I love December. Christmas decorations and lights and snowflakes to hang, planning Christmas presents and getting ready to wrap, making Christmas cookies and other treats, wearing cozy sweaters and pretty red and green things with sparkley eyes, readying the house for E's birthday party, celebrating God's gifts, and most importantly, a lot of great family time throughout.
But along with all of that, December is stressful. I love it, but I can see that my headaches come easier and I put a lot of expectations on myself to DO all of those things above and do them the best I can. This year, I've cut back on a few things that I did last year (traveling to CA for a holiday, making a tray of goodies for each of my siblings), and I got my shopping done much earlier, but I'm still feeling frazzled here and there.
But I can't help it, I still love December and look forward to it all. :)