Untangling Christmas

I tend to be so OCD around this time of year.  I can't help it, I want my house to look as though it belongs in the Better Homes & Gardens Christmas addition.  I want to have picture perfect parties.  I want to impress everyone.  I always have to have Christmas dinner at my house and prepare everything myself.  I want to have homemade cookies always in the oven.  I want to do awesome crafts with my kids.  Most of all, I want it to all look effortless.  My husband and kids on the other hand would probably like to send me away this time of year.

These are a few of my favorite things, but the reality of it is it has never been this way.  Instead I run around my house like a lunatic with my head cut off demanding everyone needs to want this too and help make it happen.  My tree doesn't look magazine perfect, I am too tired to get all the inside/outside house decorating done, my house doesn't smell like cookies, instead it smells like the litter box!  Everything isn't in it's perfect place and the stinger is no one else in this house of a husband and 3 kids seems to care.  It pains me so....

Well, this year I'm trying something different.....  stepping back, taking it easy, & enjoy!  So far... not so good.  I had a total melt down this past weekend because everyone wasn't doing their part with the Christmas decorating.  I actually threw a temper tantrum and went to bed (for everyone's safety of course).

I need help, a lot of it!  I found the perfect book.... Untangling Christmas  by Karen Ehman and LeAnn Rice of Proverbs 31 Ministries.  If you are like me and develop ulcers this time of year and want a change, I suggest you check it out too.

Here's to a sane Christmas!

http://www.untanglingchristmas.org/