Yesterday I went to a winter fair, even though it is still Fall.
The fair turned out to be more of a Christmas fair, even though winter hasn’t even begun.
Why are we hurrying so much?
Why am I hurrying so much?
It seems as if I am always living in the future. I have always done that, but blogging has made it so much worse.
Summer temps are still going through the roof and we are bringing out the pinecones.
The pinecones have had barely time to gather some dust before we are replacing them with fake snow and Christmas ornaments.
And by the time Christmas has finally arrived we are so sick of our tree that we are already designing Valentines displays and longing for chocolate Easter eggs.
All the time trying to keep up, to be the first with something, to not lag behind, to seize the ‘moment’.
I have started the Christmas craft bonanza and I am loving it.
And yet this big bowl of walnuts is taunting me to savor Fall, to live in the moment, to live now, to just be….
To seize THIS moment, for it will never return….
PS that winter/Christmas fair was really nice, I’ll show you some pics tomorrow and than I have also got some exciting news to share. But I am not quite ready to reveal it, so hang on….
I have been feeling this way, too. Blogging seems to rush everything – the Christmas decorating and crafts are showing up all over. But it's not even December yet. I love Christmas, but I'm waiting for awhile to decorate. I am sewing like crazy, though, making gifts that are not Christmas-themed.
Thanks for the great reminder to take time and savour THIS moment.
Hi Sweet Marianne!
I loved your thoughts in this post. So much truth to take in. I honestly can't believe it's Thanksgiving here in the States this week. Oh my! Where did November go??? I'm honestly not sure when I'll get going with Christmas decor this year, especially b/c we just put our house on the market. I'll just do like you said & savor the moment.
Happy Autumn!
Jen
You are so right. And if you work retail, the Christmas planning starts in August…sigh.
So glad I am done with that now.
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
Wat de winkels betreft heb je groot gelijk, maar verder….in huis heb ik nog niks met de Kerst. Alhoewel het nog maar een maandje duurt en het is al zover, joh wat vliegt die tijd! En ja, neem de tijd voor de dingen die U gebeuren en kijk niet al te ver vooruit. Het gaat al zo snel tenslotte…
Liefs van Marian
Kerstmis is voor mij nog (steeds) ver weg!
Je hebt me trouwens heel erg nieuwsgierig gemaakt naar wat je ons morgen te vertellen hebt.