to get us through the final work days without pulling our hair out, 

I present you one of my favorite articles for the christmas season.

the 2014 haters guide to the williams sonoma catalog. {found here}

sample excerpt : 

Copy: “As the host of Barefoot Contessa and the author of nine cookbooks, Ina Garten knows how to make entertaining look effortless.”

Drew Says: Of course she does! She has a fuckload of money, a house in the Hamptons, and no kids! That tends to make for smooth sailing in life. No wonder she looks so pleased with herself. I could build a sister peak to Everest if I didn’t have these kids around gumming up the works.

But this is ALWAYS the dream they sell at W-S and Barefoot Contessa and Martha Stewart and any other doily mill: the idea of EFFORTLESSNESS. No sweat. No strain. You must be the neighborhood’s fairy godmother, waving your wand and SUMMONING all the lapkins. HOW DOES SHE DO IT?! God forbid a bead of sweat drop on your Jacquard apron. I knew Ina Garten would pop up in one of these catalogs one day. It was inevitable, like seeing Pitbull and Ke$ha do a song together.

enjoy!!!