Onto the Countdown...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (if you celebrate it) and in one day the official countdown to Christmas begins.

It's always a love and hate time of year for me since it should be a time of fun but I end up working the hardest I do all year. I've worked in a variety of occupations and no matter which one it is this is always the most chaotic time. Doing the contract work that I do means long hours and no sleep. The money ends up being terrific but it never gets easier. Since this is the time to profit I earn and spend as I go to buy stuff for the kids and often it can feel like I'm working for nothing.

That all changes Christmas morning when the kids see what was left for them and they get to tear open their presents. Again, it's bittersweet for me since I still feel like a kid that never grew up and I end up getting nothing since our financial state has gone by the wayside. If I can pull it this year I'll be leaving myself something under the tree...I think I deserve it. LOL