Big wind with rain filled the day. The wind led to a storm surge warning due to spring tides around the new moon. Town and County planners canceled the Santa Claus parade due to weather and hopes to be able to rebook this for a later date.
Today I did some online shopping and will need to do two items next week for sales and organizing delivery dates. I still need two or three items and I'm struggling with ideas. I want to wander through big stores, but I live in a smaller town -- big stores are Canadian Tire, Superstore and Walmart. We have a couple of smaller gift stores that I have wandered through, but found little that seems to fit the individuals involved. <smile> I know something will come to mind soon. Then shipping needs to occur. Sooner is better than later for that at this time of year.
Seems the freneticness of the holiday season has arrived. This often brings with it feelings of inadequecies to get things done to a deadline. I'll admit that the Black Friday advertisements add to the anxiety. These began in late September! Any sale since then has been termed Black Friday, which makes this past Friday somewhat anticlimatictic. Most sales did not get larger as the original Friday arrived. Online shopping sales seem to be either Friday and Saturday or extend to Monday or Tuesday. Technically today focuses on shopping locally, Cyber Monday is for online shopping and Tuesday provides a day for philanthropic activities. For some charitable organizaitions, laerger doners have pledged to double or triple smaller donations -- a wonderful way to extend funds. Four of these days focus on commercialism. I often ask if that is what the season has become. Gift giving is part of holiday celebration, but does it need to be so over the top? I enjoy giving gifts -- for specific dates and for any day. In the past, I've shopped for birthdays and Christmas throughout the year. With far less travel, that habit has been quashed. I'm hoping some of that will change as I begin to move around more.
The song chosen for today is a bit of a departure for the blog. It has been a while since a metal band has been highlighted. Today seemed to be the right day for this. The music mimics what anxiety feels like. The first two lines of lyrics covered part of what I felt today -- "If I could have my wasted days back, would I use them to get back on track." Now there's something to ponder <smile>. Keep safe. Enjoy!
Frenetic -- Metallica
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