What you can look forward to in 2016. If youve got a new years eve outfit all planned out, but you have no time for a visit to the salon, well he show you chic styles you can do yourself at home. Then, if youre making a special new years eve dinner, weve got a diet, a recipe for you is she not joyful . Im the poster child, girlfriend. Thats not your segment. Stacy keiser. Were going to talk about how too keep that kind of joy, shes making on something in the kitchen, how to keep it going all yearlong. I like this word, more gracious life. Very nice. Love that. So christmas is, you know, in the rear view mirror. And a lot of people got gifts that maybe they didnt want of the the, and sometimes when you someones feelings. This woman was complaining about a gift she gets from her motherinlaw. It happens every year. They always buy her home decor stuff. But heres the problem. They have completely different tastes. Like the wooden duck, wheres the duck . Her motherinlaw left her a voice mail saying, if you dont like the gift, feel free to give it back to me. Ooh, shes got deeper problems than home decor. What should she do . Speak being of gracious, its a nowin. What would you do . If i kept giving you carved out, weird things that you hated, and you didnt want them in your house, hmm. I regift things all the time. What if i went to yourself and say wheres the carved i would say i regifted it. He suggests, its a nowin situation. Say thank you, but ask if from that point on, please skip the gift maybe she doesnt want to spend time with her. That only works if you like the people. You could say, look, were trying to declutter. Thank you, its so beautiful. I never know what to do in situations like that. You know, its honesty, speak the truth in the spirit of love. And thats a lot harder than it sounds. You know . Just say, you know what, its obvious that we have different tastes, and i dont want to waste something that you, so i gave it to someone whose house looks just like yours, as crappy i gave her a painting as big as those two windows. Huge. Huge painting of her beloved new orleans. That cost a fortune. It hung in our house for 20 years, and then when hoda became my, my it took me another year. You know where it is . Its in the storage place. I know. You know, it didnt really fit. I think i gave it to you before i knew you well enough to know it wouldnt be your style. What do you want me to do with it . I want it back. Good, because im paying 80 a month. Ivy ivyive had it for two and a half years. Ill take it back you pay the shipping costs whats another month in there. Ill pay the shipping. Hoda, thats terrible. A huge storage. No, just one painting. Thats all thats in there. Does your mother want it . Does anybody in your family want it . We have small places. My mother has a little apartment too. I think you should get this thing appraised. No, no, no. And sell it. No, im not selling it that is totally weird its a very fine painting, hoda. You should give it to someone who has room in their place for it. Otherwise i keep paying 80 a month. We were talking about when we watch people on the red carpet, we were talking, oh, my gosh, well never forget that look. Well look and see if we can remember which actor or actress who wore the outfit. Lets play the game. Lets see if we remember who wore what. That is katy perry. An eighttime grammy winner. Rihanna. They dont give us clues. Lets see the next one. Who wore this. That looks like angelina jolie. No, anne hathaway. Oh, no its not. It mrs. Mrs. George clooney. Remember the gloves . Yes, you were right. Amal clooney. Remembered the gloves. Yes that was, oh, thats such a good show. That is definitely gaga. Yes, i remember those gloves. I remember those. And whats the last one . Taylor swift yeah, we did pretty well. Those were good. All right, so we know you guys are going out for new years eve. And this happens, sometimes you get all dressed up and somebody drops a glass of wine or something on your outfit. Well, we have an idea for you. We have something that is a by vardama. And hes wearing the spillproof shirt and tie. Its on a youtube channel. The material is infused with a spillresistant fabric that makes it water resistant without compromising the breathability. So were going to throw some wine on alex to see what happens. I brought my own wine. Ready . Hold on. Alex had a drinking problem. You want to throw it on the front . Cheers, happy new years. I think we should show red. Because whites not going to show. You do it. Back up, everybody. First, some in his mouth. That ones better. Oh, no, the mike is not protected. Well, so what. Thats coming out of my pay. It really did get totally drenched. It sort of looked like it stained. Look, it rolled right off. This side rolled off, and this side didnt. Its something about the throwing. Pour it. Id say it works quite well, what do you think, hoda . And id say hodas out of wine and im not. Somebody got gypped. Thank you, alex. Go to vardama. Com. Check that cant afford it. 80 a month. For six years now. Friends. Theres such a thing as a lets see if we agree with them. Your work bff is the only person whose weekend you really care about. You know hows your weekend. Thats excellent, leslie. You say how was the weekend. We do that. But there are a lot of people that i there are good folks around us. You get irritated by the same people. Yes. Yes. Its very true. You confess freely to each other and its true. We give each other a look even during the show, and were like, and then we know. How do we do it, day after day. Seriously. When youre having a bad day, theres always someone willing to help you snap out of it. Youre very good to me that way. I have more bad days than you do. And you know work is so much better than someone you share your craziness with. Its fun to come to work so were very blessed. There are some Young Children who are trying to explain what joy is, basically. On joy. So were going, there are some young kids who were interviewed. They said this is the secret to being happy as an adult. This is some of the things they said. Smiling is contagious. Being sad is contagious. Even sneezing. You just think about going to your friends, having a small chat, drinking a glass of wine. Work. Play with your children a bit more and get a few more pennies to their people that dont have any. Sweet. Thats from teddy talks. Ted talks and then teddy with little ones. Kids, and they already do it. Only if life was sweet all the time. Remember Juicy Couture . Amy poehler wore them in mean girls as the mother . Going into londons victoria and albert museum. This is the best movie. An expert called it, this is going to be in a museum. The Juicy Couture sweats have made the museum in london. The complete history of underwear. I cant believe theyre in a museum. Why would they be . We live in a weird world. Opens in april. We wonder if you own some. Send us a picture. Big instagram queen. Her name is fuzz burta. Shes adorable. She has a calendar for 2016. Look at the head phones ooh. And guess what today is, hoda woman no. Its back. You wanted it by popular demand. Its spanky tuesday. No, i was hoping we could skip to wednesday. No, when we give it away to lucky viewers. Plus naked dresses and colored hair. Theyre all so lastyear. We say goodbye to the this. This. As we bid farewell to 2015, the wackiest style trends of the year. And emily scherer. Colored hair, buhbye. Its like were living in halloween in the hunger games era. Its not unique anymore. Its not attractive on anybody. And some of them are a wig. Jennys wasnt. She retouched her hair. Its fun but time for a more natural look. Give us an alternative to the colored hair. Updates. A baby likes. They take pictures of their babies and say i want to have hair like theirs. She looks awesome. Very light, very easy and very natural. Highlights. The naked dresses. Carpet. Anymore. Sometimes its sexier to have just a little something. Everything. It doesnt matter if youre j. Lo, but for everybody else. What are you looking at. Not shadow. This is au naturale. We want to say goodbye to the naked trend. It stopped being shocking because everybody was doing it. Whats your grupupgrade. Its a little lingerie inspired. Very covered up. Morrowe romantic. Lik elizabethan. Its what were seeing on the runway. Very romantic. Youre able to go out there and she doesnt look happy. Youre supposed to have joy are we saying good buy to overalls . Did anybody say hello . No one can pull this off and make it look easy. Its so difficult, unless youre taylor swift, but its really hard where it falls in the back. She always looks adorable. Its so juvenile. When they hang down too low. Exactly. You have a problem in the back and a problem in the front. Not many people can pull off. But they are comfortable. Its oshkosh bgosh. So just imoges, symbols. But i seeing them on denim, too, denim on denim ombre. A nice denim shirt tucked into denim jeans. I thought you werent supposed to do that . Now you can. Its cool. I never liked clunky sandals. You dont want to widen your foot. Feet are meant to be more attractive. The birkenstock. We call them ugly shoes. Because they are. She looks cute in hers. But everybody else looks look at that. It looks like a hospital shoe. We want to just go for more of a sophisticated stiletto. And were seeing a lot of embellishments on the shoes. Foot. You dont want to make them wider. Am i saying goodbye to my they shouldnt be falling apart. A little rip or a tear. Is that one okay . This is an airport look that shes pulling off. But you dont want to wear this on a red carpet. You dont want to have this out and have it oh but, see, i love this. I think this looks good, but when you have too many holes down the leg and she has her clara sun woo jacket on. Going out for new years eve, but dont know what to do with your do . We have three easy hairstyles to show you. And if you are planning dinner with that special someone, we have just the meal. After these messages. Ages. cell phone rings where are you . Well the squirrels are back in the attic. Mom . Your dad wont call an exterminator. Can i call you back, mom . He says its personal this time. If youre a mom, you call at the worst time. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Where are you . Its very loud there. Back on the spring teaser tuesday when we put your minds to work with a fun riddle. This comes from mandatory. Com. What can travel around the world while staying in one corner . Think about that. I think i might know. Probably not. After the break. Year, after this. This. Janet . Cough if you can hear me. Dont even think about it. I took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. Yeah. But what about mike . It works on his cough too. Cough it works on his cough too. Mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs for 12 hours. Lets end this. I absolutely love my new york apartment, but the rent is outrageous. Good thing geico offers affordable renters insurance. With great coverage it protects my personal belongings should they get damaged, stolen or destroyed. [doorbell] uh, excuse me. Delivery. Hey. Lo mein, szechwan chicken, chopsticks, soy sauce and you got some fortune cookies. Have a good one. Ah, these small new york apartments. Protect your belongings. Let geico help you its brain teaser tuesday. And before the break we gave you this riddle. What can travel around the world while staying in one corner. The answer is, a stamp. If youve been wracking your brain trying to figure out what or new years night. All right, so often you want to have a great hairdo, but there are simple ways you can make your hair look good. Were starting with a princess roll. You can use all that ribbon. You always get it during the holidays, like what are you going to do with it . You can use a ribbon or headband. Youre taking the hair, twisting it into this headband, twist, twist, twist, and literally tucking everything in. Thats it . Thats adorable. Thats all you have to do. Look how beautiful she looks from the front. You can set it with flexible hair spray. Cute done adorable. Way to go the next one is all about this is justine. You have all these necklaces. You dont have to wear them around your head. You can take these necklaces and put it behind your hair. I put like a bobby pin at the end of it, slide it in. Thats pretty. It just dressed up her hair. That is so cute its gorgeous. They stay very well. Tuck it in there. Its like a peekaboo. How did you you can use bobby pins at the end. Her hair was already super sleek and straight. That is adorable. Next. Sashas here. Shes got great hair, what else could she do . Look at that hair. We are going to do sock bun on this. A what . Its a sock bun, a high bun situation. Repurpose this o sock and repurpose it into a scrunchy. Im going to hold all of this hair and turn it into a high bun situation. The process of getting there takes a little bit of flipping, you just flip under. What are you doing . I cant believe i can get all this. What is happening that was with that brown sock . And you dont even see the sock exactly. You cover it up. Tuck it under. Onboband you bobby pin it up. Bobby pin the heck out of it. Can you turn sideways . That is gorgeous. That is crazy. Obviously, some bobby pins. Sometimes the messier look is just cool. Exactly. No time. You can do it licketysplit. Once the partys ending and the new year begins we help you keep the happiness. Is it possible . I think so. After this. Heres a little healthy advice. Eat well, live well, and take of what makes you, you. Right down to your skin with Aveeno Aveeno daily moisturizing lotion with the goodness of active naturals oat and 5 vital nutrients for healthier looking skin in just one day. Healthy skin equals beautiful skin. And for shower softness, add the body wash, too lets get these dayquil liquid gels and go. But these liquid gels are new. Mucinex fast max. Its the same difference. This one is max strength and fights mucus. Mucinex fast max. The only cold and flu liquid gel thats maxstrength and fights mucus. If the holidays have caused a mixed bag of emotions, youre not alone. From the lows of shopping and cooking to the highs of being with the ones you hold dear. And hold onto it. Stacys going to tell you. Shes an editor at large for live happy magazine. She always brings wisdom with her. It seems there are people you feel are innately joyful and people who are not. Does it matter the season, the time of year or the circumstance . It really is true that some people are born that way. They come out happy. Theyre happy babies. But its rare. For most of us, especially when we have challenging times, we really have to work hard at being joyful. Isnt there a difference between happy and joyle. Happy is a result of something. How do you have joy that transcends your circumstances . Joy is from the inside. So its something that you have to seek for yourself. It isnt like just getting a new gift. Its really about engaging in positive thinking. Its about trying to be optimistic about things and even when bad things aren haing. There are some people that are halfcup empty, halfcup full. Give us some steps. People struggle very much through the holidays. A lot of suicides during the holidays. It can be a very, very dark time for people. Being joyful is like working out, like exercising a muscle. Its something you literally have to work at. One of the things i suggest people do is make a joy list. Take out your phone, take a piece of paper and write down things that you like to do and reference that list when youre having one of those hard times. I also love the idea of a joy jar. Yeah, i like this. You take a joy and put slips of paper in it of things that you like to do that are joyful, and you pull one out and you have to do whatever it is. Be careful when you make that jar. I started waking up, probably i about a year ago, every things im grateful for and something great that happened in the last 24 hours. When you flip your brain in the morning to that, youre not waking up thinking oh, my gosh, im late, o o my gosh, i have a meeting. It turns it. And you have to make an effort to turn it yourself. Youre right, its like a muscle. You know, for people getting older, i think its a tendency to start becoming very saddened by life and the loss that comes with life. And i find that if i am going in that direction, feeling sorry for what ive lost in life, you can turn around in a second by saying, but what am i, what am i grateful that i still have. And immediately, it changes. Why is that . It is literally flipping that switch in your head, what i always tell people is part of living a fulfilling life is being able to sort of reflect back and say have i done the things that i want to do, the things that i love doing, and if a woman who rides a bike, something so basic. How can something so basic turn your life around . This month, the article is about a woman who had had a major surgery, and she was barely walking after it. And then her mom bout her this bicycle. And she pushed herself to try it. And shes riding miles and miles and miles, and its because she was able to accomplish something that she didnt know that she could do and found a love she didnt know she had. Thats where a gift can be so much more meaningful. And at any age you can have that. But you have to look for it. Shes smart. Its the first time shes come on. I know. A long time. She lives in california, we dont get to see her very often. Have a happy new year, sweetie. Just three more days until you start your diet. Why not go out with a bang, thisthis dinner right after thisa dinner right after thisd dinner right after thise dinner right phil oh no. under his breath hey man hey peter. unenthusiastic oh. Ha ha ha joanne . Is that you . Its me. You dont look a day over 70. Am i right . Jingle jingle. If youre peter pan, you stay young forever. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. You make me feel so young. Its what you do. You make me feel. Youve picked out your centerpiece. The candles, and everything is perfect, but youre missing one thing. What is it, hodi . The recipe but not anymore. Nancy fullers making beloved beef wellington. Its called farmhouse rules. Her new cookbook. It looks so, so fun. Its unbelievable. Pictures are worth 1,000 words, and the photographer is the most fantastic and has brought all that food to life. Starting with beef wellington. It intimidates people. Dont be. You have beef. You have puff pastry from the store. Any kind of mushrooms you want. Gray poupon . Just the mustard. And the butcher will do this for you, right . The butcher is your best friend. Okay. And he is just going to do that. What are you asking for when you get it done that way . Is it tender loin . Uhhuh. And i love the sizzle. Sizzle. And you want to cook this for two minutes on each side. Four sides, total of eight minutes, ding, ding, ding, ding. So brown it. Whos the cook in your house . Her mom not me youre going to learn. What am i doing . Putting the horse radish in with the dijon. How did that happen . Oh, wait, oh, no. What happened . Youre going to take the strings off first. Okay. Gradflad you noticed that. With this little tool. And then youre going to put all this lovely, this is mustard and horse radish and put it over the whole thing. Do the whole thing. Whats this. Then you have mushrooms. What are those . Mushrooms. What kind of mushrooms . Looks like ground beef. No you, you put the mushrooms in a food processer and get them tiny, tiny, tiny. And to this you add a little bit of cream. Keep the farmers in business, girls. Keep the vegetable farmer, a little parsley and a little bread crumbs and mix that up, and bing, bing, bing. No, it isnt. Then you covered. What do you mean . Covered it in the mustard sauce. Why is it brown now . You cover that in that. This stuff. This stuff is this stuff. And you put that on top of the beef. And you put that on top of the beef. Its starting to look like a meat loaf. Im sorry. And then you turn it over. Put more on it. Wow. Like that. Although its a lot of steps, but theyre not difficult ones. Theyre not difficult at all. Then whats the glaze . This is not a glaze. This is what youre going to use to seal the pastry over the beef wellington. And the pastry is store bought. What is that . We only have a few seconds. Oh, did it too much. Oh, well. Its fine. Egg and water. Lets taste it. How delicious that looks. You put it in for how long . About 40 minutes. Okay. Now is that beautiful . Its gorgeous. Its pretty. It really is. Is that beautiful . Hoda had a little cream in it. What do you think . Its good. To get these recipes, go to today. Com food. Okay. Five lucky members of our audience are going to have a ball. Yes. And i am too. Find out if your name is called. But first, this is today nbc. Nbc. Guess what time it is, hoda . Say it aint so. Is it spanky tuesday . 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Lets do it without it, hoda. We have an inner rhythm. Da, da, da, da, get out here. So everybody can see you. Im leaving. Im over it. Ooh, ooh. , ooh. You money. Im here to level the playing