Whew! That felt great to say.
Helping the kids with their 60 classmate cards was enough.
So, the huge box of ridiculousness I have saved over the year (recycled cards, cute things cut out for embellishments and wooden stamps) can take their guilt-mongering bits back into the Rubbermaid container they crept out of and go back to the garage where they should have stayed.There is no family portrait, despite my researching local photographers and venues in November. Our calender was too full.
And yes, I really might just skip the baking as well thankyouverymuch.
Time for a little holiday downsizing! Some things are just going to have to go this year and it's either the excess or my sanity.
Do you hear the empowerment?
Now I'm off to create the bus-sized hamper I volunteered to do for one of the boys' football Christmas parties. I am a sucker for direct eye contact from the manager pleading, "We still don't have anyone to make this years' hamper..."*
Somebody please sew my lips together and tie down my stupid arm!!
*Addendum: Sorry all, I've been living over here for too long-I forget what's American and what's British anymore. A hamper is like a basket or box filled with goodies. They usually raffle them off. I'm NOT filling the thing, only making the wrapped box for everything to go into. However, I have issues and will expect it to be perfect... thus my problem volunteering for things like this.
Tie your arm down for sure! Okay, I'm stumped, for me a hamper is where we put dirty laundry, I'm assuming that's not it, but not sure what it is...either way, good luck making it, I hope it comes together easily.
ReplyDeleteI am downsizing too. I gave up cards years ago, I get some guilt, and I do miss hearing from some people, but I don't miss the stress. So far, I have baked nothing and I have planned nothing as far as baking goes. I'm sure that will change...well, pretty sure.
Ha, hang in there.
ReplyDeleteThe Mrs. is currently not thrilled with my lack of progress on our all things Christmas list. I better show some progress soon.
Sometimes you just need to take a break from things. Hubby and I take a break from cards periodically - depending on our stress levels. It is very freeing!
ReplyDeleteI'm all about downsizing this year too. So what exactly is a hamper? And I have the same problem with volunteering. When the men in ward council a few weeks ago said "We don't need any decorations for the ward Christmas party...", I of course just about flew out of my chair volunteering to do them all. Of course we needed decorations, silly men!
ReplyDeleteI didn't downsize but I did enlist my hubby to help more this year! Yeah!! He did the cards! I am loving this for sure.
ReplyDeleteNext year, say no!! Ha!
Hugs
SueAnn
good for you! I'm not doing cards or baking either. I just can't pull it off this year.
ReplyDeleteHAHA! Love this post! I'm all for downsizing the holidays. My Christmas card this year was just a few photos that were taken this past year with a generic saying on it. Good enough for me!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm over baking too. After hosting two Thanksgivings and finally finishing up the Halloween candy (yes, I should have just thrown the damn stuff out!) I don't really want anymore sweets in the house. So there. ;)
As for the volunteering. Well, perhaps you just need to stop attending the meetings. ;) jk
Hope you are all well. And sane!