You don’t need me to tell you that Christmas is right around the corner and all that entails. We all know how joyful this season is supposed to be, yet often it gets hijacked by stress.
Back in 2008, I created and shared an Advent calendar of rejuvenating and centering activities to do each day of December leading up to Christmas Day as a daily reminder to myself to stop, reflect and enjoy, even when surrounded by so much busyness. This advent calendar isn’t filled with chocolates or things for the kids to do, instead it is one just for us, with just a few low effort/ high payoff family activity ideas sprinkled throughout.
And the calendar is tweaked and back again this year just for us.
I’ll be posting each day’s Advent “assignment” here on MomsToolbox and hope you’ll join me for the fun.
Ready for today’s simple daily advent activity?
Here it is:
Get ready for Christmas part 1: Spend some time thinking about what you like about Christmas. Write down your thoughts. Think about ways you can accentuate and make time for those things you love this month.
Enjoy your daydreaming time today. I know I’ll be thinking about decorating Christmas cookies, eating Christmas cookies, watching Christmas movies and snuggling by the fire on our back patio with family and friends. I also love singing Christmas carols at church. Aaaaahhh. Good times!
So what Christmas things do YOU love? Tell us about them here in the comments so we can smile with you. :)
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