Sorry, my little friends, for being a bad bloggess this month. Does bloggess have two g’s or one? I have been terribly overwhelmed for the past couple of weeks, and when that happens, I can only handle the crisis that is immediately in front of me.

I have also been a terrible holiday shopper this month, so I have just a few recommendations for you. I’m sure that you are all much better parents and friends and aunts and cousins than myself this month, but just in case you are late, too, here’s what I’ve found or am thinking about or touched in the store or ogled in a magazine:

Teenager and Tweens — Bob Ross socks, Laptop, speaker, Exploding Kittens game, Alex and Ani college bracelets, Adidas hoodie, games for the Nintendo switch,

Technology – battery pack, travel charger, Charging Station, IMac,

Kitchen — Le Souk platter, alright, alright an Instant Pot, a Le Creuset dutch oven (much better), appetizer plates,

Hostess gift of the month — a gold and white planter with a succulent from IKEA

And now I must run off to handle the next crisis in front of me. I never ordered Christmas cards and now I’m feeling guilty about it. So, off to put out that fire. Maybe we’ll get them before the holidays. Maybe not.

I’ll be back later this afternoon, after the hair salon covers up the white streaks at my temple that make me look like Dr. Strange. Still need to answer two or three urgent work e-mails… Ugh.