(sung to the tune of Jingle Bells, of course ;)
I must say I caught the creative bug this Christmas season. Canvases? Sure. Wooden custom photo frames? Of course. Painted pottery with customized stick families ? Check. Cute, little reindeer truffle pops? Yes please. If I've seen it in a store, I've attempted to copy it. Good for my pocketbook. Not so good for my time management skills ;)
The problem with these cute little crafts is, once I start one, I must create enough for every person in the family that they are going to in order to make sure no one gets left out. That would be embarrassing :( You should see my kitchen table. Seriously. Not pretty. (well, pretty if you think mass chaos piled on top of more mass chaos is beautiful ;)
I think, however, that I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. I am wrapping up the final canvases tonight and I have a couple more odds and ends to purchase, but I did accomplish my goal of being completely done with Christmas shopping by next week, so I can enjoy everything around me. (I haven't had much time to do that lately----too stressed trying to deal with the "mass chaos table" !!!)
Next week, I am going to have that cup of hot cocoa with mini marshmallows that I purchased 2 weeks ago and haven't had time to open. I am going to sit by the fireplace, listen to Christmas music, make Matt take me Christmas light sightseeing, and not wrap a SINGLE present. High hopes, huh??!! That's the plan.
But, for now, back to the pile of chaos on the table, the Christmas parties, and Christmas party planning, the gift wrapping, the making of Christmas baked goodies.......and don't forget about little Sadie who we are trying to potty train!!!! Lord, help me get through this week ;)
For now, I'll leave you with the 1st Annual Christmas Pub Run from earlier tonight---4 miles of fun-ness ;)
