My pants are always a little tighter this time of year. It’s a holiday cliché to eat too many sweets, cookies, and candies. Bergdorf Goodman, the swankiest luxury department store in New York City, always has my favorite holiday window displays. This year, they indulge our eyes being bigger than our stomachs! Gorge myself on these sweet, sweet windows, and maybe I’ll be able to resist the peppermint bark co-workers keep hawking at the office? (Hahaha yeah right.)

This window was obviously inspired by a Charlie Brown Christmas and the possibility that Peppermint Patty grew up to be a fashion model. 

“Bergdorf Goodies” is the official title of their 2018 holiday display.

It was never going to be a good morning. That’s a tall order for any Monday, but this one especially. I’d spent the majority of the weekend curled up in the fetal position in bed, suffering from food poisoning. Now I was back out in the world, no longer able to guiltlessly binge-watch Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I was on my way to work.

The 7 train traveling from Queens into Manhattan is always crammed with people. If you’re lucky and there are no delays, you’ll get on the train easily, maybe even have a hint of personal space. On many mornings, however, the train is so full when it gets to my station, I must suck in my stomach, hug my bag close to me, and press myself between the closing doors and the rest of the humanity squeezing themselves into the metallic exoskeleton of the subway.

If you’re a New Yorker, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Chances are you squeezed yourself onto a car during your commute this very morning. But if you are not a New Yorker and have never been stuck on a subway train at rush hour, it might be hard to understand. You’ll never see the true scene captured on screen because no production can afford to hire that many extras. Read More