It's Almost Christmas...

                          

Alright y'all. Grab your drink of choice and get to chuggin'.

A lot of you (there are around 4 people who read this, so I'd say 3 of you) might be thinking "Whaaa? Christmas is the most magical time of the year!" to which I would reply, "True. But it is also the most stressful time of the year."

Have you purchased all of the presents? Have you wrapped all of these presents? Have you figured out whether or not you really need to get presents for your second cousin's new fiance and his family? Have you decided how much wine is too much wine at Christmas dinner? There are tons of things to consider before any hall decking or bell jingling can begin!

I love waking up on Christmas morning and being with my family. I love the feeling I get when one of them opens a present I bought them and they genuinely love it. And in the interest of full disclosure, I love opening presents. But there's a lot of stuff about Christmas that gives me anxiety. What size shoes does dad wear? How many seasons of West Wing does mom already own? Would grandma really want this light-up magnifying glass? Should I buy something for my co-worker? Shit, she bought something for me so I guess I have to go out and buy something for her. What do I say to the friend who gave me this God awful peppermint scented air-freshener that gives me a migraine? "Thanks" just doesn't seem appropriate. And it's the same anxiety every... single... year...

I need to learn to relax and really focus on the reason of the season. Church would be a relaxing place for me right now. If only I weren't so lazy...

                                                             
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This Christmas, I'm going to put an end to my Grinchy ways and just relax! I'm so lucky to have such a great family - so I'm going to bask in their glorious company, and not let the stresses of the season get me down.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a mild hangover.

Let it Snow...

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I was out with Kristen last night and when we left the bar... it was snowing...! There's something about the first real snow of the season that uplifts you and makes you feel like everything is possible.


Then, after a day of it, it makes you feel like everything except leaving your house is possible and staying in bed and ordering Chinese food while watching House Hunters with kitty is inevitable.


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Hope everyone is staying warm and toasty, and that all of our loved ones are happy and healthy tonight.

Karma at its Finest

Subconsciously Speaking...

I made an amazing discovery today. It's fascinating to me but nobody else seems to give a rat's ass. So what am I going to do? Share it with all'a'ya'all. That's right.

For the last several months, I've noticed that I always hiccup just once after eating. I always assumed it was my version of a belch. But today I had a spare minute after lunch so I decided to Google this and see what the real reason was. The answer, my friends, was shocking. It's because I inhale too much air while I eat, because I eat too quickly. This made me realize that I usually am the first person finished with my meals... and I always get so sad when I realize that my food is gone before everyone else's. I look at their happy faces while they're nomming away at their meal and wish I hadn't nommed so quickly.


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This got me thinking - what other things do I regularly do that I never pay attention to? Here's what I came up with:

-I always put my right shoe on first.
-While blow drying my hair I always do my left side first
-I use both hands when using utensils
-I cross my fingers while I type
-I move my lips while I'm writing with a pen... but not a pencil...


Doesn't seem like much - or that blogworthy for that matter - but it made me wonder about what other people do subconsciously.

What do you guys do?