Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

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December 13, 2022

OMG – is that really the time??!! Christmas Eve is only two weeks away and we just started baking cookies and I’ve not even started on the gift buying (although I do know what I’ll be getting). And let’s not forget it’s three weeks until the end of this year – CRIKEY! With that in mind, I had a thought this morning – just finish this year out and finish well. Well, as well as I can. :D And that also means no striving to do anything new to add to the chaos of Christmas. Or even a mad dash to get my home spotless. Just finish this month out the best I can and next month I will hibernate, relax, and take care of me.

I know, I know that flies in the face of everyone going don’t wait until tomorrow; do it now; it’s never too late to begin (or too early), but I know ME and I know that trying to cram in new stuff while trying to cram for the holidays is just a build up to disaster. And, let’s face it, who wants a cranky mom for Christmas (and I’ve been that cranky mom at Christmas)?

So, what’s the plan? To keep on doing the regular stuff every day and that’s it. That means using and finishing up my skincare products, keeping up with my daily housework routines, and planning for Christmas and New Year’s. On the health side, taking my meds, daily Vitamin D, yogurt, and water. It’s a good basic plan and one I can keep up with for the next two to three weeks.

Next month, I’m planning a self-care month. January and February tend to be cruel as far as weather goes and I just need a break after all the crazy of September-December. I also turn 60 in January so it’ll be a good time to assess my life and where I’m headed for the next 5, 10, 15, or 20 years that I have left to live. That is also part of finishing well. I’ve looked over my planners from the last many years and they’re all the same and I just don’t feel like I’ve gotten anywhere so I want that to change too. I want to move forward.

So, I won’t stress too much about shopping, wrapping, cooking and focus instead on what the holidays really mean to me: Advent, quieting down as much as I can, and just enjoying the tree, the lights, the movies, the stories before the big day and family descends. That way I can fill up mentally and physically and be able to pour out when needed. I’ve had all year to work on decluttering and stuff like that so it can wait. Other things can’t.

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