... I don't like about the "Holiday Season" is that people feel compelled to make or bake or buy cookies, cake and candy and share them with others. It's good to share, but too tempting to overindulge on empty calories. In past years I've been known to consume all of those edible gifts as quickly as possible so that I can be rid of them and begin eating more healthfully again. I've managed a more sane approach lately and don't bring any "leftovers" home.
But I remember two things I like about this time of year.
1) It's a reminder to communicate with people I know and like but rarely see. Every December I sit down at the kitchen counter and write personal notes to my friends who now live in Maine, Buffalo, California, Dallas, Minnesota, Washington state and other far-flung places. I let them know what I've been doing and inquire about them and their families. Most of them also send a card to me with an update of their lives
2) We sometimes get to leave work early with a full day's pay. No Bah-Humbug there!
