| I overcommitted just after Thanksgiving. I am on every sign up sheet at the kids school for a library shift or cookie decorating or bringing food to the holiday party. Every weekend is full of a party or a dinner or a family deal or neighborhood cookie exchange and Cleo thinks we're getting a dog for christmas 😬 Do they have those at Target? Somewhere in there I need to work and shop and wrap and keep everything effing magical! Modern day motherhood - what is it for you? I want it all. I want to say yes to everything and be the helper and show up and I can always feel the threshold of *too much* coming, and I have a difficult time staying in front of it. This time of year especially. Even though the hustle is often self imposed, all I can do is be careful of the state of mind I find myself in in all these things. Seeing my kids excited to see me at their school, how fun it is to laugh with friends over too much wine and the Michael Buble album buzzing in the background, cousins squeezed together for a sleepover weekend, making those delicious peanut butter chocolate cookie balls again...when is it too much? How can we live and feel it all without overcommitting? Nothing wrapped up, just thoughts, questions and staying awake to all this season drums up. I hope for you it is day-at-a-time of noticing the little things. Not the big plans or parties, but the unprompted i love you's, the matching flannel jammies, the heart melt of watching siblings pick out gifts for each other, this season's sneaky generosity that pops up, the baking and how beautiful a home looks with holiday lights on it's edges. We're often encouraged to look at the big picture for perspective, but I am going to zoom in on the little things, and hold that joy. Happy holidays to you all, wishing you a good one! | 
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