tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post4777555454772571583..comments2024-03-27T03:14:48.538-06:00Comments on The Quilting Edge: Counteracting My Christmas CrabbinessMariQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024634370648175612noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-35364946110538909902012-08-27T09:42:05.325-06:002012-08-27T09:42:05.325-06:00Thanks for sharing....every year I want to feel di...Thanks for sharing....every year I want to feel different, but it never seems to happen.MariQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024634370648175612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-26517202323044450452012-08-26T21:52:59.656-06:002012-08-26T21:52:59.656-06:00I realize that this is an older post, but I just f...I realize that this is an older post, but I just found it so I had to chime in with a HEAR HEAR! I truly dislike Christmas and all the hoopla as well. I'm not religious, but I think if I was I'd hate all the crass commercialism even more. I do decorate a small Christmas tree for the grandchildren, but that's it! I had great Christmases as a child and when my own kids were small, but I'm just so over it! I'm retired now but what I REALLY used to detest were things like secret santas and cubicle-decorating contests at work. If you didn't participate you were ostracised and people thought you were weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-46360430185830804002011-12-22T06:53:59.233-07:002011-12-22T06:53:59.233-07:00Wow! So this is where all the normal people gathe...Wow! So this is where all the normal people gather! Really, I have always felt so alone with how I feel about Christmas. I've always wondered too where my negative feelings come from. There's no explanation. My Christmas spirit comes after Christmas and then I think, ya, this is fun. Next year I'll be happier earlier. But that never happens. I have my 3 girls arriving in 2 days and what am I doing, reading old posts on a lovely blog that I found. I'm so bad. But thank you for all sharing!greelyritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337031538589833151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-80252833551496971612011-12-06T09:53:49.131-07:002011-12-06T09:53:49.131-07:00Thank you all for validating my feelings about Chr...Thank you all for validating my feelings about Christmas time. Add to this a birthday and a wedding anniversay and this is just too much for me to cope with in one month. I am so glad to see I am not alone: this is actually cheering me up!<br />Would love a DH that does all that yours does!!!<br />AnnickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-87754726752259154212011-12-05T01:51:52.121-07:002011-12-05T01:51:52.121-07:00And here I was thinking I was the only one who dis...And here I was thinking I was the only one who dislikes all the hustle and bustle of christmas!<br />This year my DH has booked a restaurant for christmas dinner and that sounds great! No dishes, no mess, no stress and plenty of time to quilt! yahoo this might be the best christmas ever!Marianne Boshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12538854302884242149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-17477072370892587482011-12-04T15:22:02.397-07:002011-12-04T15:22:02.397-07:00Oh thank you for the great chuckle! I like Christm...Oh thank you for the great chuckle! I like Christmas to a point, a very small point. Merry Christmas! ;)Pat Merklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827283810663831168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-49464672935022045752011-12-04T14:52:32.199-07:002011-12-04T14:52:32.199-07:00I am still laughing. That is the best "christ...I am still laughing. That is the best "christmas" post ever. Thanks for making the rest of us feel normal. You are just the best scrooge ever.Mary Keaslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908710230407490209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-25023069783401785362011-12-04T14:41:50.878-07:002011-12-04T14:41:50.878-07:00So nice to know I'm not the only one that stru...So nice to know I'm not the only one that struggles this time of year. Mr. Christmas says thanks to the one person that wished him Merry Christmas....I wouldn't trade him in for a scrooge any day of the year, off key singing an all.MariQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024634370648175612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-19231064869332790072011-12-04T11:48:48.375-07:002011-12-04T11:48:48.375-07:00I thought I was the only Scrooge!! My DH and I are...I thought I was the only Scrooge!! My DH and I are retired and don't have any grandchildren so the Christmas holiday is almost non-existent. I'm scheduled for some surgery on the 12th so I didn't even bother with decorating this year. DH was never too excited about the whole Christmas hoopla...even when the kids were little. I can't understand that because he was one of five growing up and his parents had the typical Christmas decorating, etc. I was an only child so Christmas for me was a BIG deal. Now that I'm older...I don't really care. I celebrate His birth in my own way but I don't go in for all the commercialism.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05012718481371649308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-67306025739551498292011-12-04T09:26:56.337-07:002011-12-04T09:26:56.337-07:00It's so validating to read that I'm not al...It's so validating to read that I'm not alone in my 'scrooginess'...LOL Every year it gets harder to pull out the paraphernalia and as the family becomes more and more extended, ideas for gifting gets more difficult (not to mention the financial aspect). My DH is definitely NOT a Mr. Christmas...in fact he would happily ignore the whole thing...in fact he does!<br /><br />Thanks for this chance to vent, and mostly, <br />THANK YOU for your beautiful blog! I enjoy it so much!<br /><br />Cherie BrownCherie in Del Marhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232111354262007447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-45270075619587186082011-12-04T09:19:42.983-07:002011-12-04T09:19:42.983-07:00You are too funny! I'm a Christmas minimalist...You are too funny! I'm a Christmas minimalist too. I like some decorating and some baking, but I try to stop before it becomes too stressful :) Hang in there!Esch House Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095448847070091632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-18716686582071535172011-12-04T07:11:41.846-07:002011-12-04T07:11:41.846-07:00Thank you. I absolutely HATE Christmas and it is s...Thank you. I absolutely HATE Christmas and it is so good to be able to say it to someone else who gets it. Just a few more weeks now so I'm holding on to my sanity with a firm grip. What cannot be over come must be endured.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095809082494749979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-41875108398260489402011-12-04T06:23:17.906-07:002011-12-04T06:23:17.906-07:00Oh brother, I'm with you!! If I could hiberna...Oh brother, I'm with you!! If I could hibernate from the day before Thanksgiving until Jan 2nd, I'd be the first one in line! The problem with me though is that everything gets thrown on my shoulders and the expectations are amazing.........ugh, is what I say, but yet, I do it every year. Call me crazy!carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801265907110578386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-35286574883126106242011-12-04T01:56:40.342-07:002011-12-04T01:56:40.342-07:00I'm so glad I'm not the only one to wobble...I'm so glad I'm not the only one to wobble at Christmas - you described my symptoms exactly ! My Mr Christmas, however does NOT cook ! That I don't mind though, I'm egotistical enough to think I do that bit best !!!!!! Let's keep calm and quilting !suzan almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093130414308570219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-42266025349317542812011-12-04T01:43:47.201-07:002011-12-04T01:43:47.201-07:00I'm torn I love Christmas but hate the frickin...I'm torn I love Christmas but hate the frickin decorating!Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/08900538585877584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-53830217976746417632011-12-04T01:03:56.372-07:002011-12-04T01:03:56.372-07:00The older I get the more it seems the lead in to C...The older I get the more it seems the lead in to Christmas gets earlier and earlier (decorations etc start appearing in the shops end October) so that by the time Christmas does actually arrive I've kind of lost the momentum a bit. Glad I'm not the only one!Little Island Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861046636908606582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-50276347560091102452011-12-03T23:19:11.599-07:002011-12-03T23:19:11.599-07:00ME TOO! I can hardly wait until January when I ca...ME TOO! I can hardly wait until January when I can hole up in my studio and create to my hearts content. Bah! Humbug!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615007932636751108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-23211022676738789172011-12-03T23:13:21.628-07:002011-12-03T23:13:21.628-07:00I more or less agree with you! I am not married to...I more or less agree with you! I am not married to a Mr. Christmas, but my oldest son is a Mr. Christmas! How he got to be that way living in our "minimal holiday" house I'll never know. I love doing the big dinner or going to someone else's if we are doing that but the gift business and decorating so much and all of it just got to be more stress than fun. I had wonderful holidays as a girl and I think it is because we always spent them with my Maternal Grandparents and my Gram was a minimalist as well, except for the meal!<br /><br />If people just let me be me and don't look down their nose at me for being someone who doesn't go whole hog then I really do enjoy the season. I think some people are just "Holiday" people and some aren't. :)Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783841817844988520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-5552235372444789712011-12-03T23:12:47.351-07:002011-12-03T23:12:47.351-07:00oh I had to laugh, have you ever seen Grumpy Old W...oh I had to laugh, have you ever seen Grumpy Old Women at Christ,mas on You Tube? it's some actresses that give their opinion of Christmas, so funny. Hope you enjoy your Christmas, Im sure Mr Christmas is going to!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325491573830960291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-56237150928392616032011-12-03T21:15:16.467-07:002011-12-03T21:15:16.467-07:00Sorry to say this, but I'm with you :(Sorry to say this, but I'm with you :(Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03951680905658205957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-47729936113919211382011-12-03T20:15:43.884-07:002011-12-03T20:15:43.884-07:00WOW...ok, I'm wishing Mr. Christmas had writte...WOW...ok, I'm wishing Mr. Christmas had written the blog I was reading. So far you are all a good dose of depressing. I'm going to move on now cause I love Christmas...all year long. The older I get the more I enjoy it. It's simply a frame of mind. Tell Mr. Christmas Merry Christmas! :-)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540499473620802526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-80152755413919380122011-12-03T18:18:57.763-07:002011-12-03T18:18:57.763-07:00I am almost falling off my chair laughing! I thoug...I am almost falling off my chair laughing! I thought I was one of the only women that felt this way too! I love my boring (not to me) routine of every day life, time to sew and do what keeps me centered. I have simplified as well, it's a lot easier to put it all away the day after Christmas.....yes I can't get that stuff put away fast enough!Pinkadot Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466115545346146469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-13692353480800691472011-12-03T18:15:17.113-07:002011-12-03T18:15:17.113-07:00I agree with all three of you! Especially the deco...I agree with all three of you! Especially the decorating. I keep telling DH that if he wants MORE then he should help, but it doesn't happen, so he has to keep quiet about the less is more attitude that I have.Paula, the quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662592713610165406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-22984570598852046662011-12-03T17:26:16.501-07:002011-12-03T17:26:16.501-07:00I pretty much agree with everything you said. I li...I pretty much agree with everything you said. I like to be able to create too and definitely don't like stressful Christmas gift deadlines.<br />I don't really like to decorate either. It's a chore and I usually can't wait to take it down.<br />I've found myself having a bit of an urge to decorate this though. I need cheering up.HollyMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161858859864895000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-53473458955780316232011-12-03T17:07:58.447-07:002011-12-03T17:07:58.447-07:00Geezzz...it's SO nice to hear someone else fee...Geezzz...it's SO nice to hear someone else feels the same way! I hate that we feel obligated to BUY for folks on this day. I tell my kids I want to buy them dinners, do things with the grand kids the rest of the year...not just because it's Christmas Day...The mystery and fun of Christmas does subside when you become an adult.Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506964994589004458noreply@blogger.com