From Chaos to Christmas Folks

Ok, I have held out long enough, I have made my point known, to probably only Kyle lol, and I feel happy to report that I am ready to make the Pumpkin Patch to Christmas Tree Farm in the Bandy House switch. And I’ve got a long way to go. But sneak peak from the chaos…

As I gathered all of the pumpkins from around our house I couldn’t help but feel bummed to be boxing them but also curious as the question came to me… Where do all the real pumpkins go when we humans are done using them for their appearance and consuming? Who cares Sam, FOCUS.

The day after Thanksgiving my family stays in town, we’re a small bunch, and they help Kyle and I tackle the Christmas situation at our home. Grateful for that because as much as I love the Christmas holidays and all the twinkle lights, it opens up a whole other level of anxiety for me. Thanksgiving ends and mind immediately begins to race with thoughts like where things should go, who to shop for, what does our calendar look like, do I need to pack (always), throw in Christmas decorations sprinkled with a mild form of OCD and then… chaos.

As I started chipping away at the ABUNDANCE of trees, twinkle lights, reindeer and wooden nick knicks from Germany, the chaos started to settle and Christmas began to twinkle up in here. There’s still along way to go and Kyle would roll his eyes if he knew I was typing this but I still need more trees. lol

It did seem that this small act of putting everything in front of me in one place and then really have the time to sort through, helped settle the stress that always seems to be associated with the holidays. Find what calms the Christmas Chaos! and now….

GRAB THE JEEP KEYS YALL, WE NEED MORE TREES!!