While having my family here for Christmas was overall wonderful, it was also pretty exhausting.  It’s the little things you don’t think about when hosting guests that really wear you out – like being able to do absolutely nothing if you feel like it or in my case, having to sleep on the couch for four days (with a dog).  I went back to work last Tuesday thinking I’d have a pretty low key week considering the week between Christmas and New Years is usually quiet in the agency world, but that wasn’t exactly the case.  When Friday rolled around, I was feeling pretty confident in my decision to have a very low key weekend, and I ended up doing a lot of something I very rarely do, relax.

So this is what things ended up looking like around here.

There were no sequins or champagne during my New Years Eve.  Instead of dressing up and taking outfit pictures, there was a whole lot of sweatpants.  I spent a whole lot of time in bed (pretty sure I slept at least 12 hours every night) and attempted to get through the gigantic stack of unread magazines that has been on my coffee table (sadly I only got through about six). There was a trip to the Kate Spade Outlet that has been calling my name since I moved here (it’s ten minutes from my apartment) and a couple of little gifts to myself.  Miss Francine, my wonderful first Christmas tree, was undecorated and took a trip to the dumpster.  I made some soup (Ham & Potato – had to use up the massive amount of leftover Christmas ham) and faked being Italian to enjoy some delicious fried dough.  I learned that wearing bright lipstick to the hardware store gets you more than a few stares and gave sushi a second chance (and now I like it).

Overall, a great weekend although I can’t say I achieved anything significant, but you know what, that’s okay.  It was the perfect start to a new year and something that I could use more of.

So here’s to unwinding.  To more relaxing and putting less pressure on ourselves.  To realizing that it’s okay to have a day where you’ve accomplished nothing and to take a step back and just take a little break from it all.