The calm of Twixmas

 

The week between Christmas and the New Year is an odd one; the frenetic pace of preparing for Christmas is replaced by a pause, a calm, a time to breathe again. The busyness of buying & preparing food, gifts, guest rooms is over without the reset needing to be done immediately. 

Preparing the magic for everyone else needs time to reset, for relative stillness when time is suspended, nothing is urgent. 

This strange week is when we lose track of time, of hours & days, when things muddle along with no urgency to do anything in particular. 

I find this quiet time peaceful - the house still has its festive touches, they will be gone after the year changes &  before twelfth night as is traditional. 

There is random food everywhere - stollen, mince pies, Christmas cake, assorted cheeses & crackers. All the things associated with the festive season & that always seems to have some left.

A woodland walk is a good idea to blow away the cobwebs while getting some fresh air. We are lucky to have some good ones locally. 

This pause in the year is a great reset time.  Doing nothing in particular is useful to take stock of life, of home, of tasks. They can be done or not, there is no urgency to focus; the earth is resting & so should we. The next year will soon bring a to-do rush with it,  but not just yet, it can wait. 

I hope you are resetting your year at Twixmas.

Thank you for stopping by & visiting, it is appreciated.

Dee 🪵🌳🦌🎄