Now, though, I have new boxes staring me in the face. Boxes of Christmas decorations. And I'm not going to lie. I feel like they are mocking me. I mean, I just started getting things decorated for normal, everyday life. I don't want to change it all just for one month of cheer. That sounds kind of bitter, huh? And yet, decorate I will. Because if I don't I'll wake up on December 20th or so and really regret it. And, I really do love to decorate for Christmas....I'm just a little overwhelmed by it this year. BUT...I am only getting out the stuff I really like and I am not going to spend hours trying to figure out the exact right place for everything.
Although usually I am so excited to decorate for Christmas, maybe my attitude this year is just a little reminder to keep it simple. Enjoy the season with family and friends. If you decorate, do it because you want to and because it makes you happy. Not because you feel like you have to.
Okay, in completely unrelated news I feel the need to report that my entire dishwashing life has been revolutionized. Maybe I was raised this way, but I have always been one of those rinse the plate completely clean before you put it in the dishwasher people. Well, no longer.
After some late night dishwashing, I decided to experiment and put some not completely clean dishes in there. As in, I am tired of cleaning baked on pork chop and cream of mushroom goo, and I just want to go to bed. Woke up the next morning, and poof. No more goo. The dishwasher had taken it all away. I know this is probably the strangest thing I have ever written, but I just had to let you know.
Life is too short. Stop rinsing the goo.
