He appreciated her, even if he doubted my sanity for spending money on her.

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My advice for Christmas sanity is to get there before your kids start looking for the dancing hamsters.

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" Surprisingly desirable and yet a shoe that will never go with anything, it also says, "I've made a Faustian bargain with fashion: My sanity for these soles.

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That's been the key to keeping my sanity -- prioritizing what works for my family instead of focusing on whether it would work for anyone else.

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