Monday, November 23, 2015

Juleplaner - Christmas Plans

For de velorganiserede er julen begyndt for længe siden. Planlægningen er sikkert på plads. For alle os andre kommer den mere eller mindre væltende ind.
Det er generelt en god ide at planlægge, men for planlæggerne gælder det om ikke at være tidsoptimistiske, og for de, der ikke planlægger, gælder det om at fastlægge de tidskrævende ting. Vurdér om det virkelig er så vigtigt at bage alle kager selv eller at komme til den ekstra gang glögg.
For begge parter betyder det - GØR KUN DET, I FINDER MEST VIGTIGT! Lad være med at proppe alle mulige aktiviteter ind. Lad være med at tro, at I går glip af noget. Det sker ikke. Deltag i det, der gør jer glade. Deltag ikke i de ting, som I synes, at I burde.
Vær kritiske. Vær sammen med de mennesker, som for alvor betyder noget. Drop pligt-besøg, pligt-bagning, drop alt der starter med 'jeg burde' og nyd det. Uden stress.

Snestormen set fra mit vindue lørdag aften -
The stow storm seen from my window Saturday night -

Efter ca. 40 cm sne, som er smukt, er der desværre også store skader på vores smukke træer!
After approx. 20 inches of snow, which is beautiful, there are also damages to our beautiful trees!

For all the organized persons Christmas has started a long time ago. The planning is in place. For the rest of us it comes more or less barging in.
It is in general a good idea to plan, but for the planners it is important not to become time optimists, and for everybody else it is all about putting the most time consuming events in place.
Make up your mind if it is that important to bake yourself, or if it is that important to participate in every eggnog party.
For everybody the important thing is - ONLY DO WHAT YOU FIND REALLY IMPORTANT! Don't push every event into the calendar. Don't be afraid of missing out. It will not happen. Participate in what makes you happy. Don't participate if you think that you ought to.
Be critical. Be together with the persons important to you. Drop every ought-to-party, ought-to-bake session, drop everything which starts with 'ought-to' and enjoy the season. Without stress.

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