Simplicity

Every year I have grand plans on how and what I hope to do over the Christmas season.  There are always more things on this list than I could possibly accomplish.  I KNOW that I cannot be the only parent that becomes obsessed with how horrible their children’s Christmas will be if I don’t do everything on everyday to make it special  does this.  This year my plan is to plan less.  Focus on a few things that are truly important to us rather than a lot of extraneous stuff that is not enriching our lives.  That is kinda my theme this month: simple enriching activities for us.  I hope some of you can use these ideas as well.  Everything will not be Christmas themed and there isn’t going to be a post everyday leading up to Christmas.  That would negate the focus on simplicity.
Now don’t get me wrong, if you are the kind of person that has a big project every day of the season and you and your family enjoy that – have fun.  No judgment here.  I think that is great.  I am not that kind of person and when momma isn’t happy no one is. For my house, all of the projects and busyness were not making our lives and season better- just more stressful.  This year I hope to keep it real.  We will do things, but only the things we truly want to do. 
With that in mind, I will be posting activities that are simple and streamlined all month in addition to a few commentaries. I will also be doing some looking around and sharing of simple and joyful ideas that I spot out in the blogosphere. Hope you are looking forward to it as much as I am.