the annual holiday breakdown.
I know that I am not alone in this – having a pre-Christmas meltdown about, well, all things Christmas. December ushers in glad tidings & decking the halls & the stress of holyshithowamigoingtogeteverythingdone. Here's the funny thing – Dec 25 will arrive whether we worry about it or not. It will happen regardless of how many gifts are purchased, ignoring cookies that are unmade, and indifferent to whether or not houses are decorated. Time, and Christmas, wait for no (wo)man.
I had my annual meltdown/breakdown at about 8:00 this morning. After a late night of crafting (b/c deadlines don't extend due to Christmas), I woke to find that my internet connection was faulty…which made it impossible to upload said crafty projects. I tried every trouble-shooting suggestion while clutching my cup of coffee. No. Connection. I'll spare you all the gory details of the process of figuring out what was actually wrong (something so simple – the router needed to be reset) – but needless to say, the connectivity issue was enough to push me over the edge into ican'tpossiblydoeverythingandnooneisgettinggiftsandwhydoesn'tanyoneelsenoticethatwe'reoutofhandsoap full-blown holiday meltdown.
It really wasn't pretty. Before I left the house, I sent a note to my boss (on my crackberry b/c THE INTERNET STILL WASN'T WORKING!) saying "I am on my way. Late. Stopping for coffee. B/c if I don't? People will die." Thankfully, my boss understands. I didn't even bother to put on mascara b/c I knew that I'd ruin it, what with all the crying on the way to work.
So. After spending the day with a raging headache (likely from caffeine overload), I decided to find a little kindness for myself tonight. I ordered pizza for dinner. I reset the router. I am uploading projects. I am sipping amaretto. Gifts will get purchased – or they won't. Hope will be home tomorrow night. We will buy a tree this weekend, and decorate it together. And all will be well with the world.
4 Comments
Barb
Ah, perspective.
I wish it was a easy to come by this time of year as mania.
And, how did I forget about amaretto?!??! I would love some amaretto.
Kirsten J
Hugs, sister – been there, done that. Crying to my hubby helped him see he needed to support me a little. And luckily, I didn’t mouth off to my boss, who doesn’t seem to realize that getting that project to me today……which needs to be finished…..before Christmas? Was not cool. It will be okay, and my son came home Tuesday after his last final – much better to have all the chicks in the nest 🙂
colleen
Amaretto is also yummy in hot chocolate…would be great for tree decorating time (sans amaretto for the younger crowd, of course). Maybe Hope would like to help with the cookies for the fam and btw cookie dough for neighbors to freeze until after all the holiday yummies are gone make great gifts. Why do we all make this season so busy for ourselves? I think I’ve hit the wall a few times in the last week!
Brenda
I am so glad I’m not the only one who melts down that way over Christmas – and by the way our router is always needing to be reset and yet why can’t I remember to check that first??? lol My sweet boy comes home from college on Sunday night and I’m counting the hours. Enjoy your time with Hope, have more amaretto and say to heck with everything!! 🙂