Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Hibernating

December 31, 2018

Every year after Christmas I think how nice it would be to just hibernate for January (and maybe February too). The holidays can be so stressful and every December 26 or 27 when the main celebrating is over, I think, now I’m ready for Christmas. HA! What I need then is time to snuggle under a blanket and read or binge watch tv. Or sleep until spring. But people need to be fed, the housework needs to be done so how can it be possible? Well, I need to find a way to do this because once winter starts in earnest, that sadness will too.

I wrote the above back in October when I got the idea for a hibernation after the holidays and I’m sticking to it. This year was every bit as bad as last year and I need to catch my breath. I went back over my old posts and I was on a roll for a while and then we got socked with a ton of problems and now everything is a giant ball of mess again. And in some cases a literal mess. Like the house – ugh – it’s all cluttered up again in places and I’m even having problems finding stuff. That hasn’t happened in a long time folks!

So, what do I want to do? Lay around like a lump for the month of January but, as noted above, that’s not likely to happen. So, the first thing I need to do is make a list of what absolutely has to be done:
- Housework (the basics)
- Taking care of my physical health
- Taking care of my mental health
Also, just scale back on some things. Like social media. And I’ve decided that I’m not going to decide anything major in January. That’s right – a no decision month. I’ve been bombarded with decision making of the highest caliber for a long time and I just need a break. What I will do is think about the rest of the year and what is going to be best for me to do. More life changes are coming and there will be plenty of time for planning later.

The one other thing on there should be leisure time – a time to do some things I’ve been wanting to do but never get around to them. Well I’m going to just do them. One of those things is watching movies. There are some I wanted to watch this month and as a family we didn’t watch our usual Christmas movies. Kid schedules are all over the place and “family time” has gone out the window apparently. So family leisure time needs to make a comeback this month as well.

Anywho – that’s the plan for January. I have no specific way it’s going to play out – just the basics above – which will leave room for flexibility. I hope it will be enough to help me bounce back and regain some strength because I’m going to need it later in the year. So – Happy New Year and see you soon!

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December 31, 2018

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