Holiday Cheer

I need some cheer. This week has been rough. Communication problems, walls going up, skin thickening.. and I'm feeling rather alone. And overwhelmed. The holiday season is usually a busy one for the hat shop. I keep it open for Christmas gifts and for cold ears. I also keep it open to help aid in my Christmas shopping. In the year 2013 I was laid off twice, and now I work full time from home... I don't get a Christmas Bonus. I don't get holiday pay. I have orders that need to be out by a certain day, and rent to pay for. I have a high gas bill, and today I have a car that won't start. I decided late November I wouldn't be able to afford much of a Christmas.  Sterling and I decided our Christmas gifts would be some courses online to get our Metaphysical Practitioner Certificates. And I'm going to try to make him some warm goodies so he can have things to unwrap on Christmas Day. I also decided to do handmade gifts and paintings this year for Christmas. Totally in over my head. I have a large family. And I told them I would do paintings.. and I'm running out of time. On top of my Christmas orders, and my Christmas gift making I'm loosing my mind just a bit.

And yes, today my car wouldn't start. I bought the car about a year ago from my parents. The car has always had problems starting in the winter. In fact, I think most Chevy Cavalier's have this problem. I have a battery charger pack to help jump it, but it wasn't working either. Finally around noon we were able to get the car running. This winter is going to be exhausting if the car does this every day.

I am keeping the heater on low still to help keep the ridiculous heating bill too high. Both dogs are snuggled together on a heating pad. At night it get's so cold we all snuggle together like a pack of dogs. And in the mornings we all tip toe our way to the dreaded door to go outside. I make sure the heated blanket and heating pads are ready for them every tie they get back.

Winter came, and it came fast. Maybe it's seasonal depression, maybe it's being totally overwhelmed... but I'm not happy lately. I tried to cheer myself up a bit by taking photos of the house. It's decorated up in happy sparkly lights, and perhaps capturing them will help lighten my mood.

My house is so dark.. I have huge thick curtains to keep cold air out, warm air in, so the pictures always turn out a little dark.. I'm not sure if I like it, or hate it.

This helped a little.. and so did this.

Dressing pups in snow hats and santa costume always raises sprits.



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