Can We Talk 2

November Was A Blur

         Whew! Can't believe it's December. I still don't have my monitor replaced, so I'm operating from a laptop, which is not my forte. I feel like all I do is work, which is stressful this time of year. I've been told I'm rude, stupid, and other things. I try to make everyone happy and give them what they want, but you can't please everyone.

         I bought a present for a kid my neighborhood association adopted, along with several families from our vicinity. I never got it wrapped and delivered to the right place by the deadline! And it wasn't a cheap gift. I hate to be one of those awful people returning things. It seems like I'm running late on everything. I haven't been writing anything. Doing this is taking away from my housecleaning time before I run out to work.

         We've had several special called business meetings at church concerning a potential land deal. I'm an officer, so I have to be there, and do a lot of follow-up. Those men have no idea that this is a terrible time of year to be doing those things. There's also lots of projects there. Thank goodness our choir is small, so we aren't doing anything special with that.

         I'm also thinking I need to quit work to spend more time cleaning up after my dad. I already go to all his doctor appointments, which are many. I took him shopping which took forever and we didn't get much. He's rearranged the furniture, which looks terrible. He rearranges the refrigerator in ridiculous ways. I don't want anyone I know who isn't related to me to come to the house. My hours will automatically cut back after Christmas, but I don't know if I can make it that long.

         Time is relative, so I'm told. The older you are the faster it goes. I'm pretty old, I guess. Christmas will not be spectacular this year. It's a matter of just surviving it. So I'm feeling old, rushed, and inundated with responsibility. Not much Christmas spirit there, no matter how much charity you do. I'm holding my breath, so to speak, until January with the promise of new beginnings.