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I dislike that I can’t do as much as I want to for the holidays. Thankfully we are a very small family – my sister & her husband and my dad and me! My sis & bro-in-law love to entertain, so I just have to show up. I’ve cut down who I buy for – just a few select people that I really want to give to.
When life was simpler I used to do a Christmas craft every year. Ornaments or chocolates or jewellery. Something little to give to anyone who crossed my path. It made me feel good and the look on people’s faces when they realized I made it was awesome. This year I managed to make some truffles because I was babysitting a friend after they had surgery, so I had an evening with nothing to do and got to dirty someone else’s kitchen!
I find that by just ignoring what I think are people’s/society’s expectations about what I’m supposed to do over the holidays, I feel less stressed. I just stopped even trying to send gifts to my out of town family & friends. I’ve finally stopped even pretending that I’m going send Christmas cards. I still get all stressed out about the few things I’ve kept up, but at least it’s a bit more manageable.
Cheers all!
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