The snow is falling, it's freezing outside and my bank account is dwindling... the holidays are here!
This year while on maternity leave I thought FOR SURE I'd have time... time to get the pefect present for everyone... time to send holiday cards early... time to make homebaked treats... and time to get my house decorated. But here it is a few days before the 25th and nothing is completed! So I decided to step back & look at what is consuming my time. For example, every year I send out over 60 holiday cards - why? does a cousin or friend halfway across the country who our only communication is exchanging holiday cards really going to miss mine?? Am I that person who thinks that everyone MUST have my kids latest picture?? check one item off my to-do!
Is it all necessary?? Isn't the point of the holidays to spend time with friends and family, to help those less fortunate... and to not have to work?? When did it happen that it's so important to have more gifts than quality ones, to get new decorations than cherish older ones, and find time to make everything from scratch like Martha?? Is this just everyone going over board with the holidays or is this just being a grown up? If it's being a grown up I prefer to remain childlike! For this year I'm going to try to cut down on everything... just why does even that seem like so much work?
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This Saturday’s Recipes by The Pioneer Woman
3 years ago
I think so many of us go overboard (or attempt to). While taking down the remainder of my decorations just two days ago (12 sets of lights between the tree and the stair rail - I had kept adding things day after day because I started decorating too early!!), I decided that next year I am being a minimalist in every area except the one that I didn't leave enough time for this year - baking!
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