Usually by this time, the stocking are hung, the tree is lit, and the house is festive. This year, I’ve managed to get up a few of the basics, but am struggling to get the job done.
Is it becuase the kids no longer are at home? Because I am just always exhausted from work and volunteering? Or because I just don’t have any holiday spirit? Or becuase I see photos of houses that are so much more nicely decorated than mine that I lose the desire to even try?
The icilce lights stay up year round on the sunporch. The candles are in the windows. The lights are strung across the fireplace. Those are the things that make me happiest at this darkest time of year. I’ll try to focus on that.