The Daily Something

Today I'm going to talk about being an elf. I'm not an actual elf... technically I'm unemployed and don't even work for Santa... but I'm elf trained. These are some simple ways to spread some holiday cheer... without singing loud for all to hear because that makes me a little bit nervous... not gonna lie. My mom is a very nice person and she always wraps my presents up every Christmas. She has arthritis though, and after we get home from our Christmas Eve dinner at my Nana's she's often tired and wraps presents on top of that. I already have my Christmas Presents from my parents and I know what they are... so last night when she and my dad left the house... I thought maybe she needed help from an elf, so I decided to help her. I wrapped up my presents... didn't tell her about it until she got home. Another thing is get little things for people if you know they would like something. I stopped at 5 below to get some little solar powered shakeys for my ...

Doing 25 full days of blogmas this year! And this is what I think is most important on the first day to really think "Yeah... things haven't been so good lately... what can I do to make me feel like it's actually the holidays." Well... here ya go!  1) Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!  This is probably the most vital to the beginning of the holiday season to me. Charlie Brown always gives the very real, not-so-happy side of the holidays and this is the best example. But, it reminds everyone what the season is all about. It isn't about what you can buy to make yourself happy or the gifts that you get. It isn't all about Santa or Jingle Bells, or having the perfect Christmas. It is meant for the religious aspects, Linus does mention that, but it is also about doing things for other people. Like when everyone decorates the tree at the end for Charlie Brown. It's beautiful and it makes me mindful of the season.  2) Decorating  Okay... this is kind of ...