We put ours up the day after the U.S. election to try and cheer things up a bit. It kind of worked? But since we spent our money stocking up on essentials we didn’t have many gifts to put underneath, so I wrapped the essentials. My husband is getting rubbing alcohol, vinegar, and borax, I’m getting bottled water, canned food, and soap, and on Christmas we’re going to go through the emergency kits and rotate all our supplies.

Merry Christmas, I guess?

Just brought the tree in; it is thawing and unfurling at the moment, and smells so nice.