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Today is the day before the real day before Christmas. I've been an elf and helped my daughter with a gift she was making. Now I need to get wrapping and creating my own gift, but I'd rather write tonight.
When one lives alone, it seems weird to decorate the house...put the stuff out, look at it myself, and then put all the stuff away. I've ALWAYS hated that part...the putting away. Somehow this year, I just didn't have the interest, or the time. As it turned out, I'm leaving Christmas afternoon for a time away, so I'm glad I don't have to deal with decor. In the meantime, I had given it it some thought...was I lazy? depressed? was it always going to be that way? I finally decided that I was just fine. For this year, I didn't put my Christmas stuff out. That's all it was. A simple decision to keep it simple. I made no cookies or candy either. Okay, so it doesn't "feel" like Christmas, but that's something I can live with.
So for all of you who live alone, or are going through other changes, and you find yourself not wanting to do "what you've always done", give yourself permission to not do it. Or do something different. It's all right.
Merry Christmas and May God bless your new year
