It's Christmas? Did I miss it?

Well Christmas came and went again.  Wow!  That was fast.  Maybe it’s me, but Christmas goes by way too fast!  If you think about all the time you put into shopping, cleaning, traveling, decorating and stressing involved in the holiday, is it really worth it?

I love Christmas, it’s my second favorite holiday behind Thanksgiving.  There’s something about the decorations on the houses, the classic Christmas specials on TV and even the one station that plays noting but Christmas music the entire month of December.  The thing is, I’m also getting a bit sick of the entire Holiday as well.  Not only did I spend way too much money this year but I also spent way to much time with all the other holiday activities with cleaning and traveling being the worst of all holiday festivities.  The shopping and spending will be there every year but I need to spend less time next year cleaning and traveling and ruining the holiday.

I had two Christmas “parties” at my house this year.  These two parties were awful to clean up after.  Not only that but I didn’t have the time to clean up after these parties because I had to travel somewhere the next day.  Don’t get me wrong, I love hosting people at the house but I’m used to once a week type of parties.  Not two in 48 hours, that’s just too much for me to handle, especially when you don’t have adequate time to attend to the cleaning.

The traveling is getting to be a bit much as well.  Why can’t I just sit and relax and enjoy the holiday?  I would say this started when I had my first child but that’s not the case at all.  I’ve been traveling on Christmas Day since I was a little kid.  My grandmother lives up in the Berkshire’s and every year after opening Christmas presents at home, I’d be shuffled into the car and driven an hour and half to spend the holiday with people I see twice to three times a year.  Meanwhile, my poor new toys I just opened at home are still under the tree awaiting me at home.  Crazy!  This year, I had to do it again and you know what, it still SUCKS!

I’m all for Christmas but I need to change up my routine.  Maybe it’s me, but Christmas could be better if it just lasted as long as the crappy parts of the holiday!