Our Thanksgiving Eve dinner...turkey sandwiches and a Christmas movie. Yes, our living room is different.
I forgot to show you. Forgive me? You will see it combined with Christmas decor.
Happy Monday after Thanksgiving...it is not even December 1st and I am already feeling the Christmas pressures. Reading blogs and even Facebook status updates about Christmas trees and decorations already being up makes me feel behind. Let's take a moment and take a deep breath...
Okay, did you take a deep breath? I am knee deep in Christmas bins sprawled all over my home. It is OK.
We didn't quite get our tree together as a strand went out. Booo. What is that cord hanging? I really have no idea.
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What are some of your best tips for surviving the season of parties, celebrations and family get-togethers? {answer here and then head on over to share in the discussion!}
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ReplyDeleteI realized that giving & getting the gifts really don't matter. I know we know that but as adults--there is still pressure to GIVE to EVERYONE in our extended families. A few years ago I finally gave up. Guess what? No one noticed or even cared, BUT they would notice if we weren't *there*. Priorities. What FREEDOM!
ReplyDeleteI relaxed, took the WHOLE month to get all the decorations UP & another month (a little less) to get them all down.
I savored the traditions WE have: Christmas light looking, local Nativity walk, annual "Santa Train" pix @ my MIL's house.
And this year, to focus more on *giving* we've 'adopted' a family to contribute gifts to.
Oh!...AND LOTS & LOTS of baking... ;-)
How I am dealing with holiday stress is realizing that I can't do it all. I really do not want to do it all anyway. I see some much competition over who gets their tree up first or who has bought more gifts. I am loving the less is more thing this year. I get so little free time that I really do not want to spend it running around making more work for myself.
ReplyDeleteI'm lucky in that not much stresses me out. I just try to focus on the fun and the excitement of the season!
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