However, it not just the snow and inclement weather that creates the stress this time of the year. This, coupled with the holiday season can create undesirable pressures for even the most level headed person. Both winter and the holidays provide us with a good opportunity to take it down a pace or two. There are holiday crowds everywhere, in traffic and in the malls forces us to slow down even if we don't want to. Oh, and the shopping, or in my case, thinking of shopping. I do all my shopping in my head first, and at the very last moment I will brave the shopping malls.
A method that helps me in maintaining a happy mood while shopping in the mayhem is to listen to my ipod. I set my playlist full of cheerful Christmas music with a nice beat. A sampling would be, Brian Wilson’s First Noel, Leon Redbone’s I’ll be home for Christmas, Kate & Anna McGarrigle’s Rebel Jesus, Colin James & The little Big Band, Baby it’s Cold Outside, and my all time favorite is Tom Jackson’s The Huron Carole.
I love this!!!
puts me into a fantastic mood regardless of the situation I encounter while braving the hordes of shoppers. What are your rituals to enjoy the winter, and specifically what keeps you in that festive spirit while holiday shopping?![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=ce9549d7-bbef-4aa1-ae91-cc858dcee056)
2 comments:
Hi Angelina,
We usually don't have snow here in Israel and the winters are short and milder than in your place.
As for shopping before holidays, I also don't enjoy all those crowds of shoppers. My method in recent years is to buy , during the year, gifts and tableware items, and leave mainly food shopping close to the holiday.
Hi, Duta
For a couple of years I shopped for gifts through out the the summer, but found that at the holidays, I bought more gifts thus blowing my budget.
Think of me as you enjoy your milder weather...and thanks for dropping in and commenting, I really appreciated it. : )
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