Well...this happened.

Earlier I clumsily fell down the stairs in my sock feet and slammed into a windowsill with great force. Yup. Come to find that I broke a tiny bone in my wrist, which somehow necessitates the giant plaster club-hand they put on me at the emergency department.

After a terrible, awful day (the latest in a terrible, awful week), I got home after 5 hours at the hospital...

...and THIS package from my Secret Santa was there.

I can't express my joy at this package. I had a job getting it upstairs while holding it and my purse in my one good hand, but I needed SOMETHING good to happen today AND IT DID.

The box contained a copy of "The Small-Scale Poultry Flock," because my Santa knows I am moving house soon and really excited to have my own chickens, "The Dooms Day Book," a historical fiction novel I've been meaning to read for some time (and a personal recommendation of my Santa's), and a copy of "The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook" by my much-loved Alan Lee, a Tolkien artist who was responsible for much of the design of the LOTR films. (I adore him, and I don't know how I don't already own this book, but I don't). Each of these books is something I absolutely would have chosen for myself, so my Santa is one hell of a gifter.

It ALSO contained a package of beautiful fuzzy slipper socks, because my Santa knows that my feet are numb just about all winter - and, because they have non-skid bottoms, I am NOT going to clumsily fall down the stairs again. This gift in particular made me smile so big, as it was so timely and coincidental.

Thank you, Santa, from the bottom of my heart. You have no idea how touched I am at your meaningful and thoughtful gifts. I really needed this today. I feel like I got a hug in the mail, and I am so grateful for RedditGifts and for amazing Santas like you.