I've reached an unpleasant place in my Christmas shopping. It's that place where I am done. No more shopping. No more crowds. I will give people stuff out of my closet or make something from pipe cleaners before I brave another store this close to the big day.
I'll get my merry Christmas cheer back shortly. When I am in route to celebrate with my in-laws and all the wrapping and cooking and preparing is finished and the celebration is here! I am usually a pretty jolly person this time of year. But I am temporarily devoid of joy.
I was almost hit by a car today! I ordered my lunch and a tray of goodies for my co-workers from a deli near my office. I had parked my car and was walking across the parking lot (in a crosswalk) towards the deli. A crazed woman on her cell phone, holding a coffee cup and wielding her Ford Taurus like a deadly weapon, nearly took me out! She never acknowledged that I was there and came within about two feet of me. Had I not stopped and been aware of her, she would've flattened me like a pancake!
I am taking deep breaths and staying away from shopping areas of all kinds until this madness is over.
