So it's the beginning of the Christmas season, and the beginning of the second-half of my project, and I was all set with a picture of our newly trimmed Christmas tree. But on a whim I took this shot in a parking lot tonight, and when I looked at all my pictures from today, this was my favorite. So, We'll have to save the tree for another day.
I'm excited about the holiday season and all the fun it brings! Christmas music, societal good will, corny Christmas movies, parties, yummy food, and getting gifts for everyone. Usually this is my favorite time of year because I completely ruin my budget and splurge on all my family and friends. But this year I'm not as financially comfortable as I'd like, and it's the first time in several years that I have no money to spend on Christmas. It puts a slight damper on my season, I won't lie. But I'm trying to find a better way to look at it. Now, instead of spending hundreds of dollars on impulse buys for family, I'll be able to take more time really thinking about each person I give a gift to this season, and spend a lot less money doing it. There are very economical ways of giving gifts to family and friends, I know because I have a few siblings who have always been very good at thrifty and thoughtful gift giving. So I just need to put my thinking cap on, and find unique ways of showing my family and friends that I care about them this Christmas.
Now that I've typed that all out, I'm getting excited about it! This is going to be a great Christmas!
I really like this. It makes me want to just go towards the light. Congratulations on making it to the half way point, I have thoroughly enjoyed this little project of yours.
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