Amanda Rae Busch's blog

Yesterday I suffered a major technology meltdown. You know, the kind where you lose every contact you've collected since getting your first cellphone more than a decade ago. (Coupled with a freak Google Sync outage, awesome timing.)

Lucky for us compulsive list-makers, cheeky notebooks are all the rage. Nab these slim pickins at Twigs in Lenox, Mass.--just in time for Valentine's Day!

6.5" x 4.6" x 0.5" thick

$12 (Suspicious looks from strangers not included.)

Twigs

51 Church St.

Lenox, Mass.

413.637.0711

Apparently Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow a few days ago, and we all know what that means. (Well, you should.)

Wop wop wop.

OK, so it’s not like I’m really in panic mode. That would happen on the morning of December 24 if I’d waited 'til then to set off on the search for clever and elusive gifts for my modest list of friends and family.

Not tucking into a big family feast at home this Thursday? Here are a few more Thanksgiving options that will enable you to enjoy a home-cooked meal without having to actually do any home cooking. Easy cleanup, too!

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