Holiday Scramble

I've not posted in over a month - and have not written much either. Instead I've been caught up in the "holiday scramble." For me it begins with Thanksgiving; shopping, food preparation, and sharing the meal with friends and family. It's nonstop from there. Creating gifts, shopping at the holiday market for special hand crafted gifts, wrapping and mailing. Then there was the ten day trip to the east coast to visit my 92 year old mother, my sisters, and nephews. So now that the scramble is over - yeah! - I turn my attention to writing. I've jotted down several ideas for short stories and now it's time to let the words flow. Writing is my gift to myself. It replenishes my soul, my spirit, my life.