Is anyone else a bit exhausted with it all already?

[Guitargirl]

It's only Dec 3rd and I think I might have peaked too soon!

It's not as though I have much left to do but am knackered! I work full-time - albeit very flexibly so that means I work a lot at night once the kids are asleep. I also study part-time.

Have done most of the shopping just a few things to get and food. Have wrapped nearly everything. Put the tree and decorations up today and ran around like a lunatic to get it done before DCs got home as a surprise. Spent this afternoon doing Christmas craft stuff with the DCs.

Both the DCs have January birthdays which means organising all that and their party, etc. DCs are going to be 4 and 2.

Am just knackered. I just snapped at DP and he was a bit but I feel as though am running on empty most of the time. I love Christmas and I want it to be all happy and relaxed but am just finding it so stressful this year...

have a hot shower/bath and an early night tonight and you'll feel much better tmrw. Sorry thats the only advice ive got when i feel like that at times.

The expectation is huge though, isn't it. Its helped me this year to keep saying to myself that it isn't going to be a perfect, magical Christmas as it doesn't need to be. It will be good enough. You may feel like a weight has been lifted if you in fact let a few things slip.

Having said all that, I was on track and then we got snowed in and both the DC are ill.

Yes, I think it's the expectation - although it's all from me. DP certainly doesn't expect anything, in fact he thinks I'm mad. And the DCs are too young to expect anything. I think it doesn't help that I have some big deadlines at work looming.