tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post6347092989158294810..comments2023-08-22T04:21:46.802-07:00Comments on Roller Coaster: Christmas in Augustmarjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01810913152746930742noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-3008739544093732702009-08-27T09:27:04.887-07:002009-08-27T09:27:04.887-07:00Hi Nancie,
I miss you too. Haven't been doing...Hi Nancie,<br /><br />I miss you too. Haven't been doing nearly as much blogging as I used to. We'll have to support each other with our Christmas plans...if we could, somehow. It will be interesting to see how the planning will help me. So much is a question of attitude, isn't it? <br /><br />Love, marjamarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810913152746930742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-58128680682851708772009-08-27T04:11:39.531-07:002009-08-27T04:11:39.531-07:00Dear Marja,
I used to find preparing for Christma...Dear Marja,<br /><br />I used to find preparing for Christmas a very stressful thing too. I am too much of a perfectionist and tend to go to great length to buy presents, etc for many people.<br /><br />Glad you are making plans to cope better this year. It will be helpful to look for the positive in it, to break big projects into small ones and to work on it by and by. May God bless and guide you each step of the way. I am praying for you.<br /><br />Missed you so. Take care.<br /><br />With love and prayers,<br />NancieNanciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098102116087099990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-44995967152410134412009-08-25T15:22:09.752-07:002009-08-25T15:22:09.752-07:00Susan,
I just want to work up to a happy, positiv...Susan,<br /><br />I just want to work up to a happy, positive experience. A looking forward to instead of dreading. A planning of good things. We'll see how it works.<br /><br />marjamarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810913152746930742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-81119483043327285572009-08-25T14:26:48.326-07:002009-08-25T14:26:48.326-07:00Dear Marja,
No, I don't think you're crazy...Dear Marja,<br />No, I don't think you're crazy, and I also don't think that planning in advance necessarily means you're anxious either.<br /><br />Personally, I think that if you want to change something significantly so that it makes you feel well rather than depressed, it takes a lot of planning. And you're doing that. So, it's a good thing!<br /><br />Susansbwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881627992105939490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-22905026313766301282009-08-24T21:41:03.082-07:002009-08-24T21:41:03.082-07:00Hi Susan,
So tough, isn't it? Christmas has b...Hi Susan,<br /><br />So tough, isn't it? Christmas has become so important to us. It needs to live up to what we envision it should be, and it's so hard to get to that.<br /><br />Do you think I'm crazy to start planning already? I just so don't want to be depressed again this year. I'm hoping to avoid it and am doing all I can, starting now. Think I'm crazy?<br /><br />I'm not dreading it this year as I usually do, trying to look to it with a positive attitude. Think it will work?<br /><br />Guess I'm sounding a little anxious, eh?<br /><br />marjamarjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810913152746930742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33029643.post-15847250295595602002009-08-24T21:25:35.275-07:002009-08-24T21:25:35.275-07:00Dear Marja,
Last year around the holidays, I final...Dear Marja,<br />Last year around the holidays, I finally told my husband that we could no longer spend Christmas with a relative of his who makes us all feel bad. <br /><br />But, the holidays were still awful. What I just figured out was that while I'd finally ended a relationship that made me sick, I hadn't figured out a new way to spend the holidays with people we love, and to come up with a new way to celebrate that is low-key, spiritually enriching, and joyful.<br /><br />So...that's my goal this year!<br /><br />Susansbwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881627992105939490noreply@blogger.com