Those of you who deal with chronic pain issues will relate to this. In years past I have just wanted to get all my Christmas cards addressed, signed and out of my hair, so I have sat down and done them all at once or maybe in two sittings. My goal has always been to have them in the mail the weekend of Thanksgiving. Then I have paid in terms of neck/shoulder pain and writer's cramps.
This year, I decided to lower my standards a bit. I am not stressing over my cards. I didn't even start working on them until Dec. 5. I have decided I am only going to do 5 cards a day so I don't have to deal with the pain from taking on too much at once.
So here it is the 10th of December and I am only half way through my cards. Big deal. They will get sent eventually even if some of them don't arrive until after Christmas! The recipients will still enjoy getting the card and letter in the mail not matter what time it arrives! Why add stress to the holidays by putting unnecessary deadlines on myself?
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