Its Friday 20th Of December, 4 more days until that big guy in red breaks into our homes and leaves presents. I Wish. That would make our job as parents at Christmas so much easier. My children are grown now they don't believe in him anymore they now know its mum and dad or should say Mum who does all the hard work as opening the presents on Christmas morning usually surprises dad too. That's how it worked here, i bought the presents, i wrapped the presents, santa got all the praise and dad asks Did we buy them that.
The older i get the less Christmassy i feel, i used to be excited about watching there little faces light up with all the mystery. There is no little ones in our family so Christmas is just like most days apart from the odd glass of something to drink and extra treats that we will regret in the New Year.
I still have bits to do for Christmas just can't muster up any enthusiasm. After the year i have had i dont have any energy or motivation for the rushing around buying enough food for a week when the shops are shut for 2 days. I have got better at that as i have got older, i only buy what i am going to use, no more frozen cakes or treats as they never get used then after the celebrations we have to eat them just cos they are there. I write a list of what meals we will be having and only buy for them.
Another job i really dislike is wrapping presents, you wrap them neatly with nice paper they rip the paper off then throw it in the recycling, so much work for nothing. I am buying more paper bags this year, easier to open then the bags get folded up for next year. No waste and no extra expense. I have a suitcase filled with bags i have bought over the years or bags others have given to me with presents. Save them and reuse them.
Tomorrow we are getting stuck into getting the house cleaned, get all the washing done and put away. I like to have Christmas day and Boxing day indoors, i hate the idea of going sales shopping on Boxing day. This Christmas is going to be a quiet one, only having 2 quests that will stay a couple of hours then just me, hubby and Nichola playing a few board games and watching Christmas movies.
What have you got planned?
Thank you @son-of-satire
I to dislike wrapping presents, sure i do like watching young kids and the joy of opening presents, but in mos tother cases it seems such a waste, so I to now use bags and save them for future years rather than wrapping presents
I wont be on much for the next week so taking this chance to wish you a Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to you and yours. Hope you have a lovely time :)
Thanks Kindly 👍🙂👍
I have learned to love the music....the fact that the world is focused on Christmas and less focused on work so my office is quieter....where I live the glistening snow falls....and the meaning behind it all.
I dont like snow, makes all my joints hurt. I do enjoy the music and everyone looks a little happier this time of year :)
Thank you for your article Karen. I'm at the beginning of my family's lifelong Christmas journey. My sons are 2 and 1 years old. My oldest is speaking and walking. My youngest is learning to walk and make demands.
I'm not too into the setup and wrapping gig, but the results are worth it. We can't wait to see their looks on Christmas day. Thanks again. I hope everyone here has a Merry Christmas!
I am sure you will have a magical time. Its wonderful seeing Christmas through a child's eye, its exhausting but wouldn't have missed it. Merry Christmas to you all :)
A quiet Christmas is a good Christmas...
😄😇😉
I totally agree :)