Tick Tock, Tick Tock

It's official.  I'm just about out of time.  There are gifts that simply aren't going to be finished in time for Christmas. The acknowledgement of that reality is disappointing, but it's also liberating.

It means that I can give up the feeling that I have to spend every free moment knitting, crocheting, and embroidering.  I can actually read a bit if I want, or spend more time with my boys. I can choose to slow down and take a little extra time with a project, rather than rushing through it just to get it done.

The whole point of homemade gifts is to make something that's extra special for those I love, and to put a little bit of myself into each gift. It's hard to add those special touches when you're counting the hours of free time you'll have between now and Christmas and dividing that by the average length of time each gift project takes.  For some reason, that steals some of the magic for me.

So now I can slow down. I can take the time to enjoy the holiday season a bit.

And I will.

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