tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post596916227459498736..comments2024-03-27T05:30:11.462-05:00Comments on The days are JUST packed: Getting Settledhokgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971689914882302078noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-16874238599890390342011-12-28T09:33:29.434-06:002011-12-28T09:33:29.434-06:00Listen, white-girl problems can be just as lethal ...Listen, white-girl problems can be just as lethal as anyone else's. You are a stud to have accomplished what you've done so far - and right before Christmas!<br /><br />I hope you had a lovely Yule and that 2012 brings nothing but joy to your new doorstep!<br /><br />XO<br /><br />AnnaAnna Leflerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968276973881720329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-18234450367183442682011-12-22T16:36:22.287-06:002011-12-22T16:36:22.287-06:00Please, just let it go....honestly, Christmas is a...Please, just let it go....honestly, Christmas is about being together. <br /><br /><br />It really is.<br /><br />Don't forget your sense of humor, it's there, I've seen it: and it'll turn all this from a nerve wracker to a funny, funny story to be told in the future.<br /><br />It'll be funny....Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-67435601219760364942011-12-22T15:17:35.726-06:002011-12-22T15:17:35.726-06:00Sorry but I love "middle class white girl pro...Sorry but I love "middle class white girl problems"<br /><br />Tis the season for stress that keeps you in the closet.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478272444205279342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-34233278150900694352011-12-22T14:57:26.915-06:002011-12-22T14:57:26.915-06:00Oh, I forgot the tree problem. Have the big girls ...Oh, I forgot the tree problem. Have the big girls make a big paper one to put on the wall or a window, or if you buy a tree just do lights and don't worry about ornaments. Or hang ornaments from a chandelier. We screwed our tree stand to the subfloor and hung our stockings from a ladder the year the house was under construction. Stressful at the time, but funny memories years later.<br /><br />And don't worry about putting the toys away. That can come later.Ann in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867456693546188505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-28544847096633403232011-12-22T14:57:05.355-06:002011-12-22T14:57:05.355-06:00Deep breaths, one step at a time, stockings are mo...Deep breaths, one step at a time, stockings are more important than a tree. Kids don't need a lot of gifts. <br /><br />Sip your soup - you'll do fine by your family.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-76911748964166764472011-12-22T14:53:27.574-06:002011-12-22T14:53:27.574-06:00Yes, white girl problems but still things you have...Yes, white girl problems but still things you have to deal with. Take that deep breath and remember:<br />Kids are resilient about presents and might love getting gift cards so they can choose their own gifts. Nothing wrong with doing brunch with pre-made food from the deli or Costco - frozen stuff you can throw in the oven. Or potluck. Also nothing wrong with the washeteria and just getting ALL the laundry done at once. Might be a couple of hours to sit and knit by yourself if you can manage it. And the knitting that has to get done by Sunday? Can be wrapped on the needles, presented, and then taken back to be finished.<br /><br />It will be okay.Ann in NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08867456693546188505noreply@blogger.com