Hello, there!
Before we dive into our post, an important update:
My E-Book releases on Monday!
I am very excited to send this little writing guide out into the world, and excited for you to read it. It’s for anybody who wants to get better at writing, whether you write email campaigns or novels, and I hope it inspires you to write lots of wonderful things! So keep your eyes peeled for that!
Okay, onto our post for today.
And it may not be so much a post as a request for assistance.
You see, it doesn’t feel like Christmas to me.
I’ve been watching all the Christmas movies, I made (and shipped) all my Christmas presents, I’m getting cards in the mail, friends and I went to see the lights at the Fairgrounds, and our home is decorated, complete with a live tree. I’ve even been doing an Advent reading plan – most days, anyway – consistency is not one of the gifts the Good Lord gave me.
As I write this, I’m sitting in my living room, under a blanket, Hallmark Christmas movie playing in the background, Christmas tree lit, warming a caramel stroopwafel over a fresh cup of coffee, and yet, somehow, it doesn’t feel like Christmas.
To quote the Grinch himself, “What is the deal?!”
And if I had to describe what Christmas feels like, I don’t know that I could! It’s anticipation, excitement, exhaustion, delight….maybe some stress and anxiety…but also just something I can’t put my finger on, something that this Hallmark movie would probably call “Christmas magic,” and we’d hear bells in the soundtrack.
But I don’t feel it right now, and I find that confusing. Did one of the little workers in my brain forget to flip a switch? Did I put my ornaments up in the wrong order? Did I start listening to Christmas music a day too early? Am I on Santa’s naughty list? Am I just properly medicated for the first December in my life?
In the meantime, here’s my question:
Has this ever happened to you? And what makes you feel like Christmas is coming?
I’m open to suggestions!
And I’m also curious, as a bonus question: what does Christmas feel like to you?
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