Hi Everyone,
It’s 5:00 a.m. and I should be asleep. I’m not. I’m on my second cup of coffee and writing this post. Sleep failed me last night. It might have something to do with the holidays. It’s the Monday before Christmas on Thursday and I should be using my time wisely. Sadly I am not. This year feels a little different. Maybe it’s because the manic push to decorate, shop, wrap, bake, cook, and clean after all these years has finally caught up to me. Maybe it’s because some very dear folks that we have lost are no longer with us to share the joy of Christmas. Maybe it’s all of that. And because it’s all of that, the things I should be doing, I’m not.
No doubt the holidays are exciting, but I think most women pay a price for all this holiday cheer. It’s our nature to want things to be perfect for the people we love. So we buy just one more gift, wrap presents well into the night, make the umpteenth trip to the grocery store the week before Christmas, and try and bake everyone’s favorite treats. But it gets to a point when it just too much, and you find yourself up at 5:00 a.m. with your brain on overdrive and nothing much getting accomplished.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the holidays and don’t want to be a Grinch. I just need to put the brakes on for my own sanity. One less gift is okay. One less treat is okay. I want to take a breath and say to myself, slow down, it’s okay. I’m going to do what I can this week and when I hear myself say “I should be….” I’m going to be good to myself and say, “Nope, you really don’t have to.”
If I could make one wish for those who make holiday wishes come true, it’s this, let time slow down a bit, you’re family will still love you even if it doesn’t all get done. Oh, and I wish for you more sleep. Definitely more sleep. Happy Holidays everyone!
