🎄Because I have a deeply-rooted fear of rejection and the constant worry of letting people down, I feel compelled to make the public service announcement that I have not (and may not) sent out CHRISTMAS cards as of yet. So, if any of you are, at this very moment, crossing the Laden name off of your address list.... PLEASE STOP! I know this is a one-sided relationship, but I absolutely adore getting holiday cards from our friends and family each year! Heck... I hole-punch the corners and hang them with ribbon over the big sliding-glass door in our kitchen! There is no good excuse. Ive tried many times to justify this poor seasonal social behavior! My five children are older, youd think Id be more holiday savvy by now, and I should have more expendable free time....But somehow this favorite ritual of mine has fallen through the Christmas cracks. (Can I blame the whole hormone thing? Too far of a stretch? Darnit!) Its not altogether shocking.... I mean, with social media and technology, we are all pretty well caught up on each others current family events (in our case, at least in the pet fiasco department), so, its very easy to justify the not writing an annual letter thing. Yet, I really miss putting our familys annual experiences on paper.... This laissez faire attitude of mine, targeted at holiday greetings, isnt too shocking. I recently told my kids that if I prematurely die, Facebook will have to serve as their baby books, because I just havent gotten around to organizing and displaying all of their milestones in scrapbook fashion. (Sorry kids) I think I would have been JUST FINE, if the whole scrapbooking craze hadnt blown-up like a mushroom cloud of unrealistic standards looming over all of our heads! It made me kind of resentful....I already knew that Id never be able to cook like Rachel Ray, decorate like Martha Stewart or do crunches like Cindy Crawford....and then this onslaught of colored specialty paper, assorted zig-zaggy and curved cutting utensils and adhesive ribbons and adornments, hit me like a lead pipe, threatening the one thing I felt like I had a chance at excelling in. It seems as though the scrapbooking angst is carrying over into my Christmas card world as well. The bar is just so damn high...... 🎄
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:24:24 +0000
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