TAKING
TIME
by Rebecca Escott
Extension Home Economist
It’s Okay When It’s Not
the Same
These past few weeks I’ve
heard people sometimes defiantly,
sometimes regretfully, saying that
they’re not going to decorate a tree
this year, send cards, host the usu
al party. One friend was desp
erately trying to find someone
who knew how to make an ethnic
recipe that only her Mom had
made. This year the family would
be celebrating without their
mother, but they wanted the day to
be “just the way it used to be.”
We do ourselves a disservice if
we must recreate a perfect holiday
each year. Even I made some deci
sions this past week about just
how many batches of cookies I
needed to make to share with
neighbors. Did I really have to do
the cut-outs? And do two adults
have to hang and fill stockings?
This morning you may have
gotten up and wandered around
your home thinking about former
Christmas celebrations that per
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haps seemed more magical.
Today, I want to say to you, “It’s
okay when things aren’t the same
as they used to be.” Even those of
you who have houses filled with
children’s laughter and chaos may
be longing for a different kind of
holiday experience.
Each day we make choices
about how we spend our time.
And the choices you made this
year I’m sure were different than
the choices you’ll make next year
or that you made last year. That’s
normal. But today is a time not to
worry or regret the choices. Today
is a time to enjoy the day JUST
AS IT IS.
Here are some things that you
may be able to enjoy today.
Enjoy a phone call from a
grandchild.
Enjoy a w2#k outside.
Enjoy listening to a special
holiday recording.
Enjoy watching children play
with abandon.
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.outside.
Enjoy lingering conversation
with one or two friends over a cup
lof coffee.
Enjoy a good book.
Enjoy looking around a room
that’s filled with people and activ
ity. (Remember it’s not always
this way.)
Enjoy a football game or movie.
Enjoy a piece of homemade pie.
Enjoy looking through family
photo albums or re-reading greet
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Enjoy sitting in front of a blaz
ing fireplace or glittering tree with
young children.
Enjoy picking up the paper and
empty boxes. Remind yourself
that there is a floor at the bottom
of this mess.
Enjoy a “whisper hour” when
everyone in the house must whis
per. Set the timer.
Enjoy a home filled with pot
pourri or scents of candles.
Enjoy knowing that you haven’t
traveled all over the state exhaust
ing yourself.
Enjoy sleeping in and not hav
ing to “clock-in” at work.
Enjoy visiting your very own
stable.
Instead of waiting for a perfect,
storybook celebration, say “It’s
okay that things aren’t the way
they used to be.” Take some time
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Hull’s parents flew to Chicago
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older sister. Heather, a 1992 pres
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Marti Fair of Manchester for vet
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