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My Husband Thinks I’m Nuts
By Polly | October 23, 2006
It isn’t even Halloween and I have just spent this past week getting ready for Christmas. I’m not sure if I’m crazy or just uptight, but I am definitely determined. I am determined not to be last minute gift shopping or wrapping presents on Christmas Eve and to be in total control of the impending chaos. Lofty goals I agree and something I know my stubborn personality won’t let go, so I forge on dragging along with me some poor souls who after a week really know I’m uptight. And based on the eye rolls coming from my husband’s corner on the couch, I know he thinks I’m nuts, but after 17 years of marriage is wise enough to not say anything. After all, all he contributes to the Christmas preparations is to veto any “new and weird” ideas, request that I only ask for things that can be bought online, and hang the lighted wreath outside (and refuse to take it down after half of the lights have burnt out).
So humor, eye rolls, and smart remarks aside, this is what I accomplished this past week in my quest for a Frazzle Free Christmas:
- Made a list of everyone I need to buy a gift for this year.
- Finalized most of my Thanksgiving plans. Still waiting on two friends to get back to me on one thing, but knowing that one of them doesn’t know how to check email and the other is a self proclaimed disorganized person I will probably have to pick up the phone and call them.
- Set our holiday spending budget (this is never a pleasant task)
- Discussed with the family which family traditions to keep and which to toss.
- Completely updated our family calendar through December.
- Started a Christmas “buy” list with things I will need to get this year (wrapping paper, batteries, tape, etc)
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Topics: Family Life Humor, Frazzle Free Plan |