Thanksgiving dressing is all about being comfy and sweet and dressed appropriately for all ages. It is not the day to try out your sexy, new, over the knee boots and bandage skirt combo. It’s also not a great day to be in your favorite skinny jeans because they will give you a serious muffin top after you stuff yourself then wait 1-3 hours, eat a leftovers sandwich (not to be confused with a “leftover sandwich”) and stuff yourself again.

I’ll be sticking to an easy loose fitting dress like this one from Anine Bing. Play it even looser and leave all work related items at home. Bring a cross body bag filled to the brim with various lip balms because you won’t need much else. Chances are your family won’t ID you for liquor and dad won’t make you split the check with him. By all means do not be that relative who brings their laptop. Do not “try to get some work done” between dinner and dessert. Talk to your grandmother instead. Ask her how she met your grandfather or really go for the gold and ask something juicy like “what’s the scariest thing you ever did Mimi?”

I suggest getting up early and watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade while wrapped in a blanket and sipping something warm. Santa Claus’ arrival at the end of the parade marks the beginning of the holiday season and it’s one of the most magical TV moments of the year.