holiday cards and stuff

[salixbabylon]

I keep seeing wonderful people posting soliciting addresses for sending out holidays cards. I'm not doing that, since my husband keeps harping at me to cut back and do less for the holidays. Last year I sent out over 50 cards and shipped about 20 packages, and I just can't do it anymore. Mostly it's RL friends, but I didn't want anyone here in LJ-land to feel slighted, so I'm explaining myself and why I'm such a Scrooge. Every holiday season I make myself sick with stress, so I'm just saying "no" this year. So I'm generally not adding my name/address to your lists, because I won't be collecting a list of my own to send out, and I tend to be one of those people obsessed with "you gave me one, so I'll give you one" fairness, so... Sorry.

On the other hand, I'm intrigued by the idea of holiday_wishes, since it's kind of random and non-obligatory. I think I might come up with my own list and post it just here, so if you have one of your own, please let me know by posting a comment here. That way I can see what I can do for you, too. :)



Wait, didn't I say I was doing *less* this year? Hmmm...

Comments

[bloominbabylon.livejournal.com]

I completely understand...I used to loved Christmas...was a total freak for it. You couldn't walk in my house for fear of tripping over a Christmas elf or Santa or some other thing. But in the last few years...its lost some of its fun. Too many obligations (I gave up the card thing two years ago)...and too many obligations that I only do becuase 'it's family'...and the crap I'll have to hear if I don't isn't worth it.

And this year...I'm going to Detroit for Christmas. I live Maryland now and frost makes me whine...I lived in Minnesota for 12 years...I'm done with that cold BS. But I'm going...

Good luck with a less stressful holiday ;-)

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

It's a funny thing about obligations, but once you're *required* to do something, it totally stops being fun. For me, anyway.

Thanks for the empathy, and good luck to you too! *hug*