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Remember that M*A*S*H episode in which the 4077th bugs out? And each character’s true nuttiness is revealed by what they hold dear as the camp is forced to move elsewhere?
Of course you do. It’s a classic.
Well, gentle readers, looking at my schedule and commitments for the next 2 months I’ve come to realize that I’m going to be on the verge of quiet hysteria busy with decorating & dinners & shopping & parties & travel & events & gifts.
Too busy. For an introvert like me. [Please refer to the chart.]
Considering that I keep this blog just for the heck of it, I’ve decided to take a blogging break. To wit, I’m going to bug out and pretend to be a holiday-obsessed, Christmas-music-loving, party girl who adores all the glitz, booze and calories associated with this time of year remain calm-ish.
Happy Happy Joy Joy, everyone. I’ll see you next year.
THE SPECTACLED BEAN 
Enjoy your well-deserved break, Bean. I am looking forward to sharing a Grape Nehi with you . . .for the next forty years or so.
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Zen-Den, while I adore the intended meaning behind your comment, please tell me that we’re not going to be drinking Grape Nehis for the next 40 years. ‘Cause, ‘ya know, I think that even one sip of grape-flavored anything is too much for me!
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Well, what we will be drinking will be made out of grapes, just maybe not soda.
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Okay. I can go with that idea. Fermented grapes are entirely different than a Nehi!
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Enjoy your break. Until then, Happy Merry Everything.
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nance, and a Happy Merry Everything right back at ‘ya. 😉
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Looking forward to your return! Happy Christmas, merry New Year. About your comment on Zazzy’s blog – I might start a new one next year, but for now, I’m taking it easy like you. x
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Polly, thanks. I’ll get back to this blog when I have more time to think clearly. And as for you starting a new one… Yes Please!
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Thanks Ally, that’s so kind.
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Mean it. Miss you. 🙂
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Calm and peaceful holiday seasons are always my goal. Funny how we stick NaBloPoMo in the middle of all of it. I hope that you have a good time and feel refreshed when the new year comes. Will miss you.
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Zazzy, I like calm and peaceful, too. But this year there’s going to be lots of carrying on and such like, which I suspect could turn me into a frazzled and chaotic mess if I’m not careful. It’s that introvert thing, you know?
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So I shouldn’t save a place for you at the viewing party this Friday?
Enjoy your break and I look forward to your return after the new year!
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evilsquirrel13, oh I’ll be around the blogosphere from time-to-time. Leaving comments. Lurking like a squirrel under an oak tree, waiting for an acorn to fall down in front of me. Just biding my time, doing as little as possible while still claiming to be a blogger.
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Enjoy your break! Holidays are meant to be enjoyed, so good for you. Too bad we so often stress over them.
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Carrie, funny how it always seems that way. No matter what I do, holiday stress finds me. But this year, by doing less online, maybe I’ll enjoy the season more. It could happen.
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I tell myself the same thing every year, too. Let this year be our stress-free holiday year!
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Hear, hear.
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Hello dearest blogger. I am here to nominate you for the one lovely blog award. I love reading everything you write. Although you are taking a break, I hope this serves as a nice thing to come back to. Look forward to reading from you again soon! Enjoy your holidays!
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Anne, thanks. I appreciate the compliments. For the most part I like keeping a blog, but I know my limits. After all this holiday stuff is out of the way, I’ll get back to writing about my usual flapdoodle and twaddle. And I hope that you enjoy your holidays, too.
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Calm is the trendy new coool! Great plan to shed what you can. If it ain’t fun then don’t do it…and when you do return, you’ll be all refreshed and full of stories. Enjoy and see ya when you get back in the saddle…or chair….or whatever. Happy to you!
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philmouse, thanks for the good advice. I think that the change of routine, as well as the holiday chaos, should set me up with endless stories for this blog. Enjoy all the holidays. See ‘ya later.
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I don’t blame you a bit! We like to blog because we enjoy writing and sharing, but if that becomes a stress, it takes all the joy out of it. That’s why I always blog on my own schedule and when I feel like it. 🙂
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Margaret, you’re right. I like to write and I like to connect, but if I’m going to do the holiday thing right, then I’ll have no energy left for blogging. Plus, I think that it might be fun to consume blog content for awhile instead of creating it. See how the other half lives.
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The holidays are so crazy! Kudos to you for seeing the upcoming mayhem and making some space to relax and actually enjoy it!
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Thanks Maria. You’re so right about the holidays– and this year I’m going to make it my goal not to go crazy during them. Space + relaxation is exactly what I need, so I’m going to make it so.
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Enjoy your early Christmas present. 😉
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Thanks la p. And will you be doing the same?
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No, I think I will keep blogging since I already took a big break. You and Zen-Den have a Very Merry Christmas, Ally.
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Thanks Colleen. And the same to you.
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Enjoy the break! 🙂
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Catherine, thanks. I plan on doing so to the best of my [introverted] ability.
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It’s a very busy time of year. Completely understand taking a break. See you in 2015!
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Kourtney, thanks. I look forward to getting back to blogging later. In the meantime, Happy Holidays to You and Yours!
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Enjoy your hoidays, and come back refreshed and ready to go. 🙂
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Thanks J. I hope to survive this year’s holiday season, which is going to be a doozy for us, by spending my spare moments not doing anything. Maybe the balance between busyness and slackerness will keep me sane. Guess we’ll find out in January.
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May there be mimosas served to you every December morning! I wishing you the best during the holiday season and look forward to seeing you in the new year!
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belle, I like the way you think! I’ll let Zen-Den know that he’s on mimosa duty during December. He’ll be thrilled, no doubt. 😉 Have a happy holiday season.
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Cheers to Mimosas in December!
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Oh, I missed this! I was realizing I hadn’t heard from you in a while, so checked in. Hope all goes well for your holiday season! As for me, I’m trying to continue posting every day. (That almost came out “positing every day.” That would be a different sort of blogging than I’ve been doing…)
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alejna, thanks for checking in on me. I admire your desire to be a daily blogger and wish you all the best… whether you post OR posit each day! 😉
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