Barbaraj
supremo
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It's hump day, and I confess to feeling a bit low and depressed today. Mostly it's not hip related. Sure, the ongoing achiness and stiffness is hanging in there, but it's usually just first thing in the morning, getting out of low slung cars (ouf, never a pretty sight) and sitting too long in one place. Much of the day I am feeling pretty darn good, and I don't give much thought to all things hip. I also believe that within the first three months of the new year things should be settled in, and fewer twinges and aches from that point forward. I said I BELIEVED this, who knows if it will actually happen that way?
I think my low mood is probably just what many people feel this time of year--overwhelmed at all the stuff to get done (shopping, meal planning, gift wrapping, the Big Day--eek!) and also feeling wistful about the good old days of my childhood, when I was NOT the one in charge of the holiday and no pressures at all, just happy anticipation. I have such fond memories of flying home from college a few days before Christmas and helping my mother out with shopping, baking and gift wrapping and lots of chatter and catching up with one another. She'd done the lion's share of the work before I arrived home so I was definitely only the "helper", not the one in charge of the "magic". Or, even further back, I remember my earlier childhood where I did, frankly, nothing at all and yet somehow it was always a wonderful holiday season for our family and such an exciting time of year.
We haven't even thought about getting out our holiday decorations or getting a tree. I keep saying, "oh, maybe next week sometime..." But maybe a weekend away (the one coming up--trip to Portland, OR to do "power shopping"), I hope, as well as stay in a lovely downtown hotel and eat yummy meals out should boost my spirits. It should be fun, and maybe next week I'll be able to get into a true holiday spirit. But need to finish up this posting, and head into my tiny exercise room to do some stretches. Gotta keep at this, I know. Cheers!
I think my low mood is probably just what many people feel this time of year--overwhelmed at all the stuff to get done (shopping, meal planning, gift wrapping, the Big Day--eek!) and also feeling wistful about the good old days of my childhood, when I was NOT the one in charge of the holiday and no pressures at all, just happy anticipation. I have such fond memories of flying home from college a few days before Christmas and helping my mother out with shopping, baking and gift wrapping and lots of chatter and catching up with one another. She'd done the lion's share of the work before I arrived home so I was definitely only the "helper", not the one in charge of the "magic". Or, even further back, I remember my earlier childhood where I did, frankly, nothing at all and yet somehow it was always a wonderful holiday season for our family and such an exciting time of year.
We haven't even thought about getting out our holiday decorations or getting a tree. I keep saying, "oh, maybe next week sometime..." But maybe a weekend away (the one coming up--trip to Portland, OR to do "power shopping"), I hope, as well as stay in a lovely downtown hotel and eat yummy meals out should boost my spirits. It should be fun, and maybe next week I'll be able to get into a true holiday spirit. But need to finish up this posting, and head into my tiny exercise room to do some stretches. Gotta keep at this, I know. Cheers!
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