I’ve been following @starterpacksdc since the height of pandemic times, and I’ve actually had the pleasure of getting to know her. Her posts aren’t always super relatable to me because she goes out more than I do and lives on the other side of the city, but like me, she’s a fan of the Mission Group. Her last post caught my attention because I’m now in a season where if I’m not at work, I am in the house. The last two weeks of November and the first two weeks of December are absolute chaos for events and I recently picked up The Admiral as a second location. As I write this post, I am in sweats in my bed at my parents’ house, my fingers itching to answer work emails while I struggle to maintain healthy boundaries so I don’t completely lose my mind. Luckily, at least this year I don’t have grad school to worry about, but I know it still won’t be easy. I decided to create my version of this particular starterpack. Catch me in the house, unwinding, moisturized, but probably bothered, until Christmas.