Surviving the Domestic Jungle

Thankfully Black Friday is over with. I am not a fan of that day and I spend it locked up in my house…safe…not spending a dime on a bazillion things I don’t want nor need because they are on sale. Whenever stores are jam packed with people emptying their wallets, I am always tempted to ask “what recession?” When the holidays stroll around, you sure wouldn’t know that there are millions of people struggling out there judging by the crowds. I already hate big crowds. I feel so much anxiety when I am surrounded by people I don’t know and some I don’t want to know. I was bored out of my mind today but I didn’t spend a dime and I didn’t have to deal with traffic or packed parking lots. We had a lovely day at home complete with a nap Some people probably enjoy the rush of getting a ‘deal’ and the action involved and I understand that. Getting a deal always feels good but I also understand things get marked up to get marked down and that ‘deal’ is sometimes nothing more than an illusion. I feel like scrooge writing this but I don’t view the holidays as a mass of people fighting over the hot new toy. I view it more as the time spent with family and my becoming famous Christmas Cookies. I make them with my kids every year and by January 1st, I am in need of cookie rehab. Something about those cookies is so addictive and let me just say, having them chilled makes them even better! See, that’s what the holidays are about! Making cookies with you kids and gaining weight! I will do ALL of my shopping in one afternoon (possibly two) and it will most likely be the week of Christmas!