You may be aware that tomorrow is the first of December. You may also be aware that for the last few years, I've put up an on-line advent calendar to lend my own curious touch to the festive season.
And I honestly had been thinking about it for this year, but what with the back problems and the constant colds and eye infections this fall, coupled with trying to juggle a lot of balls lately (and more to come in the new year), well...
I looked at the calendar and suddenly realized I'd done nothing, and tomorrow is the first of December.
I thought about scrambling around to do it, but then sanity took hold. I'm doing myself no favours by taking on something I can't really do right now, and I won't enjoy doing it, which doesn't sound terribly festive to me.
So, to those of you who were looking forward to it, I really, honestly am sorry.
Here's what I will do, though -- I've got a few things tucked away that I'd thought about using on the advent calender, and I'll make a point of putting them up as posts on the blog here over the next few weeks. If there's a recipe I've posted in the past that you might like to see again, do let me know, and I'll dig it out.
And I really do hope that next year I'll be in a better state of health and frame of mind, and have the breathing space to take it on again, because I have enjoyed doing it in the past.
Don't be sorry. We'll all survive. And we have next year's calendar to look forward to.
Posted by: M-H | November 30, 2007 at 18:20
Well, there's sorry and there's sorry -- partly I'm sorry because I had enjoyed doing it, and was thinking about doing it this year. That's okay, I think.
No worries, I won't be beating myself up over it (which is the bad kind of sorry).
It's just turned into such an interesting few months.
Posted by: katherine | November 30, 2007 at 18:44
Is this not the wisdom that comes with getting a wee bit older? I'll miss the calendar, but it's good that you won't be getting the Christmas Crazies (what my family calls it).
Posted by: Mimi | November 30, 2007 at 19:58
December?? Already?!?! egads
Posted by: aarlene | November 30, 2007 at 21:06
Exactly, Aarlene. Egads sums it up nicely. I just don't know where the time has gone the last few months.
"Christmas Crazies" -- heh heh heh. That's a good term. Yup, I refuse to give in to that.
Fortunately, the balls I'm juggling these days are things I'm quite happy about, even if it meant taking the decision to back off of the advent calendar.
Posted by: katherine | December 01, 2007 at 00:59
Next year or even another year will be fine. As I get older I quite like having things far ahead to look forward to and yes I too cannot bear the Christmas Crazies (said from the heart from someone who will be moving house after 28 years in one home either on 21st December or 28th December!) Have a restful Christmas time.
Posted by: Judith | December 01, 2007 at 06:01
In case anyone wants an advent knitting fix I found this:
http://www.garnstudio.com/julekalender.php?lang=en
Posted by: Judith | December 03, 2007 at 14:38
and this
http://www.wollke7.com/cms/no_cache/blog.html
Posted by: Judith | December 03, 2007 at 15:36