One week left until Christmas guys. If you celebrate Christmas as I do, you are scrambling for the leftover "forgotcha" gifts. No shame.

My family and friends know this about me, but I'm not a super awesome gift giver. Gifts are low on my love language list and it stresses me out to get "the perfect gift" for somebody. I'd rather you tell me what you want and then I get you what you want. See how simple that could be? Why must there be so much shrouded mystery around gift giving? Maybe it is my background in sex education pulling through hard here. Don't make them read your mind. Tell them what you want! OWN YOUR OWN PLEASURE!

(If you are wondering what to get me this year, here is my real-life Mariah-Carey-approved actual list.)

As much as I struggle to give good gifts, I was pretty proud of giving the teachers at my daughter's school all gift cards to the Velvet Box adult toy store this year (Thanks Velvet Box!). Will I get kicked off the PTO? Maybe. Will Ms. Santos who deals with unreasonable 3rd grade tomfoolery all day finally get that self care and pleasure she needs? Absolutely.

So, maybe I'm not a terrible gift giver after all. If YOU need a little help finding something for the one that has everything, I 100% guarantee the Velvet Box has something they don't own yet. (You can never have too many feather ticklers, amIright? Use my code CELESTE and get 10% off. You're welcome.

Happy forgotcha-shopping week!

SPOTLIGHT

I mean, I gotta do it. You know I'm going to spotlight the Queen of Christmas right before Christmas. I mean, c'mon! Mariah Carey has written and performed the soundtrack to my life and the holiday music spun from dreams. Just try to listen to her heavenly rendition of O Holy Night without weeping. Fall on your knees and hear this angel's voice.

Don't miss her Christmas special on AppleTV + and her memoir "The Meaning of Mariah."

Listen here!