Today is the first day of December. Today I can start decorating for Christmas. (I guess I should take down the Halloween stuff first.) The children have made their wish lists, and I have made plans to go Christmas shopping with one of my girlfriends this weekend. Here's hoping I can get it all done. Okay, that's an unattainable goal for me. It would be better to say here's hoping I can get half of it done. I've made a plan and that's a step in the right direction.
I need to get to work crafting some gifts. Homemade gifts are it for the name drawing presents with both my family and my husband's family this year. It's always amazing to me what people can come up with. Have you heard of pinterest? Basically, it's a website where people pin things they are interested in. Take a look, and see all the crafty things people have created. I'm getting to the point where I really should have a plan for what to make for the name draw on my family's side, but I don't. I should have cheated when I had the chance. (Cheating is allowed, we're very open and honest about that.) I don't know why I didn't. I should have cheated last year too, but didn't. It's ALLOWED. Next year I'm cheating for sure. Every three years I should cheat in order to get the name of a person I already have an idea for.
The library has been a fabulous resource when searching for things to make people for Christmas. I don't have near as many books checked out as I did a couple weeks ago, but my library book area is still pretty full. You can find books on how to create just about everything. If you can find a website on how to make a bomb, you should be able to find a book on how to make something much less dangerous. (Although, I have a nephew that would probably love to get a bomb for Christmas.) Type "making" into the subject search, and see how many books pop up. I request them through inter-library loan, peruse them, and get ideas. Even if I never use those ideas, it helps get the creative juices flowing.
There's only a smidgy bit of snow on the ground. I'm ready for a bit more. It would be nice to take a snowshoeing break from holiday creating/wrapping/baking/decorating. A walk through the woods is one of the greatest ways for me to get inspired. Something about the quiet stillness and the snowbound trees lets my mind sift through all those ideas that have been converging in my brain. Until we get some more of the white stuff, I guess I'll be left to my own devices. Yep, I ordered a few more books this morning.
My mind contains many good ideas, but it's not always easy to squeeze one out. ~Ashleigh Brilliant
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