Well, today I did it! I applied a truth from the book. You see -- last year, I said that I would be on the committee that plans and coordinates our work Christmas party. Now - one would think that a gal like me who happens to love Christmas A-LOT...one would think that she would shine like a new package of silver tinsel during the planning of the festivities. Wrong! The committee sucked the fun out of Christmas. We had meeting after meeting and I found myself getting more and more frustrated....I actually "snapped" one day and marched myself into my favorite's office, shut the door, and declared OUTLOUD, "_________ is sucking the fun out of Christmas!" Too which he replied, "Next year say no!" I don't normally say "no"....I have a tendency to say "Yes!" because I am helpful, kind Angie. It turns out that helpful, kind Angie has a tendency to give and give and never take...she feels guilty because everyone else has a husband or children that need their time so the single girl swoops in to the rescue. Who's going to rescue the single girl? That's the question of the ages.
I'm happy to report that as of this afternoon around 14:00 hours (it makes it sound so much more official when it's military time), Angie is no longer a member of this committee. The "resignation" letter explained that it was a personal nature by which I was withdrawl-ing my "membership" from the committee. I did kindly offer a replacement suggestion.
The minute I clicked SEND -- I felt this huge weight lift off my shoulders. It's terrible because I should be able to balance a fun committee on top of all my other duties...but I just couldn't do it. Soo I am passing off my elf ears (figuratively speaking) and going to just sit back and enjoy November and December. And maybe this will be the turning point in my life of always saying "yes" to be a life with boundaries where it's okay to say "no" and not feel guilty. We shall see...
Most Sincerely,
Angie
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