Grumpy

I am Grumpy! I am sooooooo not impressed with the way things are going generally. It seems like Winnipeg has been covered in clouds for the last 2 months and I miss the Sun! I can totally deal with -30 if I get to see the Sun! There has been a day or two where the sun has been shinning, but not enough to offset the perpetual grey that has apparently become the normal around here.

Also December is Not my favourite month. I am excited to go home and see family and friends, and I love all the twinkle lights that accompany this holiday season (seriously who doesn't like twinkle lights?), but Christmas is mostly dead to me. I am forced to buy things, or feel guilty if I don't. I like making things or buying things for people just because I can, not because it is expected of me because of the time of the year. Ask anyone who knows me, I give presents randomly just because i can and for no particular reason except that I consider you a friend :)

I am feeling very Charlie Brown and do most years. I blame working in retail, but really I am generally put off by people who are out to get the best deal and have to run to this sale or that sale because their spoiled child needs another toy that they are going to forget about in a month. Sadly I am also jaded against some charities, and how it is mandatory for me to donate to them or I am a bad person. I donate to charities all year long and I try to do more around the holidays but I get very unhappy when people ask for money and then try to guilt trip me into donating more. I don't put too much stock in money and give it freely when I can, just don't tell me I am a bad person because I didn't donate to a particular charity.

Generally I am good with people and strangers and don't let it get to me, but something about December makes people a 100 times more crazy and intense than they are the rest of the year. People need to learn to chill!

Sadly we are just at the beginning of this month of blaa, and I am going to try and restrain the grumpy but only time will tell. I haven't lost all faith in humanity yet and I am going to chalk this up to me just having a grumpy day!