Merry Christmas!
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December 23rd. Two days before Christmas. Which is generous when you consider Christmas Eve. One and a half days to get things done. And in three days it will be over. If you haven’t started enjoying the season, please do so now. NOW. Seriously, if it’s not bought, baked, decorated, shipped, wrapped, written, frosted, etc,
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Christmastime is a season for recollection. Remembrance. Tradition. Have you noticed that as we grow older, our traditions change? Become harder to hold onto? Do you find yourself adapting instead of repeating? It seemed so much easier before. Kudos to my parents (ALL of them, lol) for keeping it together for the children. As a
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It’s not a surprise to say that Christmas is an emotionally charged time for many people. Whether it’s bliss, sorrow, gratitude, guilt, or stress you’re experiencing, it’s most certainly intensified. Christmas is the ELEVEN on the amplifier of holidays. No matter what you are feeling (all of the above?!), please know you are not alone.
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Congratulations! You have officially survived Christmas. All those weeks of planning, prepping, buying, baking, carding, cleaning, and wrapping have paid off. (in the words of those oh-so-popular-this-time-of-year infomercials) BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! The myriad of things you didn’t get done have come due. For every Christmas accomplishment, there was an, “Oh, I’ll do that after Christmas,” or a,
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