I was doing so well getting ready for the holidays. I started knitting things a month ago. I even started shopping weeks ago. Smugness was starting to set in. And then something happened this week. I realized that I hadn’t factored a couple of things into my schedule. Namely, the time it would take shipping the presents, baking cookies, and my knitting time spent socializing instead. I am now officially behind. I am in the midst of baking cookies and scrambling to finish a couple of knitted gifts. Smugness has been replaced by mild frenzy.