No more cheer

Monday, December 26, 2022

The holidays are over… I no longer have a valid reason to fake it. Not that I was ever good at that.

I love Christmas. Love it. I love the lights, the peppermint, the smell of pine, the sparkles, the Santa’s, all of it. But, when it’s over, I want it gone. I try really, really hard to leave up my decoration until New Years. I really do. It’s especially difficult this year since it’s the day after Christmas, the boyfriend’s kids left, it’s quiet, it’s a federal holiday so I don’t work, and all I want to do is put everything away and get my house back to normal.

Instead, I went to Michael’s. Did I mention that the boyfriend’s brother gave me a Michael’s gift card? It was burning a hole in my pocket. Like, I was mad that they were closed yesterday. But I did get to go today. I got some new paints, canvases, Christmas clearance, paint brushes, and paint mediums. Although, I’m still itching to put things away. Not sure I’ll last five more days.