1. Everyone picking one present to open the night of Christmas Eve.
2. Making my grandmaās kringla recipe!
3. Reading my cousinās illustrated book from the 70s, The Tiniest Candle, about a candle that nobody in Bethlehem wanted because it was so little and pathetic and it gets really sad and discouraged but then the night baby Jesus is born they use it for light and warmth in the manger. Lol picturedā¦
4. Watching shitty low budget cartoons like Annabelleās Wish (ummm I canāt turn the words into a link sorry it keeps glitchingā¦ full movie here https://youtu.be/GbHkww5Zf7g?si=bYIDMqqZDr2hJh_n) and Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (trailer https://youtu.be/D4mIpgWrRXE?si=7lDrpQ8RzzI6muaH )ā¦ and also real Christmas movies
5. My freshman year of high school, the semester final project for my pre-AP biology class was to make a double helix model and I decided to be quirky and use colorful fluffy pompoms for the base pairs and put zebra print felt on the base of the model. After it was graded I took it home; my dad was decorating for Christmas and he saw the model and decided to be quirky too. He put it in the center of the dining room table and put Christmas lights and ornaments on it and tenderly clasped his hands together and said in a Martha Stewart voice, āItās a Christmas miracle.ā So every year we would do it again and call it the Christmas miracle. I wish I had pictures in my possession but I donāt!!
6. Oh and for a Christmas tree topper every year my parents used a star I made out of popsicle sticks and glitter in kindergarten š
Dec 11, 2024
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Recently hosted a yuletide party and other than accidentally inviting too many people, it was a hit. The cherry on top? An insane amount of popcorn, dried oranges and ribbons strung up all around the apartment. People notice stuff that clearly required extra thought and attention. Plus it's kinda fun making a massive pot of popcorn, putting on a movie and stringing it all up.
Dec 12, 2023
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When I was a kid, we'd always open family gifts on Christmas Eve. We've adapted that tradition now that we are all adults into Secret Santa. I have 5 siblings, three of us are married, and my mom joins. None of us have the cash money to be buying everyone gifts, so for the past decade we've just done SS. Since we're never all together on the holiday anymore, we do a group facetime to open the gifts. I love gift giving and the challenge of finding the perfect gift for someone. The surprise element makes it even more special! I used to do "clues" before the actual reveal, but I was the only one doing it and it was always a give away it was me. It was fun though, maybe I'll start that back up...
Dec 11, 2024
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It makes me feel so festive when people have their Christmas lights and stuff up and I wish we did that kind of thing for all holidays, like went more all out for them yk? I think we need to invent more holidays in general, or make existing holidays more widespread, but thatās a different thing. Iāve noticed less and less people decorating the outsides of their houses each year, and I miss seeing even like paper garlands in windows or childrenās drawings of Santa or whatever. Idk. Like I can see your lovely tree through your window, why not use those cool chalk pens to draw smthn on the window for me? xxx
Dec 4, 2024
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My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebodyābe it a relative or one of my best friendsāwas to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too š
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Iāve been thinking about how much of social media is centered around curating our self-image. When selfies first became popular, they were dismissed as vain and vapidāa critique often rooted in misogynyābut now, the way we craft our online selves feels more like creating monuments.
We try to signal our individuality, hoping to be seen and understood, but ironically, I think this widens the gap between how others perceive us and who we really are. Instead of fostering connection, it can invite projection and misinterpretationāpreconceived notions, prefab labels, and stereotypes. Worse, individuality has become branded and commodified, reducing our identities to products for others to consume.
On most platforms, validation often comes from how well you can curate and present your imageāselfies, aesthetic branding, and lifestyle content tend to dominate. High engagement is tied to visibility, not necessarily depth or substance. But I think spaces like PI.FYI show that thereās another way: where connection is built on shared ideas, tastes, and interests rather than surface-level content. Itās refreshing to be part of a community that values thoughts over optics.
By sharing so few images of myself, Iāve found that it gives others room to focus on my ideas and voice. When I do share an image, it feels intentionalāsomething that contributes to the story I want to tell rather than defining it. Sharing less allows me to express who I am beyond appearance.
For women, especially, sharing less can be a radical act in a world where the default is to objectify ourselves. It resists the pressure to center appearance, focusing instead on what truly matters: our thoughts, voices, and authenticity. Iāve posted a handful of pictures of myself in 2,500 posts because I care more about showing who I am than how I look.
In trying to be seen, are we making it harder for others to truly know us? Itās a question worth considering.
Dec 27, 2024