Raisca's Ramblings

Another week. I can't believe we're halfway through November already. What? 

This feels like and invisible month. You have October and it's Halloween, and then that's over and there's Christmas stuff everywhere (already was before, but even more so as soon as Halloween is over). So it's like we jump from October to December. A very long December, but no November. 

I used to like Christmas when I was a kid. And yeah, sure, I was a kid. But also, you'd only see the first decorations popping up on December 1st. And then slowly grow until we got into full Christmas mode. The goes same for toys for sale and fancy foods and all that. The build up was exciting and then we were in full Christmas mode for about a week and then it was over. It felt like a special season.

Now? Now it's an ordeal. An imposition. It's oppressive. 
By the time December arrives we're already sick and tired of it and there's no room left for the real Christmas spirit to warm our souls. It's has no meaning anymore.
These days the thought of Christmas just makes me cranky. 

And we're still in November! Why am I talking about this?!

Oh, by the way, my calendar is on Ko-fi already! I procrastinated on that for a few days... The fixing of the scans (color correcting and erasing glue spots or stray hairs that shouldn't be there) was so tedious that I didn't have it in me to make the PDFs for another 3 days. Then took yet another day until I finally listed it on Ko-fi. *That* is the part I dislike the most. Putting a price on things? Telling people than I'm *selling* them?? I hate it. Also, coming up with descriptions of the "product". Making it all "proper" and "professional"? I dread the whole process. I'm allergic to marketing.

And yes, I also find it "funny" that I went from complaining about capitalism to immediately letting you know that I'm selling a thing. I hate it, too. 
I don't hate the calendar though! In fact, I'm very happy with it, it's one of my favorites I've ever made, and I've been making them for several years now! I'll be making a whole separate post about it later today.