The Obnoxiously Early Elf

Hi, my name is Abbie, and I’m a stressaholic. I can’t help myself; I like things just so and I usually plan my days down to the minute, which doesn’t bode well when I run into frequent distractions. Like everyone else, this serious condition gets a billion times worse during the holidays; a season of fun and wonder, but also of long lines, blinking sparkly toys, ruthless parking lots and really cranky salespeople.

But last month I was browsing The Art of Doing Stuff (another blog everyone should read) and found this amazing pledge that Karen (the Stuff master) made herself take to get all the icky not-so-fun parts of Christmas done by December 4th. Armed with a fancy schedule, she asked readers to tackle the holiday hell along with her. I signed right up.

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