reindeer brownies that I posted recently on Facebook after making them with my daughter Gigi.

Bye a brownie box mix, for God's sake!  After you bake them, let them cool.  Cut the brownies into triangles.  A plastic knife keeps the brownies from ripping.

Icing the brownies with chocolate frosting.  Break up some pretzels to make them into antlers and stick 'em in.  Add eyes and a red hot or candy decoration.  Wallah!

Whoopierific!

Brownie mix & all the stuff that goes into the mix
Chocolate icing
Candy eyes
Pretzels - medium size
Red candy or red hot for nose

Quest for Christmas Cheer

Here's my Pop Up Comedy Quest for Christmas Cheer. 

Happy Holidays!

Christmas Spirit Cocktail

Wanna get in the Christmas spirit?  Here's the way to ensure you're feeling festive.

Christmas Spirit Cocktail
4 cups cranberry juice
2 cups orange juice
2 cups vodka
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons Quantro
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp nutmeg

ice
orange slice garnish

Cheers!

3 Tips to Beat the Holi-daze

An appreciation for elf culture is important during this season. "I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite."  Love the movie Elf!  Buddy beams joy.  The holidays are supposed to be a happy time but all too often they can leave you frazzled and exhausted.  When your schedule starts to stress you out, whoop it up with these three tips.

• Feeling Overwhelmed?  Take a short break to wrap presents.  Performing monotonous task can actually boost creativity and problem solving skills, according to study from UC Santa Barbara.  Could explain why I clean the house when I am mad.  

• On a tight budget?  Make the holidays about GIVING with a visit to a soup kitchen or nursing home.  Volunteering releases a trigger of feel good hormones.  Match your volunteer skills with a worthy cause at volunteermatch.org.

•   Grumpy, Scrooge-like?  You are not the only one who falls in a funk at the "most wonderful time of the year."  It’s the expectations.  Write a letter of gratitude or count blessing to rewire the brain's pleasure circuits. (Family Circle Dec 2013)  

BONUS MOST IMPORTANT TIP OF ALL:  MAKE FUN! Think "how can I CREATE some FUN" at a time when you are in the full throws of Stressmas?  Be your own best funmaker.   Here's a site that delivers a quick fun-fix in tune with the holidays.  Create an elfie!  Go to elfie.me, upload a photo, put on some antlers, and viola!

Coming next week:
Pop Up Comedy Video - Quest For Christmas Cheer where I visit the dump, talk with my exterminator, and sit on Santa's lap.