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Let's make Christmas fun

Let's make Christmas fun

Good morning Forum Land,
Just in case you didn't know, it is two weeks until Christmas. I'm super excited!!! Christmas can be SUCH a hard time of the year. As many of you know, I have no family or friends, and consequently I will be spending Christmas day alone, just like I spend every other day of the year alone. However, this will be the twentieth Christmas that I have spent by myself and I kind-of have the hang of it now. It used to be excruciating, but over the years I have developed my own way of navigating the day. I have created family Christmas traditions...just without the family bit.

To all those Forumites who superly duperly struggle with Christmas, I get it. I really do. For many years it was a truly horrendous time of the year for me. But now I've learnt to make it a fun time in my own quirky way.

This is my first Christmas in Forum Land and I am super looking forward to counting down the days to Christmas here. I totally understand that this thread will not suit everyone. There are threads here and here, which focus on the challenging aspects of this time of year. My hope is that this thread can be a space where those of us who want to enjoy the fun parts of Christmas can do so. Christmas can be oh-so-hard...but despite my muddles and my social isolation, I choose to make Christmas fun. I superly duperly hope you will join me.

https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/beginning_to_look_like_christmas/e43c952f-be6e-49de-b9b9-f5d283c90242

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Hi everyone,

I feel like absolute crap right now so...I choose to use the DBT skill of "opposite action." This means I'm going to do something that I have zero interest in doing, because I know that in doing it, it will help make the crap feeling go away. If you want to learn cool skills like this, you should come and visit here. Psssst, @CheerBear, look I am advertising the DBT thread...and I'm doing it so subtley.

So...even though laughing is the very last thing I feel like doing right now, I'm going to sit and watch these videos of some amazingly uncoordinated and rambunctious Forumites trying to get Forum Land decorated for Christmas.

https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/twinkle_all_the_way/143c4503-7f20-421f-a624-1d5b283550ed

https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/twinkle_all_the_way/eedbfb2e-d75a-4c62-aac9-0b3feeda5f1f

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@Phoenix_Rising I bet you do .... I feel like crap too. 😞

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All okay @Phoenix_Rising ?

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Christmas pineapple

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@Former-Member
hahahahahahahaha I love it a flat reindeer, poor Santa how does he get a spare on short notice?:P
Jingle Bells!
Love Bella xo 🙂

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@utopia yep, I'm ok. Yay for doing opposite action!!!! After watching those videos, I went and prepared one for tomorrow. No matter how bad I feel or how many times I watch them, somehow they never get old!

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@Bunniekinshow i would love to be on that peaceful looking little beach! what an odd place to have an xmas tree

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@outlander That is my Christmas wish for you outlander is to have your own beach with a beautiful Christmas tree like that one and loads of pressies!!!!!!!

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@outlander
Haven't you ever seen a Christmas Tree sand castle b4 ????
Actually, neither have I? 😛

Jingle Bells Santa went swimming & maybe even skinny dipping! Awwah! 😉
love
bella xo 🙂
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