I've been very well behaved, not doing dishes or switching laundry loads. I've barely set foot in the kitchen and have kept my mouth tightly latched about things I would do differently.
But inside, I'm struggling. Part of me is exhausted and wants to sleep 24/7. The other part of me is stressed out because Neighbor Gloria is spending Christmas with us and I have nothing to give her.
I had planned on making her a set of greeting cards, but ran out of time. Then Hayley suggested I knit up some wash clothes on the loom, but I don't know how to bind off from a loom.
I still have today and tomorrow to get my act in gear, but I shouldn't even be worrying about it. She certainly isn't expecting anything. But that's just it. She isn't expecting anything. Her family won't get her a single thing. I want to have some little things for her.
But seriously, the woman is almost 88. She doesn't need anything. She doesn't want anything except companionship. Can't wrap that in a box.
So here I am feeling guilty as all get out. I'm supposed to be letting this kind of thing go!
Tell me, Delicious Readers, how do I let the guilt go? I think I'll take a nap and then figure it out.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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It's funny - if you threw my LACK of guilt into a bottle and shook it up with your ACTUAL guilt? We'd probably both end up perfect. We haven't even hung up xmas lights this year and I can't bring myself to care.
You've already given your 88-year-old neighbor everything she needs - yourself. Don't worry about anything else!
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