Being Sick at Christmas May Suck But There Are Worse Things Out There

And it’s lucky I’m not too bothered about Christmas

This is what happens when you leave your late teens/early twenties kids in charge of decorating the Christmas tree 🙈 Author’s photo.

For the first time this week, I have enough energy to write.

For the second time in less than a month, I was relegated to my bed with fever, cough, and severe aches everywhere. It sucked.

Medium became a place that demanded far too much energy that I didn’t have and I certainly had no writing head on me.

I did meet with one client, although even that was cut short. She wanted me to take my rest since, as she said, Christmas is tough on mothers. We’re expected to do everything. To wrap the gifts (for which Santa takes all the credit), have everything beautiful and sparkling for the big day, and have a hot meal on the table — which is expected to be perfect.

She didn’t know that I’m both Jewish and vegetarian, which means that I don’t give too much of a hoot about meeting any expectations on Christmas Day, and the Christmas lunch is far less of a hassle when there’s no turkey involved. But she’s right about the fact that mothers are typically burdened with the bulk of the jobs, and even for this Jewish, vegetarian mama here, I have to make sure there is food to cook and want to ensure there’s a vibe to enjoy. After all, a fun and upbeat family…