Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Sugarland!!!!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Feeling refreshed for 2011
Never Again. Never again will I plan my Christmas so poorly that I spend the week before Christmas trying to get all my shopping done - and I mean ALL my shopping. I didn't even start until December 17th. It was one of the few times in my life that anxiety struck - and it struck hard. Two days before Christmas I was completely overwhelmed with thoughts of gifts and dinner and cleaning the house and gifts and so on and so on. Other than our polar express trip at thanksgiving - I did none of our usual holiday activities with the kids. No breakfast with Santa, no driving around looking at Christmas lights, no baking. I even worked at the Rec Center's holiday festival - and didn't bring the kids! Now that I think about it - I was a Scrooge this year! Not that I was consciously aware of it - I just was so consumed with my To Do list, I didn't really get to enjoy the season. However, on December 26th my anxiety finally came to an end. I had taken the entire week off of work between Christmas and New Years. I did nothing but read, play the wii with the boys, see a couple movies and go to dinner with a friend. In short - I found my life again. AAAHHH. That week off felt like being able to take that first deep breath after a miserable cold. By the time January 1st rolled around I was actually ready to go back to work. But let me tell you this: LESSON LEARNED. The holidays will not be like this next year. I will be prepared. And most important I will remember what the season is really about: The birth of Jesus Christ - and sharing what that really means with my kids.
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