the xmas season is one i look forward to every year. i try to make it special and memorable for my family and i get inspired from all the other craft blogs i read to make my own decorations, advent calendar, ornaments and gifts. but my life starts getting busy starting from october with family birthdays and all the holidays that happen from then till xmas. so by the time my husband's birthday is over, which is december 9, i have only 3 weeks to make anything xmas related. it's a lot of pressure and stress and yet i push myself because i want to make so many things. so by the time it's xmas eve, i'm so pooped that i don't get to enjoy it as much as i'd like to. this past xmas i got so sick that i missed my own xmas eve dinner with relatives coming over to our home. my poor husband had to be a host to family and nurse to me. i stayed in bed in my bedroom all evening and missed out on all the fun. it really brought sadness to my family. my little girls missed me, so they kept coming to see me and my husband was so tired that he also got sick. well, to make a long story short, i've decided to start preparing for xmas earlier in the year.
craft apple and
stardust shoes are starting an
advent calendar sew along and they're starting in january. so, i decided to join this sew along in hopes that i'll be inspired to continue making all the wonderful things i've been meaning to make for xmas and get them done in time! and hopefully when the holiday comes around, all i have to do is set up my decorations, buy a xmas tree, wrap my presents and spend more time with my family.
if anyone else is interested you can join and post your progress at the
2009 advent calendar sew along flickr group.
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