Wednesday, December 22, 2021

The 2021 Do-It-Yourself Christmas Letter

Welp, 2021 came and went so quickly you completely forgot to write your Christmas letter again this year. Hey, it’s not your fault, it was crazy-fast for all of us. It’s the PTSD from 2020. Don’t beat yourself up.

But it’s three days ‘til Christmas and there’s no way you can get a coherent letter put together in time now. Not with all the residual 2020 traumatic stress and whatnot.

Well, once again, ol’ Smidgey Claus has got you covered. I have created the 2021 DIY Christmas Letter Grid. Just pick one item from each column in order to string together a sentence that captures the essence of your 2021 experience. Repeat as needed to fully recap this whirlwind of a year.

Now, get to it. There’s no time to lose.

 

COLUMN 1

COLUMN 2

COLUMN 3

COLUMN 4

 

 

 

 

We lost


our child tax credit checks

in

the harassment charges.

We sheltered with

 

Simone Biles

after

the labor shortage.

We opened

 

toilet paper, again

during

school and pro sports.

We cried about

 

booster shots

in the middle of

Ted Lasso.

We prayed for

 

Harry & Meghan

since

the trip to space.

We freed

 

Elon Musk

prior to

Olympic skateboarding.

We bought

 

the supply chain

from

the conservatorship.

We gained

 

Britney Spears

after

the Delta variant.

We worried about

 

TikTok

throughout

the Capitol riot.

We abandoned

 

Afghanistan

despite

the flooding.

We lived without

 

Andrew Cuomo

before

a Zoom meeting.


There you go. Now add a “Merry Christmas,” sign, and send. You’re all set.

No need to thank me. It’s what I do. Now crack open that second bottle of spiked eggnog and let’s all pray this next year is a lot less weird than the last two.

Merry Christmas, y’all!

See you soon,

-Smidge

 

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