Must-Don’t Holiday Traditions
11 Dec 2011 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Babble.com, holiday season, holiday traditions, Sidetracked Sarah
I came across this article on Babble.com about 5 Must-Do Holiday Traditions (And 5 I’m Skipping). Well after reading it I’m pretty much skipping a lot of things. I’m not sending out holiday cards. Come to think of it I don’t think I ever have. I’m not standing in line for the $30 Santa picture…. even though I could change my mind on this one. The only holiday party we’re attending is the one for my son’s classroom. We didn’t decorate the outside of the house. Our neighbors behind us and two doors down have enough lights for us and the whole neighborhood put together.
The reality is this time of year can be draining and my theory is it’s okay to just say “NO!” But there are some things I am saying yes to. I’ve been doing the Advent calendar with my son, so he doesn’t ask me every day if it’s Christmas yet. We are making a few simple holiday crafts thanks to Sidetracked Sarah’s blog. We are watching every holiday special ever made for TV. Christmas dinner is a party of three (my husband, my son and myself) so there’s not much to do there. We’ll make a few holiday cookies as well. I can only hope ours look remotely as good as the ones pictured below!
Giving to others I think is a must-do during the holidays or just anytime of the year (by the way, it’s a very tough concept to explain to a 4-1/2 year old). So that will always remain on the must-do list.
It’s just so easy to caught up in all the holiday madness and I just refuse to do it. For one, I don’t have to the time or the energy. I just like to just keep it simple. No matter what… enjoy your holiday with or without traditions or maybe create some new ones!
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