How many commitments are on your plate for December? I thought I was doing pretty well this year at minimizing them, it’s just going to be a quiet Christmas at home, but somehow a whole bunch of stuff piled up to take care of before the end of the year.
December is the month I always need a little extra grace because I feel constantly on the edge of overwhelm. Last year I basically shut down for a couple of days, thankfully I had help to get through it.
I’ve realized it’s a pattern I’ve been repeating for years. As a kid, we always had a LOT going on. I’m talking Angel Breakfast, Pot Luck Dinner, Kids Choir Musical, Family Luncheon, Living Nativity, Festival of the Carols and Bells, Christmas Eve services, Christmas at Grandma’s, and New Years with the cousins, plus all of the associated rehearsals, set up and tear down, not to mention planning and logistics.
All lovely activities that we spent years and years participating in, but if there’s any tradition in there that I’d like to continue it is most certainly NOT Holiday Activity Overload.
Instead I’m relishing any excuse to sit around and just enjoy some quiet time together. Give yourself permission to slow down. It might just be your favorite gift this year.