I had been OK with Pie's death when I was home alone but at
work on Monday people were being nice to me. That's always a problem when I'm
feeling emotional and this was no exception. It got easier as the day went
along though and after another round of niceness at knitting, I was fine by
Tuesday. There was definitely a change in my household's dynamic but we'd
adjust.
I finished my Christmas shopping for good on Tuesday with
errands at lunch. Check that off. Then the work gang went to Union Bank's
holiday open house on Wednesday, which has quite a spread. By the time Thursday
night came around, I was ready to put up my tree. I was finally getting some
Christmas spirit. My tree was a bit wonky but looks great, if I do say so, once decorated.
I had a busy weekend ahead so forced myself to swim on
Friday and then ran some errands, which meant I got home pretty late. After
eating a quick supper, I baked cookies until after 9:00 pm so that I wouldn't
have that hanging over my head. I then went all adult and cleaned up the entire
kitchen Saturday morning before heading to a holiday party and cookie swap with
my spinning group. It was at Danielle's house, which is lovely, and she went
above and beyond with the food. We all had fun and were home before dark. I
finished neatizing and got the bar cleared because it was time to start
wrapping.
After making a nice breakfast Sunday morning and getting the
laundry going, I pulled out wrapping paper and presents and got It's a
Wonderful Life on the TV. I had a lovely afternoon of wrapping and had 3
packages ready to ship on Monday. I was in the home stretch on holiday prep and
feeling good about things. It was quite a contrast from last year when all my
holiday deadlines were early because of my Norway trip. How nice to have such a
stress free December. I hope all your holiday prep is going swimmingly. Just
ten days until Christmas and fix until I fly east. Where has December gone?
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