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We had one "must have" for our mountain woodsy winter retreat, an outdoor hotub.
Yes, this happened. I created an itinerary. (scroll down to see what I mean). My hubby is used to it but I swear I even got a look from my fur baby when I was drafting it since of course I was talking to her while doing it. I mean, she agreed with all my ideas for the trip. 🤣
Now this wasn’t something we had to follow minute by minute, hour by hour. It was just a guideline but it helped me. I knew what I needed to pack. There would be no stress trying to figure where to eat or order from, no sitting on the couch watching tv in someone else’s home because we didn’t know what to do. Creating this brought me peace. I knew we would have a memorable stress free holiday vacation.
The stress was telling our family & friends that we weren’t going to be around and feeling guilty especially since we normally hosted Christmas Eve and visited my dad’s on Christmas Day. But year after year, the holidays roll around and without thinking we are celebrating them in the same way as the year before. I know, there is something to be said for traditions but what about a new tradition? Doesn’t have to be a tradition that happens every year. It could be a tradition that happens every few years. Consider a winter holiday in the Berkshires.


