Greetings from LIFESTYLE CHOICES!
Simple and Present
The holiday season is upon us: a time of family gatherings, home-cooked meals, and generally great expectations for most of us. We have a small home in rural San Leon which is situated on a large lot planted with vast amounts of tropical plants. We call it The Oleanders due to the indigenous oleanders which grow there. It is the perfect retreat to celebrate Thanksgiving! The foliage has grown so much this past summer we can hardly see the hot tub from our porch although it’s only ten feet away. This is good. We absolutely love getting into the hot tub surrounded by our plants, away from the world.
Over the years I have found joy but also stress while celebrating holidays. In retrospect the stress was mostly due to too many expectations of what I’d wanted to happen and then having a different outcome than what I’d envisioned. I decided I needed to create simple get-togethers. [Read more…] about From My Heart- November, 2010