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<\/a>This message is so nice, I’m saying it twice!<\/p><\/div>\n
Mr. X and I went to a festive holiday event this past week-end, (which was a season-of-giving miracle unto itself,) and on the way home, I lamented that we had not come upon any houses that were decorated for Christmas, to which he (grumpily, wisely, exasperatedly, snarkily, shrewdly, correctly\u2014you<\/em> figure it out) pointed-out that it wasn\u2019t even Thanksgiving yet! So I guess that I\u2019ve already had enough time since Halloween to get into the holiday spirit. I\u2019m actually ahead of the game.<\/p>\n My main message this year is that in these hard times, (on so many levels,) try really hard to not dwell on the negatives. Despite all of the horrific conditions in the world, there\u2019s always something<\/em> to be grateful for.<\/p>\n In case you can’t make it out, these leaves spell-out “Give Thanks.”<\/p><\/div>\n Even though I absolutely adore all of my social and business activities, (which are basically both the same thing, in my case, knock on wood,) and, in keeping with the theme of this week, I am always absolutely grateful for them, you will never guess what I\u2019m about to declare. And that is\u2014this<\/em>\u00a0week is my favorite of the season. Actually, perhaps of the whole year<\/em>! That\u2019s because, with so many people out of town for the holiday, there are few commitments to deal with, for any<\/em> of us. There are no theatre openings, no business soirees, no publicity events, and therefore, no reviews to write! So I get to basically just relax.<\/p>\n Well, not necessarily relax in the proper meaning of the concept, but my own versions of it: sleep\/nap when I want to, finally chat on the phone, (which, believe it or not, I rarely do,) catch-ups with friends in person,\u00a0 and finally have some time to clean up some of the messes I\u2019ve made in my house! None of that may be actually relaxing, per se, but, with no time pressure, I love it\u2014all<\/em>\u00a0of it!<\/p>\n And mainly, Mr. X and I will finally have time to begin our five-season end-of-year tradition, which is watching inane holiday movies on regular TV! Believe it or not, he’s<\/em> the one who suggested it to begin with! I just went along with it to be nice, and now I’m<\/em> way more into the gooniness than he<\/em> is! I keep a list, (so that we don’t accidentally <\/a>waste<\/del> spend our time in seeing any again,) and rate each one when we’re done. Only ones that are somehow about a dog, it seems, get top marks.<\/p>\n