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Dear Reader,
I didn't cut up olives and put them on my deviled eggs the other night. It's a start. A tiny start yes. An absurd start in some peoples' minds perhaps, but it's a reminder to me that if I cut out some things here and there, even little things like slicing up olives, those little things add up, and there will be more time to enjoy the holidays with my family.
It's rare that I don't serve deviled eggs with every family meal and the other night, when I'd invited my family over for one of my eat-and-run dinners, (eat and run is literal--enjoy a great meal and after you finish dessert, say good-bye and out the door you go.) I realized that by simply making the decision not to slice up olives, it was a huge step in my plan to do less cooking, cleaning and primping for the holiday, and instead spend more time with my family creating memories that will last forever.
I'm a detailed person and it's difficult for me to let go of details sometimes, because I tell myself that I've always done something that way--it's tradition. I can't break tradition, what will people think?
What did my son think when he popped a deviled egg, without a sliced olive into his mouth? "Hmm, hmm, good. These eggs are great Mom."
Maybe it's the start of a new tradition?
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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