It's always sad to me once all of my Christmas decor is put away. I never do that the day after Christmas, like many people do, but instead I enjoy it into the beginning of January. I figure that I should enjoy it until at least Epiphany, if not longer. And honestly, it's usually longer but so what. It takes a while to get all of the decorations up anyway, so why not enjoy the hard work for more than a few weeks? Makes sense to me.
Today I finally put away the last of my decorations. In some ways, I already miss them but in other ways, I see a clean slate with which to work from this year. I know where the decorations are if I ever feel the immediate need to put them out again. I will continue to enjoy my Christmas music though as that is one of my go to's when I am feeling down and want to be in a happy place.
Each year, with Christmas, comes the overwhelming nostalgia that I cherish, even more so than normal for me. If you know me at all, you know that I cherish memories of the past and share them. I love the sense of comfort that they bring to me and I want to incorporate that even more in my every day life. I don't necessarily mean for me to dig deeper and find more memories, even though I would thoroughly enjoy that, but more of taking those feelings that the memories bring me and discovering what in my present life does or can make me feel the same way.
This year, I want to create more traditions and get back to my roots a little more. I need to be a person who lives life in real time and not through the artificial means that have become society's norm. I realize that this will totally put me in the minority, but so what? Nothing wrong with being different...that I can truly attest to.
Anyway, decorations are put away and more cleaning and purging will take place later on today. Even if I don't completely achieve the personal goals I am setting, at least I am making plans and dreams and trying.
That is all.
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