By Holly Kozelsky
Ahhhhh.
Now we can rest.
There’s nothing so exhausting like trying to get everything done before Christmas.
Last week, I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I was working on a huge project, and I had deadlines to turn a lot of work in to the business who would take the next step on it.
Two weeks ago I was pretty proud of myself thinking I was working well in advance. I’d send off all my work to the next business before I left for my week off for Christmas.
But, alas, how could it have slipped my mind that they, also, of course planning for days off?
So then it was a frantic race to the finish line, working on my project while at work, then after work sitting on the sofa with my kitties until midnight still working on my project.
Which, by the way, I do love to do.
My project involved collaboration with many others and they, too, were doing the wild dance of time.
“I only have a minute — I’m trying to get everything done before Christmas!” was the common refrain.
Everyone’s in the same boat.
The workload before Christmas week is heavy. Everyone is trying to clear the way to take a few days or more off.
Add to that the frenzy of Christmas preparations: Cooking! Cleaning! Decorating! Shopping! Wrapping gifts! Going to parties! Hosting parties! Making Christmas crafts!
Whew. We do a year’s worth of extra stuff all squeezed into one month – December.
Family togetherness and having fun sure take a lot of work.
But now we breathe.
We have crossed the hump. It’s a little sad, because that high level of Christmas thrill is gone.
But it’s also fairly nice, because that constant buzz of Christmas excitement had been replaced with a steady calm of pleasantry and goodwill. Family and friends are still around. The good food is still around to keep nibbling on. The slippers we got for Christmas are still clean, soft and comfy.
Enjoy, friends. We are suspended in time, this special week where everyone takes it a little easier, and has a little extra cheer to go around.
Happy new year.
