MARY LAMPHERE AUTHOR

and you know what that means, right?

Whatever YOU need it to mean!

Sure, we’re a mere 21 days from Christmas
Which leaves us 28 days from a New Year
With barely 15 business days (including today) ’til the Eve
And as best as I can tell, about the exact same until winter break.

That’s not a lot of time for shopping, wrapping, baking, decorating, visiting, etcetera, yet, oddly enough, it’s the EXACT same amount we get every year. It just seems like less because time goes by so much faster now.

But I digress, back to my original point–this time of year is what YOU make it. You get to deicide what it means for you. Are your days jam-packed and you love it?! GREAT! Are you taking a personal day a week until the end of the year just to stay sane?! GOOD FOR YOU! Keep your demands in line with your abilities and I guarantee you will have a happy holiday season.

What must get done, will, it always does, and everything else is just frosting on a cut-out cookie. Or a fancy bow on a wrapped gift. Or a Santa sleigh on your roof! OR NOT. You have my permission to not stress. To not overspend. To not attend every event. And if anybody gives you grief or asks you why, you tell ’em Mary said. And if they ask Mary who? You tell ’em, Mary Christmas. 😀

(Yes, I have used this ‘blame Mary’ before, but felt it was worthy of a revisit. And sooner.)