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shopping and decorating?

Today is the 2nd day of the 48th week, the 26th day of the 11th month, the 330th day of 2018, and: 
  • Cyber Monday
  • Good Grief Day
  • National Cake Day
Black Friday, with its predictable crowds and mayhem, is behind us.  Cyber Monday is upon us as many are suddenly jolted by the fact there are only 28 days left before Christmas to accomplish all of their holiday gift-giving goals.  Oddly enough, I was much better at this shopping when I had more people to buy for and had to coordinate the kids’ gifts from Santa, two great-grandmothers, and my father.  In those long bygone days, I was usually done my shopping by the end of October and would observe the frenetic activities of those who insisted on waiting to accomplish the tasks with some complacency – at least until it occurred to me that I had to wrap everything up!   Even years later, Frank and I would have the shopping done relatively early, the decorations up by early December and presents under the tree to add to the festive look.  At least until 2004, when he was flagging and I was depressed and we debated about not decorating at all.  We had finally settled to put up the tree at least on the Saturday before Christmas.  It didn’t happen as he died that Thursday morning.  I was intensely grateful that the shopping was already done and there were no decorations to deal with that year and greeted January with relief
 
It was four years before I put anything out in the apartment for Christmas, but then my daughter gave me a little table top pre-lit tree I had admired at the MD Christmas Show and I started putting that out.  Slowly other decorations made it out from the Disaster Area although many boxes of ornaments remain unopened.  But last year was a bit of a hiccup due to my daughter’s cancer treatments/surgery, and the place only got decorated because my son was able to come home for the first time in many years.  This year?  I don’t know, there is surgery again and he won’t be here for the holiday, so I don’t know whether I will take the time and energy needed.  You see, the problem with putting things out – which is kinda enjoyable – is that then you have to put everything away and that I always find is sad and laborious.   As for the shopping?  Well I have one person done, another I know what to get and just need to order it, have started the grandchildren and one other, but have no idea what to get the remaining three adults yet.   And time is running out….
 
 
 
And every year since 2004 as I work to get into the Christmas spirit, I find myself voicing the same thought,  “it is an awful lot of work for one day.”

Permalink | Monday, November 26, 2018