I’m short-changing Christmas a bit this year. I just have to, in order to preserve my sanity. Because my gift-buying for family is typically done by Thanksgiving (and I even had more than half of them wrapped by then this year), no one gets shorted on that front. However, I will not be sending Christmas cards, first off. I hope that all of you out there know that I love each and every one of you and that I’ll be thinking of you and wishing you a wonderful holiday season. 😀 I just can’t afford to take several hours addressing envelopes and writing out cards.
My anxiety level is through the roof right now. I haven’t been sleeping well and as a result could not get awake enough yesterday to get myself out of bed until 10 AM or so. Something has to give. Our bedroom furniture is being delivered on Saturday (weeks early – shock!) and we have to have the room completely cleared before the movers arrive. If you saw our bedroom just a couple of weeks ago, you would know what a HUGE effort that will be. Fortunately, I have been working on it for an hour or so here and there, so it’s not looking like an impossibility at this point. But there is still a good bit of work to be done and some of it will have to wait until the last minute. Namely, disassembling the bed and moving it out of the room. I still haven’t quite figured out how we’re going to do that, with the Select Comfort bed. I think we’re going to have to deflate it and take it apart. Ugh. I think we can probably clear a spot in the closet (especially with the mounds of laundry that I did last weekend) to put the dresser in there for a couple of days and Terry’s nightstand can just be put out into the hall on Saturday. I’ve already pulled everything out of the bookcase that I was using, placed everything in neat piles in the craft room and had Terry move the bookcase into the basement. I ordered two big Space Bag totes in which to store the extra bedding that we don’t use most of the time, but they won’t arrive in time, so I piled all of the bedding in the spare bedroom for now.
Anyway, I’m boring you with the details. I just want to relax and have fun right now, not be stressed out about stuff. Things are very much in a “hurry up and wait” position at work, with most people checking out mentally for the holidays already. Those of us who are still plugged in are unhappy. I think I’ll do some productive virtual thumb-twiddling in the form of working on my stash software program. Hey, it’s keeping my Java skills honed; that’s a valuable use of work time! 🙂
I really wish that I could get more in the Christmas mood. I think once the furniture is here and we’ve settled the room the way we want it and loaded the furniture, then we can decorate for Christmas and I will feel a little jollier. Right now, I’m trying to make sure that I get some time to myself every night, whether it’s for reading, stitching or other crafting.
So, I’m not being a scrooge. Honestly! I’m just trying to make the holidays better for everyone by not completely running myself down until I’m a puddle on the floor. That’s not what it’s about anyway. It’s about time with friends and family, giving presents to the people you care about, not having a perfect house, the perfect dinner, the perfect cookies, the perfect decorations. Do you hear that, perfectionist self? IT’S NOT ABOUT BEING PERFECT! Now to get that through my thick skull. 😉
I can kind of relate to how you’re feeling, Jenna. I’m somewhat of a perfectionist myself and I found myself almost hyperventilating on Sunday evening (after enjoying almost the entire day) because I couldn’t come up with a card design I liked for the last 6 cards I needed to make, I needed to clean up the house, I needed to wrap gifts, etc.
DF tells me all the time that I worry too much and things don’t have to be perfect. I know that’s true but I need to find a way to make myself REALLY believe it!!
Girl, I hear ya. I had to cut back too. 🙁 I’m not superwoman, I just can’t do everything! I’m slowly learning to say no to things.
Dearest Jenna, we are all blessed and thankful to know you, and to have you as a friend, throughout the year… This is what matters – not a card at Christmas. Don’t think about it 🙂
Think about the wonderful bedroom furniture that you’ll be enjoying tomorrow 😀
I think we perfectionists need to take -and enjoy- one thing, one achievement at a time… instead of rushing to the next step…
Anyway, it’s not about being perfect – it’s about being YOU! That’s how we love you, isn’t it? (((hugs)))
PS: I couldn’t access your blog until tonight! Hence the late comment 😉
I know how you feel, girl! Between the not being able to comment on people’s blogs, my blogrolling not updating, and feeling like I have so much to do I can’t stand it…ugh! Hang in there. I am sure you will be so relieved when your furniture gets there and you can get settled in with it. Definitely send your biscornu pics – you did such a beautiful job!
Yay, I can get in! 😀 I think Christmas is literally the most stressful time of the year – everbody and everything is in a rush and hectic … and it’s the time we should most be chilling out and enjoying the season and time with friends and family, and just soaking up the wonderful festive atmosphere (yeah, I know, easy to say!). Hopefully you’ll get your room ready and furniture in with no problems – and don’t worry about Christmas cards … after this year I’m whittling down as well – I started at the end of October inbetween calls at work, and I was still scrambling to get the last couple done this week (but most are in the mail now, apart from a couple I forgot to take with me oops) … it takes such an incredible amount of time yikes. Hope you’re gonna post piccies of the new furniture when it’s all in place – and I wanna see this wonderful star on your tree when it’s up 😀 I’m such a voyeur ;P
Oh Jenna, aren’t we all perfect in our own different ways?
I hope you’re sleeping better, feeling better, and just all-around better. Sending you lots of hugs!!!!
Jenna, I’m right there with you. It’s been hard for me to make myself put some Christmas plans on the backburner this year, but I just had to, my anxiety levels were starting to simmer as well.