Only 93 Days ....

.... to CHRISTMAS!!!!

Bl**dy Winter Wonderful!  It's so unfair!  It's supposed to be 'a wonderful time of the year'! A time to be with family and friends; to exchange trinkets and gifts, to spend quality time with loved ones and little ones ..... instead it all kicks off at the end of August and by the time it does actually arrive in December ....I'm sick of it!    :(

Here we are mid-September and the supermarkets have already filled their 'seasonal aisles' with Christmas sweets and tins of biscuits and now the Christmas cards are creeping in.  Gift sets were noted this week, discreetly placed on the ends of aisles.  They can't fool me!  I CAN see them you know!  lol

And so the stress sets in.  What am I going to buy THIS year that I didn't buy last year?  How much is it all going to cost?  How can I maintain the quality of Christmases we've had in the past?  *groan*

I lost the spirit of Christmas years ago; such a shame because I used to love it.  Gone are the days of going on a 'special' outing for Christmas shopping; I just find myself plonking an extra item or two in the supermarket trolley along with the weekly food shop.  Great Christmas spirit THAT is.

My other half hates Christmas for its waste and over-indulgence. My Mouslets yearn for the Christmases of old, when they came downstairs to a MOUNTAIN of gifts and the incredible euphoria of anticipation. The Grandparents cant wait for it all to be over so 'things can get back to normal' .... so really ... what is the point?
So what does all this say to me?  Well, if I didn't bother with orchestrating this Season of Good Will, would it really happen at all?  Me thinks not.  But I'm not brave enough to put a halt to things, so I'll get the lists out, put the tree up and wrap pressies beyond midnight on Christmas Eve as I usually do, this year ... next year ... and forever hold my peace.

So let me be the first to wish you .... A VERY HAPPY (humbug) CHRISTMAS!   haha

Mouse xx