We purchased a lot of gifts for our close friends, local acquaintances, and a few close relatives. Also, the littles wanted Snoopy, one of the new Care Bears, and a very expensive bear set, so we got them those things.

You could say that we used IFS coping to deal with retail therapy during the holidays. It feels good to give and to reach out.

We reached out to an ex. We hope he has a new girlfriend because we just couldn't be in a relationship with him or anyone else for that matter. We feel safest alone, but we love him as a friend, so we got him some gifts. He struggles like us with some depression stuff - maybe also PTSD. He's a professor, so we worry about him. But he plays it safe, and he loves cats. We purchased a few cat-themed things for him, including a cat board game (for humans, but the cats could still walk all over the board gams in the same manner that the walk on our laptops, LOL - Meow!).

We're avoiding some feelings, but we are also freaking out over possible future laws and changes, covid surges, etc. So, we're doing what we can now to enjoy our time and perhaps stock up.