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Holiday Cheer
I think that for many of us it is important to be cheery for the holidays. Last year I just could not do it. It was all I could do not to have a nervous breakdown. Everything was just far too stressful to be in anyway fun. I HATED it. I wanted to just run away and cancel Christmas and very much wanted to say Bah Humbug! I tried my hardest for the kids and although they remember some of the bad such as the tree falling and every memory I had on it breaking they also remember the fun things. The few giggles we shared, the crafts we made and the memories we created. As I said at the start of 75 days of Christmas I want this year to be different. I want this to be the year they remember only the good and not the bad. The year that dreams come true and we bond like never before. I know there go these high expectations again but we will see.
How can we assure that there will be some holiday cheer? Here are a few tips I am taking to heart:
- Make sure that we are all getting enough sleep. This will help to keep the crankies out!
- Keep in mind that nothing is going to be perfect. I have issues with this part but will be working with it time and time again.
- Do not take on too much. This is something that I think we all do this time of year. It is ok to cut back, skip a party or two or stay in a few nights and vedge out to a movie.
- Remember me time. I think that this is important to do everyday. I never do it but in theory it is true. Even if your me time is reading a story or listening to your favorite Christmas movie without kids nagging you. Just take out a few minutes out just for you.
- Spike the eggnog. While this is a joke, in some ways it is not. Remember to have FUN and LAUGH!!! This will make you more full of cheer then most other things.
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I like to be scrooge, the grinch, and every other anti-christmas, bad cheer kind of person.
But sometimes when you get around a person that is bathing in family traditions, decorating, planning, hoping (and even stressing a little on how she will ever pull this all off), I get caught up in the spirit of it all.
OK- well I like others to believe this is what I think. That is why I am always trying to have a Becca-kind-of-holiday.
Becca-kind-of-holidays in the end are always remembered as a good time by most. Holiday movies such as the Grinch and Scrooge are perfect because they bring the true meaning of Christmas shine through. If you let the Spirit of Christmas enter into your heart you will feel your heart “grow three sizes that day!”
Becca