I have begun to realize that as I get older, time is going so much faster. It used to be that I'd put away all the Christmas decorations, and it would be a whole year before I saw them again, and I'd have forgotten some of them and putting them out made it such a special time of year.
Now that I'm (ahem) a senior citizen, I realize that it seems like only yesterday that I put away the Christmas decorations and here I am going to put them out again already? It just doesn't feel 'special' any more.
When I was a 'career woman' and could afford expensive things for my family, I was always in such a tizzy trying to get the right things, and feeling like it was never enough, and feeling responsible for everyone's happiness.
Now that I'm on a limited income, I've been making all of the gifts (except for the two little grandsons) and have felt very satisfied with this. There is no longer any question of 'is this enough?" because this is all I can do. It really takes the pressure off!