December 4
My history with the holidays makes every trigger (people, emotions, circumstances) predictable. More important than the obvious food triggers are the people and the history I have created with them. I have actual brain pathways with every Pecan Sandie that I baked and then ate at my sister’s house clearly etched on them. I think every client I ever had has said at some point, “food is a really big deal in my family.” Whether our parents provided too much or too little, were restrictive or abundanza about food, the associations we make with our family linger on. What’s your history with the holidays?
Each year we are creating a holiday history with our kids. What legacy do we want to pass down? I know that my dad used to read us the Christmas story before bed on Christmas Eve and to this day, I make my brother-in-law read that exact bible translation as part of our ritual. It was a big event (I am not sure why) who got to open the door on the advent calendar each day in December. Remember glasswax? Last year I downloaded a bunch of snowflake patterns and construction paper to make snowflakes with my great nephew. Up until that year, the only tradition I personally carried on was the baking! There are really lots of things I can do that make me think Christmas that are not just cookies.
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