Advent Calendars are evil

Advent calendars are evil.

Yes, they are.

Why? Well, they are evil mainly because they cause stress.

Every time I look at our advent calendar I am reminded of how few days there are left before Christmas and then I start to panic about everything that still needs to be done. 

Advent calendars = Stress = Evil.

I also made the mistake of buying one of those pretty little advent calendars that you can fill yourself.

3 kids + 25 advent calendar pockets to fill = 75 things = More Stress = Evil.

Yes, I have to come up with seventy-five different things to put in the advent calendar every December. On top of the stockings, presents, cooking, cleaning, card writing, decorating, visiting, celebrating and gosh knows what else, I also have to come up with seventy-five love notes, chocolates or small toys to fill the stupid advent calendar with.

I don't have time for all of this.

It's evil, I tell you.

Eeeeevil.

Comments

[Recoveringprocrastinator.wordpress.com]

OK, I'm so glad I didn't get a calendar, like I had planned to this year. I was feeling a *little* bad about it but not now. :)

[Christina]

We have two of them but thankfully they have non eating things to make the days with. Otherwise they would be in the garbage :)

Good luck getting it all done!

[Holly (me.)]

I should bookmark this post. Sometimes I feel guilty for presenting our lovies with the generic pre-filled Advent calender featuring little paper doors that open to reveal a teensy chocolate of highly questionable quality in order to mark off the days counting down toward Christmas. I am feeling that guilt evaporate at the very idea of 75 wee, little whatzits.

[Michele]

Still chuckling over this post.
You crack me up.
And yes, they are evil.
Eeee - vil.

Totally.

[Cindy]

Yes, I would say they are evil! We have an advent quilt. :) We hang it up and the kids add an ornament to the tree on the quilt every day until Christmas. Much less stress!