Stained Couture’s weekly series, Link-End Round-Up, features interesting reads I read from around the internet this week.

Well, we’re almost at the finish line for 2018. I still can’t believe that Christmas is less than a month away and a whole new year will be here in a month. Although I know feel that I have accomplished everything I wanted to by the end of the year, I feel good.

Have you finished your Christmas shopping? Me, I’ve barely made a scratch, but I plan to do some of it this weekend. Personally, I blame the weather, because it’s just been too cold to be out for too long. First, I need to write out my Christmas list to see who else I need to buy gifts for, but that will wait until tonight. Tonight, after work, my dad wants my siblings and I to come over. I think he wants to do surprise Santa this year and we may be drawing names tonight. I’m pretty sure this will get the ball rolling on my Christmas shopping.

I hope you all have a great weekend and stop by next week to see what else is in my mind. 🙂

LINK-END ROUND-UP: November 30, 2018

• How to keep a clutter-free home – 21Ninety
• The myth of authenticity is killing Tex-Mex – Eater
• Inside the pricey war to influence your Instagram feed – Wired
• Tired of fake product reviews? There’s a site for that – FakeSpot
• Specs you shouldn’t ignore when choosing a new phone – Gizmodo
• How to be productive according to ancient philosophy – Darius Foroux
• 5 ways smart people sabotage their success – Harvard Business Review

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