Last night I saw first lot of street lights in village/very small town near where I live. Onlt one light so it could have been left over from last year
apparantly its not fashionable to shop early. That just proves that the people who set fashion trends are stupid. Its bad enough having to get food shopping amid the hoards of people who think that supermarkets are closing for good not just two days, let alone getting presents. Every year I say I am going to get the next years in the january sales, but it never happens. Sunday morning when the rugbys on is going to be a good time. I am hoping england get through to the final because that will mean another quiet shopping day.
So do I Hilly - and doing it almost a year before takes away all the fun. Sort of gets you in the mood. Plus here in Germany there are all sorts of traditional Chrissy markets with lots of goodies, hot mulled wine,etc. Time to start baking Christmas cookies to offer guests or give as presents. I love Christmas.
This is the first time in four years that I'm going to spend Christmas with my family, and of course, I have no idea what to get them. It's only my mum, dad, and one of my brothers, but I'm still clueless!
Alas, neither my mum nor my dad can run anymore! (medical sadness) Not sure my bro would really appreciate it. Perhaps I should ask for a subscription for myself!
Going back 4/5 days to your comment about food shopping. Why does everyone buy huge quantities of food at the supermarkets just before christmas, the shops are only going to be shut for 2 days, if like me you go to someone elses house and stuff your face, then you don't need to shop at all.
PS has something happend to A.S, he hasn't said how many days left.
It's cos supermarkets and credit card companies have succeeded so well in their marketing. Everyone is made to feel that they're inadequate unless they've spent a fortune and got into debt on things they don't need - and, if they're truthful, don't really want. Who really finishes their Christmas cake? - and enjoys it? And who eats all those fancy shortbread biscuits, Panetones, and all the rest of those refined sugar and fat yuk sick goo products?
We've all been conned, but if you try to fight back you're promptly labelled as a misery guts. The commercialism stinks, the pseudo-Victorian 'we're all one happy family, we're all getting on just fine'ethos stinks, the fact that all those tree ornaments you bought were made by people - probably children - who've never even heard of Jesus, and in some Chinese or Vietnamese sweatshop where they've never heard of health & safety at work, also stinks.
I'd love to spend Christmas on Bondi Beach but I have to make an effort cos my 5yo expects it.
I'm not against Christmas, far from it, I simply hate what the 21st century has turned it into. I can't wait for January, then we can all get back to normal.
You've got me on a downer. Don't disagree about the way commercialism has taken over and overshadows “the real meaning of Christmas”…
I do however enjoy time off work, seeing the wife for a few days in a row and generally drinking lots of lovely wine and feasting on Roast Goose (as well as running in daylight rather a lot)
January is miserable – no holidays until Easter and now the 6 Nations doesn’t start until Feb…
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I got a makeup brush set for my daughter, some arty stuff and some smellies for sons as everyone has to have smellies!
I like to do up silly stockings for my family so also got some novelty fillers.
Getting all excited now!!!
PS has something happend to A.S, he hasn't said how many days left.
Could easily get snowed in for weeks in December... best to stock up...
Forgot southerners had the wrong type of snow last winter.
We've all been conned, but if you try to fight back you're promptly labelled as a misery guts. The commercialism stinks, the pseudo-Victorian 'we're all one happy family, we're all getting on just fine'ethos stinks, the fact that all those tree ornaments you bought were made by people - probably children - who've never even heard of Jesus, and in some Chinese or Vietnamese sweatshop where they've never heard of health & safety at work, also stinks.
I'd love to spend Christmas on Bondi Beach but I have to make an effort cos my 5yo expects it.
I'm not against Christmas, far from it, I simply hate what the 21st century has turned it into. I can't wait for January, then we can all get back to normal.
You've got me on a downer. Don't disagree about the way commercialism has taken over and overshadows “the real meaning of Christmas”…
I do however enjoy time off work, seeing the wife for a few days in a row and generally drinking lots of lovely wine and feasting on Roast Goose (as well as running in daylight rather a lot)
January is miserable – no holidays until Easter and now the 6 Nations doesn’t start until Feb…
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Happy New Year.