{"id":3402,"date":"2010-12-08T09:02:58","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T14:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=3402"},"modified":"2024-07-09T17:23:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T21:23:46","slug":"man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Three words: Extended Holiday Hours. If you\u2019re a guy, the acronym probably sums up your opinion of seasonal shopping pretty\u00a0well (\u201cEHH\u2026\u201d). But unfortunately, this disinterest does little to shield you from the mall-time mayhem. One way or another, you invariably end up accompanying your wife or girlfriend to her yearend retail pilgrimage. And it doesn\u2019t even matter if you\u2019ve been naughty or nice!<\/p>\n

\u201cSure, I\u2019ll meet you in Sporting Goods in an hour,\u201d she claims. But by lunch, you\u2019re still waiting, and ready to take a candy cane to the gut just to feel alive.<\/p>\n

At Elfster, we think the secret to avoiding the doldrums in a situation like this is to have a game plan. So to reach out to dudes the world over, we stepped away from our workbench and designed\u00a0a detailed\u00a0agenda to help whittle away those \u201cextended hours\u201d at the mall. We know it\u2019s no trip to the lumber yard, but compared to twelve hours of world-class thumb-twiddling, we think it\u2019ll suffice.<\/p>\n

\"\"9:00 am-<\/h4>\n

Shoot the breeze with the coffee shop cashier as if he were your favorite bartender. Don\u2019t leave until you\u2019re cut off.<\/p>\n

10:00 am-<\/h4>\n

Arrange a \u201cFantasy Football\u201d-like draft, predicting the lineup of charges that will soon appear on your credit card bill.<\/p>\n

11:00 am<\/h4>\n

Play a few rounds of \u201cBounce the Quarter\u201d into the charity collection bucket.\u00a0 Wait until an adoring onlooker asks for your name, then silently\u00a0walk\u00a0away\u00a0into the proverbial sunset.<\/p>\n

12:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Taunt drivers in the peak-hour parking lot by walking to the car, dropping-off a few bags and walking back in\u2026 Whistle a feel-good holiday tune, and repeat until the thrill wears off.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Find a bench, read-up on your Emotional Intelligence 2.0<\/a><\/em>, and bask in your newfound popularity among single moms.<\/p>\n

2:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Lay low in the Men\u2019s Room after the unexpected influx of marriage proposals.<\/p>\n

3:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Humor yourself by finding ironic new locations for the \u201cCaution: Wet Floor\u201d sign. (Perhaps Santa\u2019s lap?)<\/p>\n

4:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Evade mall security by posing as a beefy male mannequin in store windows.<\/p>\n

5:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

\u201cTest-out\u201d new computers at the electronics store\u2026 complete your own online shopping in the meantime!<\/p>\n

\"\"6:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Take a rest by kicking up your feet in the nearest sample\u00a0massage chair<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Commiserate with the other men of the mall by coordinating a \u201cHoliday Husbands\u201d support group.<\/p>\n

8:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Joyously reenact \u201cRocky\u201d on the escalator when closing is finally announced.<\/p>\n

Follow this game plan and we guarantee you\u2019ll be ready to do it all over again tomorrow. (You\u2019ll also be in tippy-top shape for the Lumberjack Jamboree<\/a> of Elf Week!)<\/p>\n

Photo credits: notsogood photography<\/a>, David Sifry, Amazon.com<\/a>,\u00a0Brookestone<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Three words: Extended Holiday Hours. If you\u2019re a guy, the acronym probably sums up your opinion of seasonal shopping pretty well (\u201cEHH\u2026\u201d). But unfortunately, this disinterest does little to shield you from the mall-time mayhem. One way or another, you invariably end up accompanying your wife or girlfriend to her yearend retail pilgrimage. And it doesn\u2019t even matter if you\u2019ve been naughty or nice!<\/p>\n

\u201cSure, I\u2019ll meet you in Sporting Goods in an hour,\u201d she claims. But by lunch, you\u2019re still waiting, and ready to take a candy cane to the gut just to feel alive.<\/p>\n

At Elfster, we think the secret to avoiding the doldrums in a situation like this is to have a game plan. So to reach out to dudes the world over, we stepped away from our workbench and designed a detailed agenda to help whittle away those \u201cextended hours\u201d at the mall. We know it\u2019s no trip to the lumber yard, but compared to twelve hours of world-class thumb-twiddling, we think it\u2019ll suffice.<\/p>\n

1:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Find a bench, read-up on your Emotional Intelligence 2.0<\/a><\/em>, and bask in your newfound popularity among single moms.<\/p>\n

2:00 pm-<\/h4>\n

Lay low in the Men\u2019s Room after the unexpected influx of marriage proposals.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

[read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":663,"featured_media":3404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[533,532],"tags":[310,312,309,311,313,512],"class_list":{"0":"post-3402","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-christmas","8":"category-gift-giving","9":"tag-christmas-shopping","10":"tag-emotional-intelligence","11":"tag-guys","12":"tag-holidays","13":"tag-lumberjack-jamboree","14":"tag-tips"},"yoast_head":"\nMan-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan - Good Cheer | Elfster Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan - Good Cheer | Elfster Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Three words: Extended Holiday Hours. If you\u2019re a guy, the acronym probably sums up your opinion of seasonal shopping pretty well (\u201cEHH\u2026\u201d). But unfortunately, this disinterest does little to shield you from the mall-time mayhem. One way or another, you invariably end up accompanying your wife or girlfriend to her yearend retail pilgrimage. And it doesn\u2019t even matter if you\u2019ve been naughty or nice! \u201cSure, I\u2019ll meet you in Sporting Goods in an hour,\u201d she claims. But by lunch, you\u2019re still waiting, and ready to take a candy cane to the gut just to feel alive. At Elfster, we think the secret to avoiding the doldrums in a situation like this is to have a game plan. So to reach out to dudes the world over, we stepped away from our workbench and designed a detailed agenda to help whittle away those \u201cextended hours\u201d at the mall. We know it\u2019s no trip to the lumber yard, but compared to twelve hours of world-class thumb-twiddling, we think it\u2019ll suffice. 1:00 pm- Find a bench, read-up on your Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and bask in your newfound popularity among single moms. 2:00 pm- Lay low in the Men\u2019s Room after the unexpected influx of marriage proposals. [read more]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Good Cheer | Elfster Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elfster\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-12-08T14:02:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-09T21:23:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"419\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Stephanie\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@elfster\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@elfster\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Stephanie\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Stephanie\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a55578262a24e83b522327bc53627ea0\"},\"headline\":\"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-12-08T14:02:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-09T21:23:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/\"},\"wordCount\":459,\"commentCount\":7,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif\",\"keywords\":[\"christmas shopping\",\"emotional intelligence\",\"guys\",\"holidays\",\"lumberjack jamboree\",\"Tips\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Christmas\",\"Gift Giving\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/\",\"name\":\"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan - Good Cheer | Elfster Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-12-08T14:02:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-09T21:23:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif\",\"width\":640,\"height\":419},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Good Cheer | Elfster Blog\",\"description\":\"Christmas Gift & Holiday Party Game Ideas\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Elfster\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elfster-text-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elfster-text-logo.svg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":37,\"caption\":\"Elfster\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elfster\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/elfster\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elfster\",\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/elfster\",\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/elfster\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a55578262a24e83b522327bc53627ea0\",\"name\":\"Stephanie\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dead2e19df6957965b9a6cf9b49cd7d4b8db7d4967ef9234977190e5744b5c23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dead2e19df6957965b9a6cf9b49cd7d4b8db7d4967ef9234977190e5744b5c23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dead2e19df6957965b9a6cf9b49cd7d4b8db7d4967ef9234977190e5744b5c23?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Stephanie\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/author\/stephanie\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan - Good Cheer | Elfster Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan - Good Cheer | Elfster Blog","og_description":"Three words: Extended Holiday Hours. If you\u2019re a guy, the acronym probably sums up your opinion of seasonal shopping pretty well (\u201cEHH\u2026\u201d). But unfortunately, this disinterest does little to shield you from the mall-time mayhem. One way or another, you invariably end up accompanying your wife or girlfriend to her yearend retail pilgrimage. And it doesn\u2019t even matter if you\u2019ve been naughty or nice! \u201cSure, I\u2019ll meet you in Sporting Goods in an hour,\u201d she claims. But by lunch, you\u2019re still waiting, and ready to take a candy cane to the gut just to feel alive. At Elfster, we think the secret to avoiding the doldrums in a situation like this is to have a game plan. So to reach out to dudes the world over, we stepped away from our workbench and designed a detailed agenda to help whittle away those \u201cextended hours\u201d at the mall. We know it\u2019s no trip to the lumber yard, but compared to twelve hours of world-class thumb-twiddling, we think it\u2019ll suffice. 1:00 pm- Find a bench, read-up on your Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and bask in your newfound popularity among single moms. 2:00 pm- Lay low in the Men\u2019s Room after the unexpected influx of marriage proposals. [read more]","og_url":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/","og_site_name":"Good Cheer | Elfster Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elfster","article_published_time":"2010-12-08T14:02:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-07-09T21:23:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":419,"url":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Stephanie","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@elfster","twitter_site":"@elfster","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Stephanie","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/"},"author":{"name":"Stephanie","@id":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a55578262a24e83b522327bc53627ea0"},"headline":"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan","datePublished":"2010-12-08T14:02:58+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-09T21:23:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/"},"wordCount":459,"commentCount":7,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif","keywords":["christmas shopping","emotional intelligence","guys","holidays","lumberjack jamboree","Tips"],"articleSection":["Christmas","Gift Giving"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/","name":"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan - Good Cheer | Elfster Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif","datePublished":"2010-12-08T14:02:58+00:00","dateModified":"2024-07-09T21:23:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif","width":640,"height":419},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/2010\/12\/08\/man-up-at-the-mall-a-guys-holiday-game-plan\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blog.elfster.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Man-Up at the Mall: A Guy\u2019s Holiday Game Plan"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/","name":"Good Cheer | Elfster Blog","description":"Christmas Gift & Holiday Party Game Ideas","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Elfster","url":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elfster-text-logo.svg","contentUrl":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/elfster-text-logo.svg","width":150,"height":37,"caption":"Elfster"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elfster","https:\/\/x.com\/elfster","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elfster","https:\/\/pinterest.com\/elfster","https:\/\/youtube.com\/elfster"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a55578262a24e83b522327bc53627ea0","name":"Stephanie","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dead2e19df6957965b9a6cf9b49cd7d4b8db7d4967ef9234977190e5744b5c23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dead2e19df6957965b9a6cf9b49cd7d4b8db7d4967ef9234977190e5744b5c23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dead2e19df6957965b9a6cf9b49cd7d4b8db7d4967ef9234977190e5744b5c23?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Stephanie"},"url":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/author\/stephanie\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/escalator-jpg.avif","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}