Sending you love and best wishes for the happiest Christmas. I know the holidays can be tough for some, so sending extra love and extra wishes to those of you quietly carrying a burden of one kind or another.
I know it’s not yet the end of the year, but I spent a few minutes reflecting on the blog today and revisiting some of my favorite posts. Thought I’d round them up here in the event that you are glazing over while watching twenty four hours of A Christmas Story or on hour seven of your journey to O’Hare, where it is inevitably snowing right now, and need a little distraction…
WHEN YOU NEED TO BE REMINDED THAT YOU ARE BEING TOO HARD ON YOURSELF
IF YOU ARE GRIEVING AND WANT TO FEEL LESS ALONE IN IT
THE SIX WORDS THAT GOT ME THROUGH MY C-SECTION
WHERE IT’S EASIEST TO FIND GOD
INTIMACY, IN ALL ITS SAVAGE ABANDON
And, a smattering of random links:
NEVER THOUGHT OF MYSELF AS A CLOG GIRL BUT I’M OBSESSED WITH THESE AFTER SEEING THEM ON A MOM AT SCHOOL PICK-UP
LAST MINUTE IMPULSE-BUY FOR MINI’S CHRISTMAS HAUL (SHE’S BEEN VERY INTO DRESSING LIKE ME LATELY, WHICH I ADORE)
A STYLISH WAY TO KEEP CORDS TIDY (MONOGRAMMABLE!)
THE MOST POPULAR ITEM FOR HOME I’VE EVER FEATURED
HOW CUTE IS THIS INEXPENSIVE BEDDING FOR A TODDLER?
A PALETTE EVERYONE NEEDS TO OWN — PERFECT EVERYDAY EYE SHADOW
A DARLING ROCKING HORSE FOR A LITTLE GIRL
THIS RUG FOR A PLAYROOM GIVES ME MARIMEKKO VIBES
THESE RATTLES! I CALL HILL MY KOALA — HE DEFINITELY NEEDS THE KOALA!
A CHIC ADDITION TO A GAME NIGHT, ALONG WITH A PITCHER OF MARTINIS
A FUNNY GIFT FOR A FRIEND WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH THE RINGER