tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post3945132847608934982..comments2023-12-28T09:32:32.680-06:00Comments on Good Day, Regular People: The Days of December Alexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-39811981618508625752014-12-20T01:40:32.425-06:002014-12-20T01:40:32.425-06:00Yes, I'm happier, too. I just wanted to do it ...Yes, I'm happier, too. I just wanted to do it all for my kids. But that left me wiped out. I mean, nights without sleep to do it all. Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-78186569530699936332014-12-20T01:39:57.148-06:002014-12-20T01:39:57.148-06:00Thank you!Thank you!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-32582883362384291942014-12-20T01:39:43.546-06:002014-12-20T01:39:43.546-06:00TRy it, Lady Jennie. It was pretty, so pretty.TRy it, Lady Jennie. It was pretty, so pretty.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-25870588700060070362014-12-20T01:39:06.787-06:002014-12-20T01:39:06.787-06:00THat's the fun part for me, too , ALison. xoTHat's the fun part for me, too , ALison. xoAlexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-61390751420159965742014-12-20T01:38:49.915-06:002014-12-20T01:38:49.915-06:00That's true. THe fights on FB this week over &...That's true. THe fights on FB this week over "MORE" an d "Too MUCH." Do what you want, right? YES. Happy holidays, dear friend. xo Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-45463153613687929432014-12-20T01:38:02.380-06:002014-12-20T01:38:02.380-06:00Oh, my friend. Isn't it funny what we do when ...Oh, my friend. Isn't it funny what we do when we think we are supposed to do this, do that. I read so much about it and I can't believe the years I spent trying to do it all. It left me resentful and frazzled which isn't to say others should not do what they want. If it feels right to you, then you do it. xoAlexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-22014446082067656212014-12-20T01:36:51.084-06:002014-12-20T01:36:51.084-06:00This is it, Ms. A. Knowing what is right fo rus, a...This is it, Ms. A. Knowing what is right fo rus, and our limits. People say do more, do less. I say do what you want, and put in earplugs for all the other noise. xo Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-8233653670413896122014-12-19T10:14:14.008-06:002014-12-19T10:14:14.008-06:00Great Post (again). Since I'm not working in ...Great Post (again). Since I'm not working in the 'corporate' world these days, I don't feel the pressure and I also have taken the back - back seat in my decorating, shopping and all the must dos. AND - what I do get done, I do enjoy. :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254471479464063893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-81900411139568647182014-12-18T09:22:51.486-06:002014-12-18T09:22:51.486-06:00After several years of feeling more stress than jo...After several years of feeling more stress than joy, I finally figured out that I only need to be in the Xmas spirit on December 23, 24 and 25, when it happens most naturally anyway. I decorate my fireplace mantel because it's beautiful and anything more than that just represents more work, walking around the house with a Rubbermaid tote on my hip on December 26. Cheers to you on finding your Xmas groove; continue to spread the word and you could start a movement!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169568322962216982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-63278318340330506152014-12-18T07:37:16.823-06:002014-12-18T07:37:16.823-06:00I want to do more than I do - not because I feel t...I want to do more than I do - not because I feel the expectation, but because it helps me to embrace life. I have trouble embracing life.<br /><br />I remember the silver-blue debacle, but I think I would quite like it! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12586581766383380976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-29545505199788359402014-12-18T02:07:01.911-06:002014-12-18T02:07:01.911-06:00I don't celebrate Christmas but I like the sea...I don't celebrate Christmas but I like the season for the .... ambiance? It's the time of year where I happily send gifts to friends in secret, just because. It's my love language and this time of the year seems to be the best time for it.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174981423633745590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-48278174390174964482014-12-17T14:25:54.918-06:002014-12-17T14:25:54.918-06:00Alexandra, I so wish you lived in my neighborhood!...Alexandra, I so wish you lived in my neighborhood! So we could sit and drink tea and talk about kids and loss and holidays and NOT decorate our houses! I'm still trying to find my best Christmas groove. Good to know I'm not the only one who's worn so many different dresses onto this particular dance floor. It changes because my kids keep changing. Like you, it's mostly about them for me. Part of what makes it good for them, though, is having a mother who isn't whacked out from trying to make it all fit someone else's idea of perfect.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04227597091783239454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-53366771291654191402014-12-17T10:16:34.275-06:002014-12-17T10:16:34.275-06:00Alexandra, I love that you are true to yourself a...Alexandra, I love that you are true to yourself at Christmas and year round. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.Anna Whiston-Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-83219550136232981862014-12-17T07:38:26.685-06:002014-12-17T07:38:26.685-06:00I love this, Alexandra. I, too, after many years o...I love this, Alexandra. I, too, after many years of trying on different holiday traditions and schemes, have found what works for us, what makes it feel like a special day minus the stress. <br />I hope you have a fabulously calm and joyous holiday with your boys. I know that next year at this time I, too, will be counting down the days until my daughter comes home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991265338210422893.post-69523162571224221232014-12-17T00:53:04.593-06:002014-12-17T00:53:04.593-06:00The only thing I look forward to, is being with my...The only thing I look forward to, is being with my family. The "trying to shop and decide what to buy, for people that already have what they want" is a huge burden and it stresses me out. I stopped decorating years ago, when all the kids left home. There are too many expectations that I can't possibly meet and it's a waste of what little energy I can muster.Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.com