when I'm clearly not.
This year I got a start on Christmas late. NEVER again! I tell you! I will never do that again. I have found that by starting late I have succeeded in making the season stressful for the whole family.
You know, that whole "If mama ain't happy, nobody is" thing.
Basically, because I have been worried/stressed out about gifts for others (and this includes two birthdays that fall on tomorrow and Monday) I have been grouchy. And I think because I have been grouchy my kids are acting up and not listening as well as usual... which I have to admit isn't fabulous but it's better than it has been the last couple of weeks!
So today, I decided I'm done. I'm not going to stress about gifts for others anymore. I have my kids Christmas done and my thing for the hubby. I have my parents and in-laws done. Yes, I would love to get things for all of our friends and and co-workers etc.... but honestly, if it's a choice between enjoying a little bit of the season with my kids or getting something small for a gazillion people...
I think I'll pick my kids thanks.
Happy Holidays and if you don't see anything from me, know it's not because I don't really care, it's because I truly DO care about the season and don't want to ruin it for three very special kids.
6 comments:
totally with you on that one. i'm debating whether or not to stress over getting christmas cards done and in the mail or just saving them for next year.........lol
i haven't even THOUGHT about the girls birthday's which are the 27th!!! Crud. Just today I was saying to myself "I will be DONE by OCTOBER next year!!!!"
SO yeah. Right there with ya!
Amen! That is me this year too! I started thinking about all the people I "should" get something for and I realized that I'd rather just enjoy my family at home! Plus I could have a baby any day, so I think I'm excused, right?
Yeah, I LOVE getting done by November, before Thanksgiving. You hit just as many sales that month (if not more) than Dec., and you don't have to fight the crowds. And really, I don't worry about co-workers or neighbors or any of that jazz, because, like you said, it's my kids that matter the most, and my family. Christmas should be about the JOY of giving, not the hassle of it, and if it's just a hassle, then it's not worth it.
That's the least stressful way to handle Christmas for sure. I only buy gifts for my kids and one nice gift for my husband. Everybody else, I just make pumpkin rolls and give out. I spend one day in the kitchen, I kick out about 13 pumpkin rolls, slice them up, each family gets about 1/3 - 1/2 of a pumpkin roll in a pretty Christmas tin (that I bought on clearance the day after Christmas the year before) and voila. I'm done.
Don't stress about it. I think most people understand.
A hundred years ago, most Americans gave gifts to their immediate families only. Did you ever read about Laura Ingals Wilder's mother knitting mittens for the general store owner? No. She quietly knitted mittens for her children as their main Christmas gift. It's gotten over commercialized, I think. Take care of those in your household. Friends know you value them without gifts. Neighbors, too. If you get feeling really guilty, send a Christmas card.
Yeah, I need to stop doing about 3/4 of what I do every Christmas. It really stresses me out. I used to love Christmas as a kid. Now, I hate it. I'm so glad it's over!!! Whew!
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