Friday, November 29, 2019

The Turkey Hangover- is it real?

I hope you all had a joyous Thanksgiving holiday.
It's a holiday still, on this beautiful south Florida Friday, but for real estate agents, it can be either/or. I'm showing two homes later today. I mean, you just don't want to miss the opportunities, so while the rest of the family is lounging and chilling, I have to make sure I'm available if there is a warm showing or an offer, and today I have both on the table.
Speaking of tables: there is this conventional wisdom thing going around that eating turkey makes you sleepy, because it contains tryptophan, an amino acid that triggers melatonin and seratonin production, and hence, you end up in snoozeville. So I did some quick research (regrettably I did this on Google, so I'm sure I'll be getting ads for turkey now until next Thanksgiving), and found that, an article in Time magazine from 2016, turkey contains about the same amount of tryptophan as other meats. What makes us sleepy after that big Thanksgiving meal is that we usually eat too much turkey. And mashed potatoes. And green bean casserole, and stuffing, and pecan pie. At our house, it all started with deviled eggs, mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat, and cheese and crackers. And, of course, wine, scotch, and a wide variety of libations. So, blaming the the sleepiness on turkey, is actually somewhat of a joke.
My two sons live in Washington state, so unfortunately they couldn't make it here. My stepkids were here though, and we had a bunch of friends over--sixteen of us, all told. Lots of tryptophan being ingested. Amino acids and neurotransmitters notwithstanding, we had a wonderful time, and, as usual, we have a ton of leftovers, mostly desserts. Half of a huge cheesecake, an apple pie that went untouched, a red velvet cake, and three whole pecan pies occupy a large portion of our kitchen counter.
So my real estate strategy for consulting with sellers--I'm coming to your home with a dessert of some kind. I'm serious. Here's the December 2019 end-of-year real estate special: list your home, get a pie. What a deal, right?
Enjoy the holidays!

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