It's that time of year. Christmas stress. Fa la la la la, la la la. Yuck.
It's the most wonderful time of the year…
NOT.
I tried to keep it at bay. I tried to say, "oh no, not this year." I'm going to remain calm and let it roll. And it worked up until yesterday. And then I felt this tension and irritability creep in.
Oh my gosh, there is TOO MUCH TO DO.
I sat down to start to write the annual Christmas letter. It takes much drafting and tweaking. I have been writing them for more than a decade. It's a tradition that I love. I have all of our old cards and the letters in chronological order in a Christmas album - and I don't usually have anything finished like that. I thought, I just want to send my cards out, do I have to write a letter? My cards have been sitting in a box for over a week, waiting.
I have been working hard to keep it simple. There is no perfectionism anymore. I realized a few years back to let go of perfectionism.
In addition to the Christmas errands and duties which are multiplying right before my eyes. There are other things that need to be taken care of. And when I feel there is too much to do, or I get anxiety, I freeze.
That is not helpful for the to do list. See I'm writing a blog instead of writing the letter.
To be continued
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