My husband is happy!
I think I must be feeling better because I am actually doing things like taking down Christmas stuff and packing it up but the effort it takes tells me no, I am not better. When I packed up the Christmas village today I stared at it and could not think of how to pack it up. It is hard to explain. I mean wrap it in something that keeps it from breaking, right? To think that then find something to pack it in then actually do it takes a lot of processing. Normally I would just do it but today it took effort. I did get it packed up eventually and had my son take it down to the shed. It is funny with Christmas decorations. Like a holiday that you look forward to but when it is done you are so relived to have your normal life back. The tree will come down in the next day or two then my husband will cut it up and compost it. It will nourish our garden next summer.
Incidentally, have you ever seen the trees that didn't make it to become a Christmas tree? The leftovers that nobody wanted that sit in the tree lot or the grocery store? It makes me sad. Granted, it is me I am talking about. The woman that decorates trees in her yard. Still it is sad.
Anyway...I got the Christmas village down and a few other decorations from around the house. I cleaned the bathroom and did some cross stitch. I am not having a great day but I am not having a hell-day either.
Oh, and another thing. The new medication I am on has some very awesome side effects. Or rather, it doesn't have the side effect that other medications have. Think about it. It will come to you. Just sayin'.
There was an episode on Friends when they decorated with all the dead trees to surprise one of the girls on the show.
ReplyDeleteGlad your medication is better.
I got it right away, without thinking about it at all. It's all in your title. You go girl!
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! You go, girl. Yes, I know what you mean, LOL!
ReplyDeleteHa! I just figured that out!
ReplyDeleteHey, packing stuff up is a pain in the ass AND a huge effort whether you are in the midst of recovery or not...
Glad to hear your new med is helping. I hope it gets you up to full speed soon. Glad to hear your husband is happy, hopefully you will be too. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm with Riot Kitty. Packing things up so they stay safe is HUGE.
ReplyDeleteAnd I have been known to buy sad trees and try and nurse them to health. Some successes, some abject failures.
Take it from me - putting Christmas away is hassle, however you're feeling. Mine's just about done - but there's still a few bits to do. Mainly lights.
ReplyDeleteThey use dead Christmas trees here to make sand dunes safer at the coast. They bury then to provide some stability. So they go on to another 'life'. I think that's cool.
Yep.. got that!.. :))
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI thought about it. Why did I think about it? I'm sorry I thought about it.
ReplyDeleteThe trees that don't make it, I always picture them as being turned into mulch for future Christmas trees, so that they're still part of the cycle.
Sounds like you enjoyed the side effects, or lack thereof, as well:)
ReplyDeleteI always think of Charlie Brown's Christmas tree when I see a sad tree.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and your family.
PS Husbands are happy after the party is cleaned up.
Well, you're certainly not alone: I also feel sorry for the unwanted Christmas trees. Call me an oddball...
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I do know what you mean about the 'side effects'. *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* Say no more, say no more... :)
Hooray for the no side effects! My husband wants me on that medication STAT!
ReplyDeleteTotally know what you mean about the Christmas trees. I feel that way about flowers in the grocery store too. Hopefully the employees get to take them home.
Glad it's not a hell-day :)
I burned through putting all the Christmas decorations away so god knows what kind of mess I will find next year. :(
ReplyDeleteGlad you're able to put a smile on hubby's face (and your own, by the sounds of it!)
Lol on the meds! Sounds like your getting there and there's nothing wrong with decorating the trees in your yard. ...birds will love it.
ReplyDeleteGlad the side effects are better....I love to take down the tree every year, but it is sad also
ReplyDeleteAnd the name of the medication is?
ReplyDeleteHi Birdie, I haven;t commented in a while, but I have been following your progress with everything. I just wanted to say that I am here for you, in any way I can be.
ReplyDeleteStay strong my friend, and if you can't, that's ok too. One day at a time.
Sending lots of love. LOTS of it!
xoxox
That's why we always choose the reusable ones. The one you can pack up and use another year.
ReplyDeleteLove doing some cross stitch. Have you ever considered doing your own patterns?
Your last paragraph made me laugh. Ms. Moon's comment made me laugh harder.
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