My Secret Santa got me Taylor Swift 1989 & a gouache set.
My MIL gave me 2 puzzles (along with a puzzle mat not shown), a scratcher (I won $10), and a calendar.
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My mom gave me a lovely cutting/charcuterie board, and I also wrapped up my prize from the Anniversary Scavenger Hunt on our lovely MLP Arena because I didn't expect to get anything on Xmas day.
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(Thanks, Loa! )

Crash Love album by AFI 

Have you guys seen the leaked dolls?
Lagoona actually looks really cool to me. I wasn't really feeling her prior to this. They better keep her black lips!!!

We have a potluck at work today. I hope no one’s sick!

Did anyone order from BBW online during the Candle Day sale?  There's been a lot of complaints on Facebook that people that ordered as soon as ordering opened up at 6 am had their orders cancelled yesterday.


Ponyfan

Called it! 

As for online sales… Good luck. It’s notoriously bananas with people getting in a tizzy about not being able to place orders, carts being emptied, and after the fact orders being cancelled, lost, and/or delayed.

B&BW released a straight-up myrrh candle in 2017 that I thoroughly enjoyed. Later they released a frankincense and myrrh blend that I disliked. Thus, I conclude I don’t like frankincense. But I’m always open to sniffing new blends because sometimes my tastes change!

I’m caught between a rock and a hard place. I feel like my boss sees things one way, and everyone else on the team sees things another way. (We were trained; they gave us a manual. VS. No, they didn’t train us; we don’t have time to figure out the manual.) I’m *supposed* to side with my boss, but I actually agree that we weren’t trained.

I feel like my options are: A) stand up to him (which would make my life a living hell and not actually accomplish anything), B) wing it and be dependent on him, or C) study the whole (long AF) manual so I have a leg up.

I’m definitely not going with A. I just can’t.
It’d suck to do B because I know it’d just be the blind leading the blind. He’ll just fudge it like he always does and act like he’s the expert.
The issue with C is that I’ll likely have to knock heads with him (because he SUCKS at reading comprehension and thinks he always knows best even when he clearly doesn’t). Also, when you go above and beyond, it tends to be expected of you. He’ll rely on me to study EVERY manual in the future and make others lean on me for everything. I’ve been in similar situations before, and it sucks.
I’m considering studying the manual and just laying low and not talking about it. Now I need to figure out how to break up the manual into manageable chunks. I hope I’m capable and can absorb the content. I should be! It’s just a matter of accepting my decision, not getting myself worked up or overwhelmed, and DOING it. Wish me luck. 

I used the Twisted Peppermint lotion and didn’t have a problem. I’ve used some of their other scrubs ~twice a week with no issue, but not Twisted Peppermint. My husband is sensitive to their shower gels though, so I’m not surprised.

At the end of every year, I put together a list of my top ten candles (that are new scents to me for that year). I’ve started pondering my 2023 list this morning. 

Beautiful art, everypony!