By now, it should be clear that I love Christmas. I love it a lot. But you can have too much of even a very good thing.

It's easy to get so focused on preparing for Christmas, filling your days with Christmas music and movies and activities and foods that, by the time Christmas actually arrives, you're kind of tired of it all.

I'm not saying that you have to delay decorating or baking or listening to music until December 24th, but there is a lot to be said for focusing on preparation first, saving your celebrating for the Christmas season.

Pace yourself! There are 12 days of Christms!