December this year felt really busy. In the past, we would be busy with Christmas preparations, but with every year, we improve our workflow and are able to properly sequence Christmas shopping (and get it done in time). So that’s not a big problem (anymore)!

This month was hectic for me because of this. It was stressful, required research as well as preparation, and I had to think through various scenarios which I had no experience in. That took a lot of time and effort, and I had to relegate a bunch of hobbies to the back burner (e.g., I made no progress on my next Android game).

It also delayed our vacation planning; so after my job situation was settled, we had to plan our trip out properly. Then Christmas happened, and then Boxing Day/Week. On the days between Christmas and our vacation, there is an illusion of calm (besides, neither of us had to work), but there is actually a mad rush between catching up with friends/family and shopping. For Boxing Day, we had nothing we really needed to buy, but headed downtown to Yorkville/Eaton Centre to see if there were any good deals. There were lots of people, but not many things that we bought.

With all of this happening, we somehow managed to go skating each week in the month, which is some fine dedication and surprising! Another surprising thing is that I’ve taken to using Twitter more – mainly to update my Facebook status (this is why); but also because it can mirror my status onto my Lifeblog properly.

This December (and Winter) has also been odd in that it hardly snowed. The first snowfall (and corresponding learn-to-drive-commute) usually happens in later November, but it didn’t snow in November. It didn’t snow in December either! We had a green Christmas, although Mother Nature made a last ditch effort to drop some flurries down on Christmas Day, but there was no accumulation. The temperatures were fairly mild too, but it finally started getting cold when the season actually changed. I hope it ends up being a light winter, instead of a delayed one.

Posted by Kevin in Blogs Tags: recap, winter