Youโve no doubt come across tens of holiday gift lists already, especially because of news that we should purchase even earlier than usual this year. Iโve stated what I think about the pressure to buy early and then buy some more โย but Iโm also not an ascetic and unrealistic. We love giving gifts to each other.
Iโve long been convicted that we vote with our dollars, yet this year itโs felt even truer. If we want to keep our local shops open, we need to prioritize shopping there. Itโs what I plan to do this holiday season.
But because Iโm not unrealistic, I also know we need to shop online sometimes. Thatโs okay! Especially when we go a bit out of our way to shop small โย or at least a little smaller than that which rhymes with Shlamazon.
If youโd like to point some of your online shopping toward non-monopolies, head here:
Enjoy browsing what Iโve enjoyed curating โย and if you do make a purchase, at no extra cost to you youโll also help support my work. Iโm so grateful for this small act of kindness in advance.
To my fellow Americans โย I hope you have a restful and delicious Thanksgiving week, and to all of you โย happy holidays! Iโm so glad itโs this time of year. Iโll see you again in your inbox this Friday with this weekโs 5 Quick Things.
Oremus pro invicem,
Tsh
p.s. Advent begins this Sunday, November 28โฆ If you donโt yet have a copy of Shadow & Light, itโs not too late to order yours! You can also still make your own beeswax candles โย itโs one of our familyโs favorite traditions.
p.p.s. If youโre the praying sort, Iโd be grateful for yours today. My middle kiddo is undergoing surgery this morning, and while itโs a pair of very common procedures and heโll be home by this afternoon, itโs always nerve-wracking when itโs our kids, isnโt it? Iโd love your prayers for guidance for the doctorsโ hands, as painless a recovery as possible, and extra resilience for me this week as his main caregiver. Thank you already. ๐