Christmas Day is thirteen days away, and I’m ready already. I can’t remember the last time I had packages mailed, the tree trimmed, and the holiday menu planned in such record time.
At first I wondered what was wrong. Then I wondered what I might have missed. Finally, I decided that part of the reason I’m ready ahead of schedule is that I deliberately cut back this year.
We purchased a pre-lit tree this time around, although I did add lights and ornaments to it. But it wasn’t the tree we normally trim, the one from the last century that wasn’t pre-lit and came in various pieces requiring assembly.
I didn’t display my snow people collection either; it’s not that I’ll never display them again, but I do like the simpler look. And since there are fewer people coming for Christmas Day dinner, the menu isn’t as extensive. Funeral potatoes still made the cut, however.
So between now and Christmas Eve I plan to sit by the new tree, enjoy its lights, watch the fireplace flicker, and read. Who could ask for a better way to get in the mood?
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