Keeping sanity at the Craziness
My favorite "new" (meaning since we moved to NJ 5 years ago) traditions are done. We've seen the Christmas Show at Radio City and the Tree at Rockerfeller Center, baked Gingerbread Houses (from scratch!) with T's boss's family, attended T's company's party and, of course, my annual dinner with 2 girlfriends.
I have been stressed out the past weeks. I still have 6 Christmas cards to send and I never sent my sister's family's gifts (UPS overnight?). I just had to change my kids' advent calendar gift because I just couldn't handle what I was going to give them ("sleep overs" tonight), but I had to nix that. I just don't have the energy!
Last night I thought I was going to fall into a spiral of angst and stress when a girlfriend heard in my panicked voice that I just needed a little while to relax. A place of refuge... just a few blocks away. 9:45pm wasn't too late! That's a friend!!
It did the trick. I wake up today with a feeling that I can manage what I have left. Another friend reminded me that this will all be over before I know it. Although she was too polite to say so I could hear myself say "so don't blow it".
Yes, I still need one more gift and I forgot several small things (something for James the mailman, etc.), and, of course, I have to shop for Christmas day dinner, but it's the light, not the tunnel that I'll keep my eye on for the next few days.
I have been stressed out the past weeks. I still have 6 Christmas cards to send and I never sent my sister's family's gifts (UPS overnight?). I just had to change my kids' advent calendar gift because I just couldn't handle what I was going to give them ("sleep overs" tonight), but I had to nix that. I just don't have the energy!
Last night I thought I was going to fall into a spiral of angst and stress when a girlfriend heard in my panicked voice that I just needed a little while to relax. A place of refuge... just a few blocks away. 9:45pm wasn't too late! That's a friend!!
It did the trick. I wake up today with a feeling that I can manage what I have left. Another friend reminded me that this will all be over before I know it. Although she was too polite to say so I could hear myself say "so don't blow it".
Yes, I still need one more gift and I forgot several small things (something for James the mailman, etc.), and, of course, I have to shop for Christmas day dinner, but it's the light, not the tunnel that I'll keep my eye on for the next few days.
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