The Holidays (as a single person)
I LOVE the Christmas season (I celebrate Christmas, so this season may be called something different for you). I absolutely adore it. And, I love it even more now that I have kids. Experiencing the magic of this time of year through a kids' eyes is pure heaven. I love the colder air, snow, getting a tree, decorating, Santa, presents, candy, cookies, the music, traditions, and all of the excitement. I love it.
But, this is the 3rd year I have spent Christmas as a single gal, and that doesn't take away any of this happiness, but it does add to the exhaustion. It is HARD to do this season alone. REALLY hard. Last year I fell off my ladder while I was putting up lights on the house, resulting in a trip to urgent care (nothing broken, thankfully), so no lights went on the house this year because I was scared. Christmas morning this year, I couldn't get the battery compartment open on my daughter's robot puppy, so she didn't get to play with it before she went to her dad's.
The kids and I went to Taos and Phoenix for Winter Break, and although I LOVE traveling with my kids and visiting new destinations, it is beyond exhausting. I have no one to lean on. No one to take over when I am tired, sick (I got altitude sickness in Taos), or just need a break from parenting.
BUT, and this is a HUGE but, I don't have anyone interfering either.
I don't have another adult that I need to run ideas by: "Where should we eat? What time should we get up/get going/eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. Where should we stay? What temperature should the room be? What time should we go to bed? What show do you want to watch?" I can focus all of my attention on the two most important beings in my life, and that is all I care about right now.
So, when I say it would be nice to share the Holiday season with someone else, I already am sharing it with someone else. TWO someone else's actually. And those little else's are a lot of fun (and EXHAUSTING)! And until someone comes along who not only knocks my socks off, but also knocks THEIR socks off, they will be the only ones I care to share any Holidays with.
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