Emily Vernem

And then on November the 1st, this missive of wisdom dropped in her inbox saying,

I think this is genius.

Now, Maggie's, because at the moment she's had one of those like very typical midlife years of health.

So she's like started going to the gym and she's only eating paleo shit and whatever.

I don't know.

So hers is a lot about that.

Don't overindulge.

But yours could be about anything.

Here are a couple of examples of the things that were in Maggie's newsletter.

Dear Idiot, it starts, the shops are shut for two days.

It is not a siege situation.

In fact, some shops are open on Christmas Day.

You are not going to run out of milk.

So obviously the point is like, don't go crazy at the shops.

Don't do what you did last year and buy enough cheese for Buckingham Palace State Banquet.

Exercise restraint.

Don't feel guilty if you want to spend all of December the 27th in bed reading your Christmas book.

It's the weirdest day of the year and it's a matter of getting through it.

Don't forget the ingredients for the mandatory coleslaw for December 27th dinner and hopefully the ham won't be so dry this year if you're using this recipe and you put the recipe in.

So you get the picture.