Frumpy Middle-aged mom: Don’t hang around the mailbox waiting for that Christmas card from me

This is the time of year when I would normally be sending you a Christmas card … but I’m not.
OK, that was a huge lie. This is the time of year when in the past I would have been feeling anxious and guilt-ridden about not finishing my Christmas cards in time for them to arrive before the Big Guy comes down the chimney and says, “Ho ho ho.”
Instead, I still feel angst, but this time it’s about whether I should really send any cards at all. I mean, of all the holiday