SHOPPING SADNESS

I have tried very very hard NOT TO SHOP this Christmas. My mantra has been, "No presents to or from me, and I mean it!"

So what did I do all day today? SHOP!! But it HAD to be done because I needed to completely furnish my mother's apartment at Heritage Inn so she can move here the day after Christmas.

I was totally worn out by the time I got home, but Joe and I went to a wedding anyway. We'd planned to eat supper afterwards with the E's, but I didn't have the energy. I had a bad stress-related meltdown this morning , and I felt close to another one!

I DO have a feeling of satisfaction about all the furniture I found, but I've always felt like if you're too tired for friends, you're too tired. I was too tired tonight, and that made me sad.

I shouldn't complain, though. At 88, it's a blessing that I can move Mother to an independent living center and not some horrible nursing home, after all.