How is your holiday shopping going? I think I’m in pretty good shape — I went into a complete fugue state on Friday and ordered a ton of stuff, so who even knows? Maybe all of it is crazy! One thing I do know is that I need to get some stocking stuffers, still. I do my sister and my husband’s stocking so if you are my sister or my husband, stop reading now! I MEAN IT. GOODBYE.

Now that they’re gone: I love shopping for stocking stuffers. Most families, I think, have some stocking traditions — I have a friend who always gets an orange, like she’s Laura Ingalls Wilder (complimentary); my mom always used to give me thank you notes and fancy soap. I like to include scratcher lottery tickets, and chocolates in the ones I do; this year, I got everyone one of the Panda Inn/Compartes chocola

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