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Holiday Hangover

What day is it? I swear that this is the week where time just doesn't exist. Yes the day after Christmas, this momma was back at her desk, but this week has felt completely off. Also, leaving my kiddos the day after Christmas sucked! I am extremely thankful for the three weeks vacation my job will offer me next year though and I don't plan to be working during the holiday week. 

 I keep reflecting on Christmas 2018 and I feel like it was our best one yet! This year we cut down on many different aspects of the holidays including quantity of gifts. I admit, I LOVE to go over the top and give mind blowing Christmases to my kids. This year we focused more on the real reason for the season and I scaled back to fewer, but very well-thought out gifts for the kids. I felt like this year they were so much more excited and overall grateful for what they received. 

 I tell myself every year that I'll start prepping earlier in the next. Do I think that will happen? Probably not! Life happens and continues to throw things our way and before I know it, it's December and I'm sprinting through Target. Okay not really sprinting...but you get the idea! 

 All of the planning, present wrapping, Elf on the Shelf, baking and celebrating is over in a flash and it's back to reality. I am looking forward to welcoming 2019 though as I anticipate big things. I have been on a strenuous journey of self discovery of the last year and I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds. 




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