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All of us will be sharing the experience of not quite being able to “Do” Christmas as we have in our Christmas’ Past. I am taking this opportunity to minimize my traditions surrounding the holiday.
I am giving myself the gift of Time.
No more hustle. No more crazy. No more being everything to everyone. Letting go of what needed to go a long time ago.
Perhaps this is the Christmas all our traditions get a once over. Read on to see what I’m talking about.
I’m a really great baker. My Christmas cookies and pies are legend. I got the baking gene from my aunt. Something I have done for more years than I can count is bake a shit ton of Christmas cookies and send them to friends and family far and near. It’s a lot of work — but a labor of love.
However — this year, I’m already tired heading into baking season. So I took a poll of the seven Humans in my immediate family. We got the Christmas cookies narrowed down to a few favorites. And I won’t be braving the lines to ship any this year. I didn’t survive 2020 thus far only to be laid low by an anti-masker at my local post office.
And with that decision came much relief. I get a by this year. So do you. I promise you — it will be okay. No one is going to disown you over keeping yourselves…
