Right up until the actual day of Christmas, I am pulled kicking and screaming into a season of great expectations.
I ignore them all. Christmas baking is a thing of the past, ever since I spent the run up to Christmas reading and grading exams. Some years - and this appears to be one of them - I don't even get a tree up. I tire of holiday music by Dec. 5 (save for the Celtic melodies that became so popular about 15 years ago).
But I do have lovely memories of Christmases past and some day when the year is not so fragmented and demanding, I will use them to craft new traditions.
The year about to end has been full of changes and challenges. I sought physical therapy for a rotator cuff injury and a bursa problem and discovered working out, the world of crunches and reps and - sometimes - sheer torture. I now spend more time at the gym than in the kitchen now.
But there is a distinct possibility a new recipe is about to debut. Stick around. And have a wonderful Christmas.
The tree is not mine, by the way, but one of those lovely memories.
I ignore them all. Christmas baking is a thing of the past, ever since I spent the run up to Christmas reading and grading exams. Some years - and this appears to be one of them - I don't even get a tree up. I tire of holiday music by Dec. 5 (save for the Celtic melodies that became so popular about 15 years ago).But I do have lovely memories of Christmases past and some day when the year is not so fragmented and demanding, I will use them to craft new traditions.
The year about to end has been full of changes and challenges. I sought physical therapy for a rotator cuff injury and a bursa problem and discovered working out, the world of crunches and reps and - sometimes - sheer torture. I now spend more time at the gym than in the kitchen now.
But there is a distinct possibility a new recipe is about to debut. Stick around. And have a wonderful Christmas.
The tree is not mine, by the way, but one of those lovely memories.
8 comments:
Merry Christmas to you too! I was glad to see a post from you on my Google reader...take care and am hoping for an easier year for you in 2012.
Thank you, Betty. Wish I were in France for the holiday, but not this year! Possibly down the line a bit...
Merry Christmas, Mimi. I feel much the same way you do about Christmas. No tree chez nous either. Whether we connect through our blogs, email or LinkedIn, let's do stay connected. I wish you well.
Christine, it is a relief to hear that I am not the only one sans tree this year. Thank you for that comfort. Yes, I want to stay in touch! I will send you my personal e-mail address.
My mother has full-blown Alzheimer's now - well into Stage Six - I am usually pretty good about dealing with it, but sometimes that - plus everything else - is just too much.
I've had those years.... This isn't one of them. Life changes. I hope 2012 is a better, easier year... Try to take a minute here and there for yourself.
Happy New Year Mimi. I wish you the best in 2012. I too have been there when I was glad a year was over. I will take you with us to France in my mind this year. You inspired my to make the trip a few years ago in your blog. Thank you for that.
You are correct, Katie, not every year is this challenging. Here's to 2012!
Penny, I am happy to hear that you were inspired by something you read here. Glad, too, that you are going to France again.
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Happy New Year! How's your new year? I am glad that I read your post it is nice to read a article about Christmas. Thank you!
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