I know it's time, and normally I look forward to these weeks of tree decorating, light-hanging and cookie-baking all year long. But for the life of me, I can't get into the spirit this season -- and I'm not sure why.I have more free time this year than I've had in a very long time, yet am I scapbooking? No. Am I making any gifts? Nope. Have I even thought about writing my traditional holiday poem and making our yearly photo collage and sending out cards? Uh-uh.
I think the only way to deal with this is to count on that adage that says that behaving so makes it so. If I behave as if I'm in the holiday spirit, maybe I will come to actually feel the holiday spirit. So that's it. I'll invite all the kids, plus a friend or two each, to decorate a tree, drink eggnog (they'll probably want it spiked!), and bake cookies this weekend.
Maybe that will do the trick and wake up this sleepy holiday spirit. One can only hope...
You are not the first person - or the first blogger for that matter -who has commented about not being in the spirit of the holidays. I was and now it is kind of fading....a little early for it to fade. I want to get the spirit back so I am not just going through the motions.
ReplyDeleteIt will probably help to drag some co-conspirators in. I'm not surprised that it's hard this year, because you've had a heck of a year and a lot of pressure, and sometimes then having that free time is not freeing, so to speak. Huge hugs!
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