Quiet Holiday Weekends Are the Best!

Well, the Thanksgiving holiday weekend comes to a close. It was one of the quietest we've had in many years, but I can't say that I mind too much!

I have never been a fan of "noisy parties" so even though our kids didn't make it out this year - which, admittedly, was a bit sad - our weekend was really nice!

There were a few years in my distant past life - mostly in my 30's - where I was truly by myself for the holidays, and it actually didn't bother me too terribly... in fact, I'd say it bothered some of the people around me more!

I'm willing to entertain the idea that my being OK with being alone is likely the result of my rather solitary childhood where I spent a lot of time alone and thought it pretty normal.

Thinking really far back, to when I was perhaps six or seven, we spent Christmas in Switzerland and there was no family at all and I don't remember feeling strange about this, at all.

Yes, of course, I am an Introvert...

I think part of the reason I like quiet holiday weekends so much is that the rest of the world is busy doing "non-commercial" things so the phone is quiet and my email box also slows way down.

And so, I get to do gentle things like work on art, write, read an actual book and such.

Absence of Obligation

One of the things I learned about myself during my many years of self-inquiry is that I loathe feelings of obligation. And I will go to some lengths to avoid feeling and being obligated to anyone, for anything.

Maybe that's not the healthiest trait to have in this world of demands and expectations... but it's who I am on some very deep level.

Anyway, solitary holidays were kind of cool from the perspective that they left me without those feelings of obligation. And that was very welcome at a time of the year that was already stressful!

Of course, we're about to get really busy with arts and crafts shows over the next three weekends.

I am looking forward to the shows, even though I get somewhat overwhelmed by engaging with the public at our vendor booth! But it's also fun because we get to make some semblance of a living from our creativity... even if just for a few days.

Hard to believe we only have about a month left of 2023! I'm still hopeful we might have a "Santa Claus rally" in the world of crypto, although time is starting to run out for that.

It would be such a nice way to end the year, don't you think?

Well, once again it has become extremely late as I write this post, so I'd best wrap up and get some sleep!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great final week of November!

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