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Let's make Christmas fun

Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor

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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Gee thanks so much @Phoenix_Rising for my personalised Big Book - I love it. Although I must admit when the elves went to check that I had kept my room neat and tidy I was a bit worried. As one of my OCD traits is that everything must be precisely in its place, lined up perfectly, colour matched, nothing out of place, etc, etc ... I had a momentary thought that something may have been not quite right. But thankfully those elves found things just as they should have been and I got the tick of approval - added to the Nice List. I see you even remembered that I went away for a holiday during the year. What a clever Guide you are!

And yes, I noted the free advertising for your DBT thread. I must visit you there again soon. Maybe once I get Santa's pressie of a week's worth of restful slumber, I will feel more up to it. For anyone reading here, I would recommend a visit to the DBT thread. See the link that @Phoenix_Rising has in her post above.

Sherry


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BunniekinsSenior Contributor

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@Phoenix_Rising Santa can call me whatever he wants as long as he delivers those Chrissy Pressies!!!!! Thanks so much Phoenix_Rising you have gone beyond the call of duty with this thread. You are a very nice and kind person indeed xx

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor

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@Former-Member Love love loving Holly in her little Santa hat! Adorable 😄

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Good idea @MDT, a torch would be quite disappointing I once got a kettle from an ex, because they didn't drink tea I was VERY upset, it was even one of those cheap ones from woolworths!!

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor

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@Former-Member Hahahahahaha! God you make me laugh!! Hehehehehehehehehe!

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor

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@MDT I can honestly say I cannot remember ... that is the best thing about being old is being forgetful!

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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor

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@Bunniekins @MDT I can't remember any bad presents either...mostly because I can't remember the last time anyone gave me a present! On the bright side, the presents I buy for myself are always exactly what I wanted.

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor

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@Phoenix_Rising Me too Phoenix_Rising ... me too! Ain't it great too!!! 😄

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MDTSenior Contributor

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@Former-Member lol i feel like a kettle would be more useful than a torch

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MDTSenior Contributor

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lucky you @Bunniekins haha
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