There are so many things to do during the holiday season… Correction: There are so many things I have to do, a few things I want to do, and a single thing I love to do.
Have to do thing #1: Decorations
I drag out the giant bins of Christmas decorations from the back of the closet and sort through the mess. Each year, I think I’ll finally get rid of the worn ones, the handprint reindeer with a missing eye, or the faded paper Santa with the cotton ball beard, but I can’t. Instead, I re-tape the damaged artifacts, sort the ornaments, and decorate the tree. I turn on Christmas music and sing along (off-tune). As the house is transformed into my version of a Hallmark movie, my initial annoyance at the task fades like jingle bells in the distance.
Photo Credt Markus Spiske
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