It's never TOO early...

I try to have my Christmas shopping done by Thanksgiving each year.  It's partially because I love shopping for the holiday and wrapping gifts and planning, and then if I see things in December that I like for me, I don't feel guilty picking them up.  ;)  Plus, when I start planning early, I feel like I get better gifts for my family as I'm not trapped in a last-minute purchase out of necessity.

Love me some curling ribbon

I had a very productive but relaxing weekend.  It include some gift wrapping and online shopping for other gifts.  I simplified some more of my apartment.  I cleaned a bit.  I got through the last couple weeks' worth of Peoples and Us Weeklys.  And I had time to meet my good friends Sydnie and Jeni for brunch at Phinney Market Pub & Eatery and even have an encore catch-up session with Jeni later that day at an early happy hour at the new Cactus location in South Lake Union.

I also went to my first acupuncture session since February.  I filled in Jen, my acupuncturist, on all the happenings with my health and she tailored my session to help with my brain and vision.  She threw some general well-being points in there too, just for good measure.  Besides the normal needles, she stuck some ear BBs (her name, not mine) in my ears.  They're little clear stickers that have a tiny metal BB in them, and they're more pleasant in the ears than needles and they stay put for a few days.  She looked up some specific brain spots and BBed away.  I still have 4 on my left ear and 3 on my right.  Plus 2 small magnets on my legs, meant to help my "marrow" (which in Chinese medicine means your brain).  We won't know if/how the acupuncture is helping very easily, as it won't be obvious (like it was when I went for issues with my feet cramping... which it TOTALLY helped).  But I have my fingers crossed that it can help...  After all, it can't hurt!  My next appointment is in 2 weeks.  It's good to get my qi flowing (or as my Dad said, cheese flowing mmmm).  :)