I dread this time of year, too. I'm thrilled with Halloween, but Thanksgiving is when my boyfriend goes away to be with his family for about 10 days and I used to be stuck at home. This year is a bit different, because I have a car and can go see my mom. Still, I miss my boyfriend. I love my mom, but she can't be a bit hard to take sometimes.

The thing about Christmas is the money. I have a hard enough time keeping control of my spending the rest of the year, but Christmas has me buying stuff for whomever I can afford, but I feel bad because I can't afford anything really nice. I used to enjoy the music, and still do every now and then, but I'm pretty bored with all of it. Heard those songs over and over and over. Still a few I like, but I'm ok with avoiding the music.

This is a bad time for changing your eating habits, too. I eat pie, drink eggnog (non-alcoholic), eat candy, cookies, etc., and I'm trying not to do that this year. I'm physically in lousy shape, and can barely support my body.