1. It's okay to look at the mess in your house and pretend that you don't see it.
2. It's okay to have a stack of toys taller than your "small" six year old in the middle of your living room to benefit others this holiday season.
3. It's okay to pick up Pizza Hut for dinner. It is always a fan favorite and there are no dinner dishes to clean. (at least not from tonight)
4. It's okay to wrap Christmas presents in bags. Sometimes...it's even okay to tape them shut rather than use tissue paper.
5. It's okay to keep all of your Christmas cards sealed in a basket because you feel so guilty that you haven't gotten yours done or sent yet.
6. It's okay if you don't get your Christmas cards out until 2013. (Right?)
7. It's okay if you are supposed to bring a snack to a party and you buy chips and salsa right off the store shelf.
8. It's okay to drink as many cups of sugar free peppermint cream coffee as you'd like to keep you awake to write the 8 page research paper you've been avoiding since November.
9. It's okay to get a giant Hershey's chocolate bar from your secret angel and say loudly for others to hear..."I'll NEVER be able to finish this!", and then eat the entire thing by yourself.
10. It's okay to cry when you feel sad, or happy, or angry, or frustrated, or exhausted, or whatever. I promise you...it's normal. (if you are me)
11. It's okay to close your eyes and breathe...but, not for too long or you'll fall asleep. And who has time for sleep?
12. It's okay when you realize you didn't do anything special at 12:12 on 12/12/12. One minute of one day of one month of one year. It's a special day, I'm sure. But so were 9/26/98...and 9/23/99...and 2/14/02...and 10/26/06. As much as I would have liked to stop at 12:12 and notice...it didn't happen. And that's okay. God knows the moments we are supposed to stop and notice...and I'm so thankful for that!
Have a blessed day!
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