Christmas

I had a wonderful Christmas with my family. Everything was so perfect, the kids helped bake and we did crafts. It was so nice and relaxing. Every Christmas I get so stressed out over gifts, baking , decorating and trying to make the perfect Christmas for my family. This year I discovered the secret to a perfect Christmas. The secret is to just relax and enjoy the time you spend with your family! Seriously why stress? What will be will be and there is no point getting all worked up over things you have no control of. Its not about the gifts or the perfect turkey its about spending time with the ones you love and enjoying just being with them. My fondest memories of Christmas as a child is not the gifts I got but the gathering of family and I want my children to remember the time spent together not just what was under the tree. People complain about the commercialization of Christmas but really it doesn't have to be that way for you if you don't let it. I will still have my quirks about Christmas like I have to drive everyone nuts trying to find the just right tree and only I can decorate the tree, however the kids get their own in their room to decorate and they are very happy with that. They also get to place their special ornaments on the tree with me having no say as to where they go. There were a few moments when I could feel myself stressing but I just had to let it go so I could enjoy all the good things. From now on Christmas will be a time of family more than everything so that each and every Christmas can be as perfect as this one was.