Sometimes it's OK to take a Shortcut

The other night, Joe and I got together with three other couples to celebrate the holidays. We stopped at each of our homes to enjoy appetizers, holiday decorations and the company of good friends.

Normally, I use my best dishes and glassware, pretty linen napkins, along with all my festive serving dishes and so on.

But this year, things have been especially hectic with work projects, school programs and the holidays.

So in the name of sanity, for this celebration, we ended up using disposable dishes, cups and napkins. Clean up was a breeze and it was a sigh of relief not to have to end our evening with cleaning tasks.

This serves as a reminder that while it's lovely to go all out (which we do tend to do most of the time), once in awhile we all need a shortcut.

Besides, the evening was about being with our friends, which we thoroughly enjoyed!

Give yourself some breaks this holiday season and take some shortcuts when the opportunity arises.