Moms and holiday stress

I bet you’ve noticed that it’s the holiday season.  The holidays are so hectic.  There is so much to cram into a few short weeks:  parties, shopping, decorating, cookie baking, wrapping gifts, finding awesome hiding places for gifts, culminating in planning a large meal and all along the way, there’s a lot of pressure (mostly self-inflicted) to do it all flawlessly. Cue the holiday stress.

I don’t consider myself a perfectionist but I’d definitely say I’m an aim high kind of girl: shopping for personal gifts early and with time to spare.  Making my packages beautiful sparks joy. I revel in the idea of  wearing pajamas, curling up on the couch with my kiddos and watching Rudolph and Frosty while eating popcorn and drinking hot cocoa from very cute mugs. Decorating my home for the holiday, having people over and serving a good meal makes for some good memories.  I love the idea of going as a family to pick out the perfect Christmas tree. 

I think I’m the Clark Griswold of Ohio.

During most of the movie Clark is quirky, adorable and simply bubbling with holiday spirit but he has that one moment…  That one freak out, lose his stuff holiday stress moment.  I had mine today.  What brought me to the edge?  A large quantity of harmless, not a big deal things:  a client super anxious for her order while my son was super anxious for time with friends while I was trying unsuccessfully to do something while I was on hold with customer service for an hour while ten other things were on my mind…  You get the idea.  And more than likely, you’re familiar with it.  Most people are.

So tonight…  Give yourself a break.  Get some rest.  Have a cup of cocoa. Do something that makes you happy and we will all feel better tomorrow.

XOXO

Donna
I love having you on the road with me!