I absolutely love celebrating Christmas and I have found that I love it even more now that I have my own children. But truth be told, I think I went a bit overboard. After such a tough year with COVID and having to work so much and I may have tried to compensate with presents. I spent months researching and acquiring presents for them. I had a whole dedicated space in our house I referred to as “Santa’s workshop.” On Christmas eve, I finally brought out everything and had the bountiful mountain of presents that I envisioned. It reminded me of some of my favorite Christmases growing up. But carrying down all those presents and then unwrapping them with my children made me realize how many “things” there were- not to mention all the money that was spent. It made me feel a little overwhelmed seeing it all that morning.
I recently was reading a minimalist blog and it talked about “the twitch.” It described it as an uncomfortable feeling which some act on to purchase or acquire more things. In the weeks and months prior to Christmas I recognized that feeling and realized that I was able to act on it in the name of acquiring more toys. For that reason, I decided to start a 90 day challenge to not shop. While I will still need to purchase food and necessary toiletries, everything else is out. Hopefully this will help me fight this “twitch” in the post-holiday season.
