You know, two years ago, I didn't have the energy to open the cards either, and that was before OW even started. I think I knew things were on a thread even then. Last year I was in full rescue mode and heroically made GORGEOUS cards, photo plates for MIL and FIL (which I never even saw; D11 told me this summer they look great) and a year-in-review Shutterfly book AND one of the history of H and I. This year, I'm all crickets.
I think after this year I'd like to rethink my holiday expectations. Less stuff, more life. Less pressure to do great cards and more mindfulness in letting the people I care about know how much they matter. All the effort I mustered last year amounted to tears and exhaustion on one of my favorite holidays of the year. That's not what a holiday should be.
A few years ago when one of my friends was getting divorced, I told her I wanted to give her the gift of a family portrait of her and her kids to celebrate her revamped family. We spent a LOT of time moving her furniture around too. Things to think about.
Me42, H40 D12, S8, S7 A revealed: 7/13 Sep 4/14; Agreed to D 1/15
