I'll Title it Later

So, I came up with something for the advent calendar for today, but not until this morning, luckily before Irina or Harper woke up. (And Saren, but my waking up before Saren is a given these days.) It was using window crayons to decorate the back door with Christmas-y designs. Which we haven't actually done yet. But we will! And now I have a panicky sort of feeling because I don't know exactly what I'm going to do for tomorrow. Okay, maybe I do, but beyond that, I'm not sure. This is why I need at least a vague list. I still do like to do it one day at a time and in fact I have to because Silas pulls down the advent calendar (not the stocking one) several times a day and all the little drawers go all over the place.

Here are two things I have observed about this time of year. Or rather, this time of year, as it pertains to me. Every year I say I am going to work on various crafty endeavors all year long so that I'll have lots of homemade gifts to give to lots of loved ones at Christmas time. And every year that never happens and I have to limit it to a couple of things that I stress out about because I don't think I'll be able to finish it on time and sometimes I don't and end up giving the whatever-it-is to whoever-it-is sometime in January or February. Or worse, I just put it away and say I'll finish it for next year.

This year is no different. I've got one big project and it looks like I've bitten off more than I can chew, but I'm determined to finish it. Plus a lot of other things that are just in my mind. If I actually want to do any of them, I need to get them out of my mind and into the world.

On top of that, I really need to finish knitting up a couple of wool soakers for my little man because he is very much in need of more diaper covers. He's also in need of more diapers themselves because my washing machine is slowly eating the ones he has, but that's another story.

The other thing that always happens is I say I'm going to get all the Christmas shopping done early and it doesn't happen, not because I don't have the drive, but because I don't have the money. I've got money budgeted for Christmas, but it won't be available until December 17th. Why do I always end up doing all the Christmas shopping a week before Christmas?