{"id":62137,"date":"2020-12-08T10:22:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T15:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/?p=62137"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:02:56","slug":"peaceful-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/peaceful-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe Scrooge was just tired: A guide to a more peaceful Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/peaceful-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-62141 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/trees.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/trees.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/trees-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karasanderson.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Written by Kara S. Anderson<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I write this, I still haven\u2019t made the cranberry bread.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and for the first time in probably a decade, we didn\u2019t make the cranberry bread.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually we make multiple loaves, and give it to family and friends. But this year, family and friends agreed that sharing food wasn\u2019t a good idea, and so we skipped it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Would you rather listen to this post?<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17218067\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/3ebdc0\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was still planning on making a loaf just for us for Thanksgiving morning. Except the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, I was tired. Like, <em>drag-me-off-the-couch-to-put-in-frozen-pizzas-tired.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would be scared about this level of exhaustion, except my friends and I talk about it constantly. We talk about problems with word retrieval and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> temporarily forgetting which key goes into which lock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of those friends sent me <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/cognoscenti\/2020\/04\/22\/cognitive-change-stress-coronavirus-molly-colvin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which helped me find enormous peace, especially with Christmas approaching. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Because the truth is, I\u2019m worried about Christmas, because I\u2019m tired and feeling a little Scroogy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62142 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/trees-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/trees-copy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/trees-copy-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>A Guide to a More Peaceful Christmas<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn\u2019t easy<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I know Scrooge was cheap and angry, and I\u2019m neither of those things, <strong>but since March when we went into Covid lockdown, I\u2019ve had a hard time putting together traditional holiday celebrations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easter was a muted affair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For my birthday, I almost didn\u2019t want to celebrate. <em>(Although I did enjoy the Japanese carry-out my husband brought home and the cake my daughter made).\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And when my husband\u2019s birthday rolled around 3 days later, I felt pretty good about tracking down some fun gifts \u2026 <em>except I forgot to save even one good idea for Father\u2019s Day, a month later.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I thought Halloween was going to be the hardest. I usually LOVE Halloween.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Thanksgiving? It felt <em>way<\/em> off. Normally we spend the evening playing games with friends, and this year, with just the four of us, we struggled to find our rhythm. We finally did, but it was an exhausting day &#8211; I slept until 10:30 the next morning and was the FIRST one up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>So is it any wonder, that on the eve of Advent, I\u2019m sweating about whether we&#8217;ll have a peaceful Christmas?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62138 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wreath-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wreath-1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wreath-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wreath-1-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wreath-1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wreath-1-260x195.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embracing different<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps you\u2019re feeling this same stress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>I think this year would be especially hard with little kids.<\/strong> It seems so unfair to me that the time when you want to create Christmas magic the most for your kids is the time when they are youngest and you have the least energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So first, I think we need to be incredibly kind to ourselves this year when it comes to the winter holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Things might look different, and that\u2019s OK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have a friend who instead of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner this year, did a Superbowl style party with appetizers, dips and finger food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maybe we should just embrace that nothing is normal?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62139 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jolobokaflod.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jolobokaflod.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jolobokaflod-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple traditions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, <strong>a few old traditions can be grounding.<\/strong> For instance, our family celebrates <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/12\/25\/167537939\/literary-iceland-revels-in-its-annual-christmas-book-flood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jolabokaflod<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Everyone gets a new book and some chocolate on Christmas Eve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve always loved this tradition <strong>because it&#8217;s simple.<\/strong> So this is one I can handle this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also loved <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tsh\u2019s idea<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of extending the holiday with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">traditional 12 days of christmas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Christmas Day through January 6, Epiphany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actually, <strong>our favorite time of year has always been the week between Christmas and New Year\u2019s.<\/strong> We stay up late, sleep in, eat leftover cinnamon rolls and drink gallons of hot chocolate. We always have a puzzle going, listen to audiobooks, play lots of games and watch movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62140 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/popcorn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/popcorn.jpg 575w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/popcorn-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>More Joy, Less Pressure = A More Peaceful Christmas<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, things are bound to be different. I hope that you\u2019re able to let yourself off the hook a bit with the things that don\u2019t bring joy anyway <em>(around here that means Christmas cards &#8211; all the ordering and addressing makes me sweaty)<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, go all-in on <em>your<\/em> family\u2019s favorite things, even if they are a bit non-traditional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focus on time together &#8211; the gift of family &#8211; and the hope that 2021 will be a bit brighter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What&#8217;s Your Homeschool Mom Personality? Take Jamie&#8217;s quiz now<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and receive a free personality report to help you organize your homeschool based on what your personality type needs most!<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Kara S. Anderson As I write this, I still haven\u2019t made the cranberry bread. It\u2019s the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and for the first time in probably a decade, we didn\u2019t make the cranberry bread. Usually we make multiple loaves, and give it to family and friends. 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