My gorgeous-in-every-sense-of-the-word friend Diana, a photographer extraordinaire, has offered to set me up with some shots of my jewelry to get me started.

I got laid off 6 weeks ago. By email. Very classy. And it made me realize that for the past many years, come December, I find myself either a.) out of a job, or b.) hugely dissatisfied with my job. This year, it's a.