Debra just made an entry, about being able to mostly skip Christmas. Believe me, she is in such transition this year that she has a perfect right to. Even though we should not have to have a "perfect right." But it seems, we do. If by chance, we wish to do certain cutting back. Well, I commented in her blog. And then, I thought.... I just wrote a great entry! So, I simply 'copied' my comment there, and am 'pasting' it here. :-) Below...
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Be it known! I-am-so-jealous-of-you!
Yes, jealous without the usual *jealous*... which
* * are supposed to mean that one is not reallllllllly jealous. Well, I have no trouble with saying that I AM really jealous.
How super to have a Holiday Season when you have a super amount of reasons for skipping all the Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Silly that we need a so-called reasonable reason to but.. we do. -sigh- We do. We get guilted into doing too much of the Jazzzzzzzz, every year.
With me, I made some progress one year, on forcing the family to cut down some. And forcing is the correct word. And then, before I know it, they have weasled their way around and I am back to the same old Jazzzzzzz. -sigh-
This year, I threw in the white towel. I will "burn up the plastic," as needed. {within reason of course!} I will! I am. I'm not even whining about it, either! Amazzzzzzzzzing! ,-)
But ~ I still have done some *secret* cutting back. Heh,heh, heh... And no one has complained. I'm not attempting to put a pretty bow or decoration on every thing {in our living area}, everything which "sits still" long enough for me to put bows/decorations on it!
Which means I have not allowed myself to look at all my saved Christmas books and magazines, yet. I have dipped into some. But I am steeling myself first, to not get sucked into my usual..."I-want-to try to make my house look like an issue of Victoria!"
How silly of me to have let myself get this way, in the past? How silly of me to have set myself up, to sigh over how I can't. Sillllllllllly.
So, although I am still jealous of your ability this year ~ I now realize that I have gotten-my-way in some things. :-)))) And we all love to realize a fact like that! :-)
Mmmmm, why don't I simply copy this comment and make an entry in my own blog??? And I may just do that! Please and thank you.
Mari-Nanci
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No I'm not a total Mrs. Scrooge. I do enjoy many parts of celebrating the whole Holiday Season. But I do so desire to change some aspects. Because I feel that to do so, would make my Holiday Season, so much more peaceful, joyful, calm, and etc. But! I know! To cut back on presents, other than to Grandchildren of course, would really spoil it for my husband and children. So I've chosen to quietly compromise. As I point out in the above copied and pasted comment.
Hope I don't sound too Mrs. Scrooge-like. I really am not Mrs. Scrooge. I just have evolved a desire for a different Happy Holiday Season, than the rest of my family still needs/wants. :-)
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Be it known! I-am-so-jealous-of-you!Yes, jealous without the usual *jealous*... which
* * are supposed to mean that one is not reallllllllly jealous. Well, I have no trouble with saying that I AM really jealous.
How super to have a Holiday Season when you have a super amount of reasons for skipping all the Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Silly that we need a so-called reasonable reason to but.. we do. -sigh- We do. We get guilted into doing too much of the Jazzzzzzzz, every year.
With me, I made some progress one year, on forcing the family to cut down some. And forcing is the correct word. And then, before I know it, they have weasled their way around and I am back to the same old Jazzzzzzz. -sigh-
This year, I threw in the white towel. I will "burn up the plastic," as needed. {within reason of course!} I will! I am. I'm not even whining about it, either! Amazzzzzzzzzing! ,-)
But ~ I still have done some *secret* cutting back. Heh,heh, heh... And no one has complained. I'm not attempting to put a pretty bow or decoration on every thing {in our living area}, everything which "sits still" long enough for me to put bows/decorations on it!
Which means I have not allowed myself to look at all my saved Christmas books and magazines, yet. I have dipped into some. But I am steeling myself first, to not get sucked into my usual..."I-want-to try to make my house look like an issue of Victoria!"
How silly of me to have let myself get this way, in the past? How silly of me to have set myself up, to sigh over how I can't. Sillllllllllly.
So, although I am still jealous of your ability this year ~ I now realize that I have gotten-my-way in some things. :-)))) And we all love to realize a fact like that! :-)
Mmmmm, why don't I simply copy this comment and make an entry in my own blog??? And I may just do that! Please and thank you.
Mari-Nanci
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No I'm not a total Mrs. Scrooge. I do enjoy many parts of celebrating the whole Holiday Season. But I do so desire to change some aspects. Because I feel that to do so, would make my Holiday Season, so much more peaceful, joyful, calm, and etc. But! I know! To cut back on presents, other than to Grandchildren of course, would really spoil it for my husband and children. So I've chosen to quietly compromise. As I point out in the above copied and pasted comment.Hope I don't sound too Mrs. Scrooge-like. I really am not Mrs. Scrooge. I just have evolved a desire for a different Happy Holiday Season, than the rest of my family still needs/wants. :-)
