{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Soft Sensibilities","provider_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog","author_name":"Kimberly","author_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/author\/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com\/","title":"Five Things (12.27.24) &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hD62Wqh4fB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-12-27-24\/\">Five Things (12.27.24)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-12-27-24\/embed\/#?secret=hD62Wqh4fB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Five Things (12.27.24)&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"hD62Wqh4fB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"1. I refuse to believe I&#8217;m the only one who thinks this year has passed exceptionally, if not peculiarly, quickly. It&#8217;s par for the course this time of year, and as someone who works in marketing, the holidays are over before they even begin. (Not ideal, but such is the way of the world.) And still, it&#8217;s as though I blinked and am now writing the final Five Things of 2024. The buildup to elections, however urgent, felt too slow; so many of us were riddled with anxiety because this was a critical turning point in American history. Once the winner was declared, I was on autopilot. Not numb this time around; I was simply accepting of what was, has been, and is bound to come. Wake up, work, and try not to be consumed by the inevitable. 2. It&#8217;s not to say I didn&#8217;t indulge or live my life, because I did. (And as someone who isn&#8217;t Catholic or a subscriber to ascetic religion, I felt no guilt partaking in little pleasures.) Ordering and having coffee out perhaps were the greatest of them all. Marking the start of my self-imposed work day with one candle (Diptyque Noisetier) and the&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/loewe-cartier-shopping-bags-holiday-gifts.jpg"}