I was so busy staring for 3 hours at the choices of wrapping paper at Target this afternoon, a holiday tradition 4 years running, that I left scant time for blogging. Why is it so hard, Internet? It’s just wrapping paper! People crumple it up! And yet I stand and debate and debate and debate. Silver theme? Gold? Traditional red and green? Don’t even get me started on bows. At some point I decide I’m disgusted by the consumerism of it all, steer my cart to a different section and vow that everyone on my list is getting leftover Happy Birthday wrapping paper and they’re going to like it. But of course I don’t stick to that, and five minutes later am actually considering buying the tiny 5 square foot roll of premium heavy paper with a velour pattern that will cost more than my whole Christmas present budget to buy.

Damn Target for making me think I would have a better Christmas if only I just spent a little more.

Bah Humbug!