The holiday season is underway. I am very excited to say that my home is all decorated for Christmas! We got our tree on Saturday, and it is a pine tree. It has real pine cones on it! We had one last year, too, but this one is even better than last years. I spent most of last week doing some much needed cleaning and organizing in my house, and I have to say that it feels fantastic. What normally happens is that I will clean the house, have the dishes done, and laundry caught up, and it will take just one day for me to fall behind. Then, it takes a long time for me to catch up. Before I know it, I've got lots of dishes in my sink, my clothes wouldn't be folded or put away, and the mail piles up... Believe me, I am not proud of this in the slightest, but this last week, I have kept everything in order, picked up, etc, and it feels great. I love coming home to a home in order. I hope to keep it up, and by writing it in my blog, it will help to continue to motivate me. I have a feeling it will stick this time.
As I type, I've got my Christmas CD playing, and currently I am listening to "Do you hear what I hear?" I enjoy a lot of Christmas songs, but I also like to be able to come back to them, too. I will listen to them for awhile, turn it off, then come back to them when I want.
This coming Sunday is the community sing that my Church choir is participating in. I am looking forward to it and a little nervous. On one of our practices last week, there weren't very many people who came; I was singing with two other ladies, and we had to learn and practice how to project our voices. I noticed something, and man in the choir called us on it, too, and he said that he heard us doing great... we were projecting so well, but it seemed like when we heard ourselves, we got scared and pulled back. Well, he hit the nail right on the head! The two ladies and I all laughed because that was exactly it. Although that was a little uncomfortable to be so vulnerable and singing so loudly, it was great advice, and everyone was very positive and encouraging. I enjoy it so much. I will be sad when our choir will take a break after Christmas. Who knew that I would love it so much?
I have to say that this season is going great so far. I feel like I'm off to a great start. I am looking forward to Christmas day because I will be having a family at my home, and I'm already planning the meal. From my last blog, you can read about some of my Christmas To-Do things on my list, and I already have one down (getting and trimming a Christmas tree), and we plan on crossing off a couple more things this week. I will write about them in my next blog. I can't wait...
Happy Tuesday to you and yours...
As I type, I've got my Christmas CD playing, and currently I am listening to "Do you hear what I hear?" I enjoy a lot of Christmas songs, but I also like to be able to come back to them, too. I will listen to them for awhile, turn it off, then come back to them when I want.
This coming Sunday is the community sing that my Church choir is participating in. I am looking forward to it and a little nervous. On one of our practices last week, there weren't very many people who came; I was singing with two other ladies, and we had to learn and practice how to project our voices. I noticed something, and man in the choir called us on it, too, and he said that he heard us doing great... we were projecting so well, but it seemed like when we heard ourselves, we got scared and pulled back. Well, he hit the nail right on the head! The two ladies and I all laughed because that was exactly it. Although that was a little uncomfortable to be so vulnerable and singing so loudly, it was great advice, and everyone was very positive and encouraging. I enjoy it so much. I will be sad when our choir will take a break after Christmas. Who knew that I would love it so much?
I have to say that this season is going great so far. I feel like I'm off to a great start. I am looking forward to Christmas day because I will be having a family at my home, and I'm already planning the meal. From my last blog, you can read about some of my Christmas To-Do things on my list, and I already have one down (getting and trimming a Christmas tree), and we plan on crossing off a couple more things this week. I will write about them in my next blog. I can't wait...
Happy Tuesday to you and yours...
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