@Captain24 the eyes! So hard to deny! But in the end you gotta, no matter how much it pulls on the heartstrings haha. 

Mm that internal pressure can be so tricky to navigate. But something that has helped me is like, picturing the outcome - so for your situation, I'm guessing this is a gift for xmas? Picture in your mind what your friend would say if it was gifted in Jan or even Feb. Or maybe picture how you'd feel if someone gave you a gift late because they needed to focus on their MH, would you be mad? Helps me when I need to work through my anxiety, reminding myself that it's far more likely to work out than not. 

Have you never seen LotR? Totally fine if not, it's quite long haha. But it's one of my favs of all time, such an epic!

Managed to get a walk in during my break! Was super nice in the park, just cool enough to wear a hoodie and catch the last of the afternoon sun too. Tomorrow not much on, will be here as per usual in the evening, might spend the morning doing some chores around the house. What about you?