Happy Views Day!
My weekly response to this Year of Courage (aka 52 “What you may not know about me”)
All I want for Christmas 2021: Wal-Mart gift cards. (Seriously, for real)
Merry Christmas and a Peaceful Year of Abundance,
Christina
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