... the Christmas crazies have begun. The most visible manifestation, for me, was the traffic jam on a local parkway a couple of days ago. The parkway is home to a handful of strip malls, one of which includes a Wal-Mart. This time of year, you don't drive on the parkway. You inch along it.
And in years past, I've done just that -- over and over in that mad dash to track down all the stuff on my Christmas list. This year, I am avoiding the parkway whenever possible. I'm also trying to avoid the Christmas crazies. So far, so good.
I am determined to pass my 60th Christmas in peace, not panic. I want the most important thing I spend time on this Christmas to be my family. I don't want to waste my time and my energy standing in department store lines. (I'm becoming a serious fan of online shopping, especially when the stores promise free shipping.)
We'll see if I can continue to keep the crazies at bay. After all, there are still 17 shopping days until Christmas left.
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I did not take your advice initially and "tried" to go down the parkway yesterday .... mistake.... about 1/3 down said forget it and got off and did Old Vestal Rd.... a bit slower ... but felt a little safer driving, plus the added bonus was the pretty Christmas lights on the houses!
ReplyDeleteAt least there's an up side to holiday traffic.
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