Recap of the 2019 Holiday Season
Yikes. I have been a terrible blogger. The last time I posted was like 7 weeks ago. Good thing this is purely a hobby and mostly for my own entertainment- but if you're entertained that's a bonus!
Here's a little catch up. It was the craziest Christmas season EVER. I have no idea why. The word I would use to associate with the period of time from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day was frantic. I think the fact that there was a short time period between the two holidays made it that way. Additionally, while I do not do a lot of pre- Christmas shopping, I usually at least have ideas. I had nothing. No ideas. Not a one. The stress of not having even ideas of what to order from Amazon weighed on me a lot. Around December 15, I began to live for 3pm of Christmas Day. Because then it would be all over. The presents were done. The cooking done. The eating . . . done. I was done preparing for a holiday I wasn't really feeling.
I have had one of my most productive Christmas Breaks ever. Doug had been really wanting to put a patio in, near the steps to our screened in back porch, so we decided to give ourselves that as a Christmas gift. We worked on that a lot (no fear, when that gets finished, I'll blog about it. It's turning out pretty dang awesome, if I do say so myself). But I also finally got pictures hung on the stairs to the bonus room. I got a TON of stuff cleaned out. There are literally no piles on the kitchen counter, on the dryer, or on the steps. It's bizarre. I got my craft closet cleaned out. I cleaned up my attic. (imagine one of those meme's right here with someone going "boo-ya! In yo face!" I mean- I got rid of things, swept it, got all of the bins back where they belong (as I normally just shove them up there). It was amazing and thrilling and one of my highlights of 2019. Well, that might be dramatic, highlight of December. I'm a nerd, what can I say?!). I watched a couple of movies I've been wanting to watch for awhile (Brittany Runs a Marathon, and Peanut Butter Falcon both totally AWESOME. I LOVED them both. Oh- and of course, The Rise of Skywalker- which we also loved.) I read actual books that I went to the library and checked out. I am about to start The Handmaid's Tale. I did crafts with Alexa. I slept in and stayed up late.I played a lot of word games on my phone. It was glorious.
So- in summary, we had a frantic lead in to Christmas, and I followed the holiday with getting organized and relaxing. It was glorious and so needed because this spring is gonna be wild, but I'm going in ready.
Here's a little catch up. It was the craziest Christmas season EVER. I have no idea why. The word I would use to associate with the period of time from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day was frantic. I think the fact that there was a short time period between the two holidays made it that way. Additionally, while I do not do a lot of pre- Christmas shopping, I usually at least have ideas. I had nothing. No ideas. Not a one. The stress of not having even ideas of what to order from Amazon weighed on me a lot. Around December 15, I began to live for 3pm of Christmas Day. Because then it would be all over. The presents were done. The cooking done. The eating . . . done. I was done preparing for a holiday I wasn't really feeling.
I have had one of my most productive Christmas Breaks ever. Doug had been really wanting to put a patio in, near the steps to our screened in back porch, so we decided to give ourselves that as a Christmas gift. We worked on that a lot (no fear, when that gets finished, I'll blog about it. It's turning out pretty dang awesome, if I do say so myself). But I also finally got pictures hung on the stairs to the bonus room. I got a TON of stuff cleaned out. There are literally no piles on the kitchen counter, on the dryer, or on the steps. It's bizarre. I got my craft closet cleaned out. I cleaned up my attic. (imagine one of those meme's right here with someone going "boo-ya! In yo face!" I mean- I got rid of things, swept it, got all of the bins back where they belong (as I normally just shove them up there). It was amazing and thrilling and one of my highlights of 2019. Well, that might be dramatic, highlight of December. I'm a nerd, what can I say?!). I watched a couple of movies I've been wanting to watch for awhile (Brittany Runs a Marathon, and Peanut Butter Falcon both totally AWESOME. I LOVED them both. Oh- and of course, The Rise of Skywalker- which we also loved.) I read actual books that I went to the library and checked out. I am about to start The Handmaid's Tale. I did crafts with Alexa. I slept in and stayed up late.I played a lot of word games on my phone. It was glorious.
So- in summary, we had a frantic lead in to Christmas, and I followed the holiday with getting organized and relaxing. It was glorious and so needed because this spring is gonna be wild, but I'm going in ready.
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