Day 83 of 365 - Boxing Day Doings

Boxing Day shopping in stores is not a typical event for me.  If anything, I usually just do a little looking online at my favorite sites.  Because these sales go on for days now, I am not in a great rush to do that.

Late this morning, however, I did venture out to two stores.  Thankfully, neither was very busy.  The first stop was a card store in a small mall, a place that sells beautiful boxed sets of Christmas cards which are normally too expensive for me.  But, at 50% off, I could get a couple of boxes for next year.  Last year, I waited too long and the choice was very limited.  That's why I went today.  I also picked up a few other items from their clearance area including new journals for next year at 75% off.

The other store visit was to purchase another small pillow for my bed, with a discount coupon plus a current sale price.  It was in stock, and I am a happy shopper.  My whole shopping trip only took an hour or so.  Success!

We had our turkey dinner yesterday, even though it was just one of my sons, my husband and myself.  It was delicious! There are lots of turkey leftovers in the freezer for other meals. Last night I started my bone broth and let it simmer all night and part of this morning. This afternoon I'll be making a large batch of turkey soup which we will have for dinner as well as lots for the freezer.

Since we are not having our main family holiday visit until Sunday, the rest of this week will be preparing for that.  There is childproofing to be done, as our toddler grandson will be able to reach a lot more shelves.  The little Christmas tree will be redecorated with my assortment of child friendly ornaments. And, I will be making casseroles ahead of time to reheat on the day of the visit as well as deciding what appetizers to have.

The rest of today is fairly low key.  I'll have a phone visit with a good friend later this afternoon.  I'll have tea and read more of a book I started on my Kindle, a holiday cozy mystery.  Tonight I'll watch some videos online and relax.

I always think these holiday weeks will be languorous and relaxing once the big day is over.  But, there are still all the regular weekly household chores to be done, like laundry and cleaning.  Before you know it, the week is over and there hasn't been too much of a rest.

This year, I'm intending to create more relaxation time by pacing activities and giving enjoyable things a higher priority.  I hope you find some revitalizing time in your holidays too.





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