"Christmas is over." 😞
Your Journal Prompts This Week:
Where in my life can I infuse more joy, whimsy, and playfulness?
How can I make the spaces I spend the most time in more cozy and festive throughout the year?
How can I create more opportunities for connecting and gathering with people I love in 2023?
Hi all, I've missed you! Happy New Year!
I didn't mean to take such a long break from sending these emails, but as many of you know from following me on Instagram, I had my daughter Carsey in late November. I am adjusting to life as a new parent now, with Carsey just about 6 weeks old, and I'm feeling inspired to write again! Apologies in advance if the days and times of future emails are inconsistent. It's likely to happen with a newborn baby dictating my schedule!
With a new little one around for the holidays, it was both a chaotic and magical time. I always loved Christmastime as a kid, and my family loves to remind me that one year, at the end of Christmas Day, I said in a sad, low voice, "Christmas is over."
It would be easy to say I was simply sad because there were no more presents under the tree. But it was so much more than that. When the holiday was over, I would miss the decorations and twinkling lights, all the good food, the fun music, and the whole family being in one place at one time. With a brother that was 14 years older than me, and a sister that was 10 years older than me, they were away at college for a good chunk of my childhood. But at the holidays, they always came back home. We would play so many games together, and it was fun to have the house feel so full.
So with this week's journal prompts, I want to invite us all to explore how we can keep the holiday magic and spirit alive, even as we start to take down all the decorations. Why do we decide only certain times of year can be festive and magical? Maybe we fear it will be less special, but perhaps we can make different times of year magical in different ways.
What will you do to keep the magic alive? I'd love to know! Send me a note and say hello.
With much love and gratitude,
Marcy