Oh, crap. The holidays are coming.

Uh-oh. It's almost that time of year again.

Family, gift-giving, shopping, and celebrations.

Crap.

I don't know about you, but I always stress out so much, trying to make everything perfect, making sure everyone has the perfect presents. Most of my family will be happy no matter what... but my oldest... she is so hard to shop for sometimes. Every year she changes (obviously). Different colors, styles, etc. This year, I think I have her number, though. She swears she wants this damn stuffed dog, but someone else can get her that. I found such special things (I can't give away too much in case someone she knows reads this lol). I will say, most of her stocking stuffers will be of the pretty variety, which is made way too easy for me because of Avon. Seriously, if you have girls, pretty and smelly things are uber cheap.

Anyway, I always look for really creative things for each person. It's lost on the tiny one, but last year, I got my dad signed pictures from Star Trek, my hubby skull salt and pepper shakers as well as tiny Pokemon figurines, and my daughter a ton of vintage books as well as art supplies. This year, I am stumped for the guys. Ugh.

Then there is holiday cooking. I share my daughter with her father for holidays, and this year I get her for both big dinners. No clue how I'm pulling that off. I am a baker, I suck at cooking turkeys, hams, whatever. Still going to attempt it, and if it is awful, I guess there's always chicken wings!

Full disclosure: Halloween is my favorite holiday. This year, it falls on a Monday, and with piano practice and work and blahblahblah, it's not possible to go trick-or-treating. So, we are doing a celebration on the weekend, with fun baking, dressup, and scary movies (or Halloweentown).

I know this post is crazy random, but I've been mulling all this over for DAYS and needed to get it out. Obviously, I will be posting closer to each holiday with special features and such. Also, maybe a giveaway (hosted by me, not someone else), but not positive yet.

Have a wonderful day!!!