Hi,
Welcome to 2013. I, for one, am thrilled to have made it into the new year. A little battered and bruised but no worse for wear. Who ever decided to call this "holiday time" had a real sense of humor. It sure isn't a "holiday" for most of the people I see.
Over worked. Cramming it all in the few weeks before the holiday, extra chores abounds. Cleaning, shopping, cooking wrapping, arranging dates, times and locals for merriment plus the added burden of pretending to enjoy being stressed, over taxed and financially stretched. Are we having fun yet?
Crowded shops, parking lot hell, surly retail staff, over eating, crying children, too much tinsel, Walmart over-load, empty Scotch Tape dispensers, burnt cookies, drunk Santa's, nothing on the radio but 24/7 Christmas carols.......All threatening to critical mass on December 25th. Oy vey!
My version of "holiday" is not having to cook or clean for a week, something this time of year does not afford the average hausfrau. A holiday includes someone else mixing fruity drinks and serving them in the sun by a giant pool. Morning prune juice and shoveling snow do not conjure up a festive image in my mind. Parties should be in hotel ballrooms with dance bands. No bar mitzvah boy necessary, just great music and champagne with a big dance floor. Did I mention the "no Christmas carol" rule?
It is now a moot point. The holiday season has passed. We survived. I don't have to hear Frosty the Snowman again for another 357 days. I consider that a small blessing if nothing else. the guests are gone and the house has been cleaned within an inch of its life. the quiet is deafening, but I love it.
Bah humbug, and that is my final word on the issue.
M
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