It’s quite alright to say, “No!” to a holiday. It’s ok to write off an entire season. Sometimes holidays are worthy of looking forward to. Sometimes they’re not.
It’s perfectly fine to ignore the myriad external messages elbowing each other to influence us. People, companies, cultures, they all would love for us to spend, do, and feel exactly as they think we should.
Never mind them. Really. Sometimes some holidays (and/or seasons) are best ignored.
Do whatever works for you. Mark time, survive, thrive. Before you know it, it’ll be holiday-free January.
Whatever any one of us does, we’re never alone. We’re all unique yet all human. Be good to each other. Take good care of yourself!
What do you do when you want to ignore a holiday?
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Yes one need not follow something because society dictates them to
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exactly 🙂
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Looks lovely! X
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Brilliant post, so very refreshing to read! “Do whatever works for you” – sums it up perfectly, very well said 🙂
Caz x
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so glad you appreciated it, Caz – best wishes to you & yours for 2018 🙂
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And to you lovely – I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas, and all the best for a happy, healthy 2018! xx
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This is an awesome post. A lot of holiday traditions I could do without but everyone around me is so engrossed in it!!!! My family and I have an understanding about holidays and spending so that takes a lot of the financial pressure away. Planning a nice stay-cation is one way to ignore it too. 🏕
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great advice, Eartha 🙂
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Must you show the cookies!? 😉 It is a very positive and very sweet post. It is so hard for some…
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