Yea, pretty mild as addictions go. But you have to understand that not only do I have the place setting for 16 of everyday china, and the "good" china from when we got married, but I have dishes for most major holidays. Oh and non-holidays too. See there are dishes for spring in a pretty pink floral. There are two sets of a blue willow type pattern, one of which has castles on it to remind me of a trip to Europe. The Halloween plates are favorites and match these really cute cauldron mugs. And there are all the wonderful fall leaf plates. Oh and the four different patterns of Christmas china that will start gracing the table tonight. And then the Thanksgiving plates. And it is these little plates that you should know have haunted me for a couple of years. Until today, the Thanksgiving plates had never been used. See I've been a bit superstitious about them. Up to now, I failed to use them feeling that if I didn't wait until things were all "fixed" that I would somehow jinx myself. I kept saying to myself, "I will use them when I have XX, when I've turned this corner." Not surprising, each year there was a new "XX," a new chapter to fret over.
Mrs. S, knowing things aren't there yet and that it has been a very strange year for me professionally, has been telling me for sometime now, to "get out the dishes and celebrate!" And so today, I did. Not because everything is awesome and super, but because I really do have so much to be thankful for. So today on this post-Thanksgiving day that I've spent pulling out holiday decorations and of course the Christmas dishes, I took a quick break to send "thanks" out to the universe for all that I have in my far-from-perfect world. I ran down my list of all the good in life, catalouging them in a new way that was affirming. And I feel more free now as if I've made room for something bigger; open to the possibility of a different future. And I now know, I should have broken out the plates sooner... - C
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