The Fibro Friends Discuss the Holiday Blues: Re: holiday disc.

» Carol Wallace - Re: holiday disc.

In response to message posted by energynow:
Overstock.com is a great place to find bargains. another good one, very similar, is smartbargains.com . What I like best about both is the fixed shipping rate. I bought my computer from overstock.com - normally an item that costs a fortune to ship - and at the time shipping was $3.95!

I bought most of my gifts on eBay. My favorite was for my husband's cousin who makes jewelry. I found a "treasure chest" of assorted precious and semi-precious gemstones - 10 of them were faceted, including what looks like a gigantic amethyst - and the rest were polished and can be used as is, or cut. Roger and I scattered them on the floor last night and had the best time looking through them all. I found a moss agate, which is something I've alwqays wanted, and an amber with inclusions, and I'm almost positive there was a ruby. All for $24.95!

I've spent Christmas alone before. The year I was diagnosed with fibro I had to cancel out of the annual trek to the midwest at the last minute - I was just too drained. But it was too late for Roger to cancel. And this time I'm sure Roger has it far worse than I do. Imagine spending Christmas trying to get your son committed to an institution! He doesn't want to go and can't really imagine what he can do when he gets there, but his ex insists, says he is absolutely needed.

I'll make him take me along to the grocery store tonight so I can stock up on everything I might conceivably need.

I vaguely remember that bubbly feeling as well. It was best when my sister was still young enough to get a big kick out of spending time shaking the packages under the tree and trying to guess what was in them. I was 13 years older (still am, come to think of it ;-) and got the biggest kick out of her excitement. I haven't had that in a long time. I think as we get older we just let go of certain expectations, and maybe let ourselves get overwhelmed by all the things we "should do" - although why we should dothem is beyond me.

Just because the Christmas season was also such a busy time at school, I long ago learned to only do those things I had time for and really enjoyed. And the world didn't stop because I didn't bake cookies. ;-)

-- posted by Carol Wallace