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I’m trying. I really trying. Trying to have a nice and relaxed holiday season. For the past 10 years (at least) I am so rushed and crazed at Christmas time I just end up miserable and wishing for December to be over. Every year I say it will be better but I don’t get around to making the changes to make it better.

So this year not only do I say it will be better, I start making the changes necessary to see that through. Picture for Christmas card done early, cards in hand before thanksgiving, letter written, gifts decided, that sort of thing. But jeeze, it seems I’ve got me some bad karma going because everything is falling apart around me. No one thing is huge in itself but I’m plagued with lots of little inconveniences. The tire troubles, computer problems (after I got it back and it was working it decided last Sat to stop working again…necessitating a call to customer service…the problem was fixed but only after about a hour dealing with it), the bird troubles (seems Spike the cockatiel decided to eat the fireplace, got himself sick, tried to die, cost me a lot of money to save him and he’s still not quite back to normal), the framing problems (tried to get three things framed at Aaron Bros and they screwed up each item requiring me to make 4 trips back to the store to get my three things) and medical insurance problems (lots of stuff we’ve had done, like oh routine visits, isn’t covered by my husbands sucky insurance… yeah, I should be glad he has some but please). And then lucky me finds out today that some work I do for a client will be going away.

Wah. I want some good karma. Please. I’m trying to enjoy Christmas, I am.

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Today when I was getting off the freeway I noticed a (homeless?) man with a sign on the corner. I was in the middle lane so I really didn’t think much of it but the next thing I knew he was at my window holding up his sign. Scared me to death. His sign said “I’m hungry, please help me”. When I shook my head no he scowled at me and walked off but when I glanced back up at him, he was still scowling at me. Weirdest thing.

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I’m probably a bit cranky because today was visit the orthodontist day. Does that ever hurt? My entire mouth is throbbing and will be for a few days yet. I’m living on ibuprophen but that only dulls the ache.

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Well now, this is a downer of an entry.

Lets think, what fun things have I been doing. Well, a volunteer commitment had me at a fancy dancy frou frou event last Friday night. I do like fancy dancy frou frou events, probably because I don’t do them very often. And I usually get to dance at them too so that is always a plus.

I saw a production of Fiddler on the Roof on Sunday. It had been awhile since I’ve seen it and it does have great songs.

My son’s barbershop chorus performs their Christmas concert this Saturday. That should be enjoyable.

My inlaws are a visiting this weekend and believe it or not, that will be fun. They are really great and terribly easy to have around.

I’m meeting some friends for lunch with wine on Friday. Now that will be really fun. Of course then I’ll have to take a nap and that will be fun also.

Perspective…that’s all I needed…a little perspective.