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What a shock it was when I walked into a local store about 2 weeks ago, seeing all the christmas trimmings and trees already unpacked.  I know it sounds like a cliche, but WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS YEAR??  In 2 months time it’s Christmas and by the 25th of December, the holiday season is almost over.

When a new year starts everything looks so promising and you set your goals and feel so good about it.  And 2 weeks into the new year, most of them is forgotten and the usual takes over.  Life goes on and you try your best to stay on top of everything and half way through the year you feel that you deserve a descent break.  But there is no time to take a break … the job(s) must get done.  There is always something that is chasing you down another alley, searching for an answer to your new found question.

I remember being in school and wishing the year could get to an end. There were no rush when we were in school.  No pressure - all we had to do is see to it that you pass each standard. Life was relaxed and easy.  And slowly but surely the pace picks up.  You finish your studies, get married and when the kids are there, you’ve got time for nothing!  Getting into bed at 10:00 pm is a luxury!  You don’t have any time for yourself and if you do take a break, you feel guilty because you could have spend it with the kids (being a working mom - that’s how your head works).

I’m still trying to figure it out - is the year flying by because we are living in an age of electronic media and therefor increasing the pace at which we work? With competition getting stronger every day, you have to keep on proving yourself.  Always trying to better yourself and being one step ahead.

Or is it just that our lives are more filled with precious people around us (kids, family and friends becoming more special as we grow older)?

Or maybe both??? and you wish you have a 48 hour day!

Oh and … every year I promise myself that I’m not going to get caught up in the Christmas madness and do all my shopping a month before the time.  Needless to say, I never have the time for it … story of my life!  But this year is going to be different ……….