Health and Being Prepared is so Overated.
Monday, December 24th, 2007Happy Christmas Eve to all. I’m sure you are all having a delightful time and all the presents are wrapped under the tree and certainly NOT debating pasta or no pasta with a four year old for the 42nd time in 20 minutes. I however, am having a ‘perfect’ holiday.
You see, I’m a planner by nature. I like to have a good plan and prep ahead of time for all things. I prefer to have bags packed up when I travel early. I like to have my meals planned and the prep work done in advance so I can throw a few things together and have a great meal. I like to have my holidays sorted out well in advance. I like to have a menu, have the meal shopped for, and all the prep work done. By Christmas Eve, I’m the type A person who would like to be so ahead of the game that I can pour myself a drink and relax.
However, while those are the things I’d like to be — they are also the things I am so NOT. Instead of my heart’s desire for a stress-free Christmas Eve, I instead had a much more traditional Christmas Eve… (more…)