i sing this one line on repeat just because it’s so dumb. know what else is dumb? christmas. just kidding. i think christmas is whatever you want it to be. just like life i guess. drive your own christmas bus. are you driving to sad town or are you driving to happy town? the build up is kinda fun. but like most things the actual experience doesn’t live up to the hype. anyway, i’ve decided to do the least this year. that puts me somewhere in apathetic town. i’m ok with it. it feels better than stress panic and heart palpitations. i’ve stayed away from christmas movies bc watching one feels derivative. with the exception of meet me in st. louis. oh and i did watch the family stone back in late november (that felt preparatory not celebratory) and boy does that movie suck massive, merrily on high ding dong. that said when DK signs to her gay son about how “normal” and wonderful he is i do cry like a baby. and the house and craig t. nelson are underrated delights. but SJP is the worst. enough to make me actually hate the movie. as if luke wilson would ever.
apart from that i have a cute tree with lots of colored lights, greenery on my shelves, oranges in a bowl and that’s as much as i can muster. owning that feels like a win.
i have a few things under the tree for fiona, wish i could add a few more but i’m trying to replace things with dates. (activities not the fruit) like watching things together, going to look at pretty houses decked out for christmas, impromptu kitchen kpop concerts. she’ll remember those more than things.
how about you? need a little christmas inspiration? have you seen skye mcalpine’s venetian home? check out the full spread here.
but definitely watch this first-
you know the whole place smells like baked goods and santa maria novella pomegranates.
need a last minute gift but you can’t afford much or can’t go anywhere but the grocery store? these candied pecans have gone viral.
have you seen the uniqlo and marni colab? i’ll take one of everything.
and finally, do you need help figuring out which type of jeans you should be wearing now and not wearing now? and which type of bootie you need to ditch? (it’s the little black bootie with an almond shaped toe. i know! i’m sorry.) then you need to be following charly goss. just trust me.
that’s all from me. i hope you have a peaceful and restorative holiday. i’ll catch you back here in the new year.
p.s. thanks for being here. :)