I need a break...
Last week I had some family in town and we celebrated the holidays a bit so I feel like it's been Christmas for a week already! I was glad to have the time with them, but very ready to get back to my life and routine by the time they left. They watch FOX news constantly...it drives me up the wall. I have never been so happy to turn off my TV. I gave up my bed and am still getting over the backache. They were obsessed with our "treacherous" weather conditions and my brother-in-law pretty much got trashed and insisted on us gathering around every night to sing along with the only two songs he knows how to play on the acoustic guitar. "Knooccckkk, knoooockk, knockkkin on.....heaven's.........dooooaaarrrrrhhhhhhhh." and "Wagon Wheel". I'm really not a Bob Dylan fan. You get the idea.
Today I've been running around like an idiot trying to get everything done. My day started at 6am and it's included making the sidedishes and the turkey for my family dinner tonight, last minute shopping, five loads of laundry, wrapping presents galore and recording and starting to edit the next fancast episode. I'm exhausted already. Oh, and about an hour or so on the phone with a close friend who lost a family member this morning. My heart is just breaking for her.
Meanwhile a family member of mine started some serious shitflinging on facebook this afternoon. IT'S CHRISTMAS! I'm tired of the snide remarks and spiteful messages she's been sending me. It's inspired me to take a break. I have one last "online" thing that must be done and that's to finish my secret santa contribution for the community. Other than that, I think I'm going to put my foot down and attempt not to set a figurative foot online for a solid 24 (ok, so maybe I'll have to update a status or something, but for the most part, offline). I know to some that sounds easy, for me it's not. It's basically shutting down but I don't think I have anything else left. Besides, my father usually calls me on Christmas Day and I'm just in no mood to humor him by taking his call. Maybe that's mean, but it's one day. I'm going to just be selfish and call him back when I want to.
I'm going to finish venting here, hop offline, go take a shower pack up all my shit and get over to my parents house for our holiday time together and caroling tonight. I can't wait to dote all over my almost year-old Nephew and just relax and let everything go. I will spend tomorrow doing Christmas brunch, opening presents and watching "A Christmas Story" with my brothers. Probly twice, maybe more. My girlfriend and I will come home and do "our Christmas" in the afternoon.
I'll resist the internet and invest the time in my family as much as I can. Let's see how I survive. I hope you are treasuring yours as well. I need a glass of wine....
Don't do anything too funny or interesting though...I won't see it til tomorrow :)
Happy happy!
Today I've been running around like an idiot trying to get everything done. My day started at 6am and it's included making the sidedishes and the turkey for my family dinner tonight, last minute shopping, five loads of laundry, wrapping presents galore and recording and starting to edit the next fancast episode. I'm exhausted already. Oh, and about an hour or so on the phone with a close friend who lost a family member this morning. My heart is just breaking for her.
Meanwhile a family member of mine started some serious shitflinging on facebook this afternoon. IT'S CHRISTMAS! I'm tired of the snide remarks and spiteful messages she's been sending me. It's inspired me to take a break. I have one last "online" thing that must be done and that's to finish my secret santa contribution for the community. Other than that, I think I'm going to put my foot down and attempt not to set a figurative foot online for a solid 24 (ok, so maybe I'll have to update a status or something, but for the most part, offline). I know to some that sounds easy, for me it's not. It's basically shutting down but I don't think I have anything else left. Besides, my father usually calls me on Christmas Day and I'm just in no mood to humor him by taking his call. Maybe that's mean, but it's one day. I'm going to just be selfish and call him back when I want to.
I'm going to finish venting here, hop offline, go take a shower pack up all my shit and get over to my parents house for our holiday time together and caroling tonight. I can't wait to dote all over my almost year-old Nephew and just relax and let everything go. I will spend tomorrow doing Christmas brunch, opening presents and watching "A Christmas Story" with my brothers. Probly twice, maybe more. My girlfriend and I will come home and do "our Christmas" in the afternoon.
I'll resist the internet and invest the time in my family as much as I can. Let's see how I survive. I hope you are treasuring yours as well. I need a glass of wine....
Don't do anything too funny or interesting though...I won't see it til tomorrow :)
Happy happy!