Which is why I’ve decided this year it’s going to be different. I’m making resolutions. I refuse to feel overburdened and overwhelmed. This year it is all about organization. I see this holiday coming in October and instead of scoffing it off, I heed the warning. There is a reason the commercials start so early. It’s for moms like me who don’t enjoy the last minute thrown together mess. So I book travel. I make lists. I organize Christmas card addresses. It is never too early to label envelopes. I put things on the calendar, I refuse to double book.
The feeling of drowning comes by not being able to keep your head above water. This year I will be freestyling to the finish line. Hyper-organization won’t take the fun out of the holidays…. it will put it back in it. I promise that I’ll say no to things. I’ll cut back on gifts. And the gifts I do buy will be neatly wrapped before Halloween. I’ll give my kids the Christmas of their dreams and one day they’ll wonder how I did it.
These are my resolutions.
Said one mom in October.
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This post originally appeared at the-othermom.com, published with permission.
