wimmhtw* 11.8

1. New season of TOC Holiday! This is such a fun competition, the tiniest bit less cutthroat than the usual TOC, and with pastry. I love that there are teams of chefs and that there are sweets. I am all in for this show, and this is one of my favorite holiday cooking competitions.

2. The midterm election is over, so not only were there a couple of red seats that turned blue, but most happily, all those political commercials are over for a while. It’s all Christmas commercials now, but it’s not political. And those ads got bad this year, so this is peaceful.

3. This year for Christmas, I am leaning in to cookies. I have started baking and setting aside some (only some) for the freezer. I’m trying out new recipes and seeing what happens. And I’m having fun. I haven’t felt this relaxed going into the holiday season for years.

*what is making me happy this week