Inconsequential Journals

     It's the week of Thanksgiving. Most are focusing on Thursday; preparing for guests, assembling ingredients for all their favorite dishes, cleaning the house. I am in the midsts of my annual holiday panic attack. I'd love to have a brain that will isolate this week's to do list. However, mine has started to list all the things that have to happen before the end of December. I am desperately overwhelmed. Is some of this trouble of my own making? Sure, but I am fairly certain this year that a lot of it isn't. Work demands, school schedules, and extanded family obligations stand out immediately.       In the past, I have advocated using your journal to day dream or organize to relieve holiday stress. Today, I am suggesting a revolution.  Change what you can and bring sanity back into your life. Those of you with children 2-12 cannot be saved. You have to do all the stuff. Get off of here immediately and have a cup of tea or maybe even some wine. ...