I'm glad you got it taken care of before it got bad, Hil.
sj, I'm sorry you are feeling overwhelmed. It's one of the sucky parts of the holiday season - so much to do. My sister cut back on things like cards and presents to extended family. When she called to tell me not to expect it, she said "It's just not fun for me, and the Christmas is supposed to be fun." I told her I completely understood. But please to send pics of her family at some point in the year when it wasn't stressful, because I still want them.
My mom just tried to order Chinese food. I thought I could eat chow fun noodles with sesame sauce. The Chinese place has no more chow fun noodles. How does a Chinese restaurant run out of noodles?
and the Christmas is supposed to be fun."
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ORLY!?!?!?
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ORLY!?!?!?
Well, she's the one who decided to have four kids. Don't ask me why she thinks she supposed to have fun.
Hil, quick recovery~ma to you.
Well, one thing you could cross off is ribboning gifts. Gift wrapping (or, even easier, gift bagging) is enough!
I can cut back on the ribboning, but I can't really cut it out entirely. It's sort of expected of me since I worked at a gift shop years ago. Plus, I already spent money on the ribbon.
sj, I'm sorry you are feeling overwhelmed. It's one of the sucky parts of the holiday season - so much to do. My sister cut back on things like cards and presents to extended family. When she called to tell me not to expect it, she said "It's just not fun for me, and the Christmas is supposed to be fun." I told her I completely understood. But please to send pics of her family at some point in the year when it wasn't stressful, because I still want them.
Thanks, WS.
I can cut back on the ribboning, but I can't really cut it out entirely. It's sort of expected of me since I worked at a gift shop years ago.
I don't understand this. I don't mean that in a snotty way; I just mean -- so what if you worked at a gift shop years ago? So what if you worked at a gift shop today? Because we're your friends, we're thinking about what you can do to save yourself stress, not what other people are expecting you to do out of the niceness of your unbelievably nice, generous heart.
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Which is why I said "so what?" -- ribbons just don't seem as important as some of the other Christmas things you mentioned, no matter if you were Martha Stewart. Even *she* needs a break sometimes.
Pretty ribbons are nice, but (1) packages get opened pretty dang quickly; (2) I'd give the hairy eyeball to anyone who expected a specific *gift,* let alone a specific type of wrapping/decoration; and (3) [which should have been #1, since it's the most important] you're trying to eliminate some stress, and honestly, the ribbons seem to be one of the easiest things to put aside.
Plus, I already spent money on the ribbon.
It'll be there next year.
Teppy, logically you are completely right.
Embrace the logic! I care about your sanity, dang it, not spiffy ribbons!
Well, spiffy ribbons ARE spiffy. But I still think people can live without them and Christmas will manage to go on.
Oh, dear. Condolences, DJ, I'm so sorry.
Frank, glad your brother's surgery went well.
sj, carry some ribbon in your pocket. If anyone whines about where's their ribbon, wrap it around their head.
Steph, I hope you've learned your lesson: ignoring Buffistas who tell you to go to the doctor gives you pleurisy.
Hil, if they're growing in straight and not gonna crowd your other teeth, leave 'em. Otherwise, yank 'em. Mine were growing forward, as if *aimed* at my other teeth. Had to come out. But please, find another dentist besides Dr. Won't-Commit-to-an-Opinion.
sj, carry some ribbon in your pocket. If anyone whines about where's their ribbon, wrap it around their head.
Not their throat?
I care about your sanity
Oh, that disappeared a long time ago.
