As I get older I find myself more and more annoyed with holidays more than anything. I feel they have become an excuse and are added stressors to people’s already busy lives. They are used as a reason to take time off work, get together with family members, buy gifts, put up decorations and celebrate…

WHY DO WE NEED A REASON TO DO THESE THINGS!? We should be celebrating life and every day that we have to live. We should take time off when you need it! We should find time to be with the ones we love as much as possible not because its such and such date month or year but because we genuinely want to. Cook a fancy meal? Do it because you have the time and want to not because the calendar says so! Buy people gifts as you see fit not because of a certain holiday. Receiving a gift is a joy that could be much more meaningful when not expected. Live in the moment and celebrate those moments with the company, food, and environment that best suits you.

If I were to choose a holiday to favor I would say Teacher Appreciation week because it is a time where teachers are finally recognized for the immense effort dedication and commitment they put into every single day and child who walks through their doors. Teachers deserve SO much more than they receive. They should be appreciated every day not just during this one week…. Is this my issue with holidays?? 🤔 I may just have to ponder this a little longer.