christmas spirit!??! i have NONE! i am baking, bought my kids christmas outfits, set up some christmas decorations and in an hour will take the kids to get a tree. but i am in NO mood. i dont get it. i just can't get into this spirit. any suggestions? the music and movies are fun but still i dont come away from it feeling that special glow of Christmas cheer. i'm in a rut. (dont worry for the kids sake i'm doing everything 'christmassy')
2007-12-02 04:23:18 · 16 answers · asked by ? 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
well you know the spirit you are trying to get into is the commercial spirit of it all. And that is secondary to the spirit we should be having. Have you tried church? (and I am not overly religious). Even with all I had happen this year, it took watching "Charlie Brown Christmas" and relearning that lesson about the true meaning of Christmas to put me in the right mindset. If I can do it this year, then there is hope for you Miss Luna! Maybe you also need some snow, which I surely would give you some of ours.....lol
2007-12-02 04:42:06 · answer #1 · answered by otisisstumpy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
set up decorations and lights together
make dressing the tree a family thing
if you have a fireplace, light it
make a huge pot of apple cider (not the little one cup things but a whole pot that you have to ladle the drink into your mug) - it makes the house smell good
go visit Santa - sit on his lap or arm rest, and tell him the thing you want most is Christmas spirit. he will probably give you a candy cane, and that makes almost everyone feel better. (just don't go see the WalMart one. he laughs at all the little kids - he now says HAHAHA instead of HOHOHO)
focus on family time - get the fam together and have a big meal together
remember that it is only the second of December and you have a bit to get in the Christmas mood (just not too long)
good luck - hope this helps
2007-12-02 04:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
After you have kids christmas is not quite as joyus as it was when we were little so it will be ok if you dont find the spirit just as long as you have a smile and watch movies and listen to music and bakin all the goodies for the kids.
2007-12-02 04:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by mom4dafirst time Oct 7thGirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mention Christmas alot?
2007-12-02 04:26:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of the things that seems to help me is riding around with the kids looking at peoples Christmas lights [thinking to my self think goodness I don't have to take them down] but that always seems to start the season off for me. Merry Christmas.
2007-12-02 09:56:10 · answer #5 · answered by firefly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As crazy as this sounds...try to relax. It sounds like you have done everything around your house. Sit down with your kids, a good book and a cup of whatever and breathe. You my dear deserve that.
2007-12-02 05:37:54 · answer #6 · answered by CherryCheri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch kids decorate tree. No matter how crappy it looks, just sit back with a glass of wine and enjoy their exitement.
2007-12-02 04:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am with you. No Christmas spirit yet.
2007-12-02 05:24:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think back to your most memmorable christmas as a kid,was there a smell associated with it?find it,use it.
2007-12-02 04:28:57 · answer #9 · answered by count alucard 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let the kids open one present early.
2007-12-02 04:33:09 · answer #10 · answered by Tbone 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋