Ok, let's start with the obvious:
The ACTUAL 12 days of Christmas are AFTER Christmas. It's the dates from Christmas to Epiphany, Theophany, or Three Kings Day, depending on whomever is celebrating and teaching. It's a wonderful feast day in many areas, and the time between Christmas and January 6 is typically a time to recharge. Children are out of school and interacting with their families all day, workplaces are bustling, and people are in this strange post-holiday-break space of bittersweet nostalgia and, let's be honest, a little introspective regret. WE ARE TRAINED TO REGRET HOLIDAY CHOICES! We have been told that enjoying our favorite foods is a holiday weakness. We are told that we must "put in the workouts" to earn New Year's Eve champagne and hors d'oeuvres. UGH! Not on my watch!
I'm SO TIRED of hearing the "if only" and "oops" of this season so I AM CHANGING IT. Pop over to Instagram to follow my Body Freedom Days of Christmas - updated every day with tips and reminders that you are beautiful, you are valid, and we can flip the script on the mainstream mindset of this in-between holiday season! Click the pic below to check it out!
