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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

@Queenie @CheerBear @Shaz51 @Faith-and-Hope @Zoe7 @Mazarita @Former-Member @Catcakes @Bubbles3 @TheVorticon @Adge @Bunniekins @Former-Member @outlander @NikNik @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @frog @MDT @utopia @Maggie @Former-Member @Former-Member @Owlunar @Former-Member @Sans911 @Former-Member @Former-Member @TAB @Former-Member @PeppiPatty @soul @Former-Member @Appleblossom @24601 @isos @Jen1561 @eudemonism @Former-Member @sjpersonal @Mountbeauty @BlueBay @Teej @eth @MoonGal @Alone2 @Former-Member @Former-Member@FrailBirdPoet ...and all the people I just know I've missed tagging!

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Unknown userMember

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Ahhhh @Zoe7 that waiting game again!!

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Zoe7Senior Contributor

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Thought you would like that @Former-Member hahahahahaha

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Unknown userMember

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@Zoe7I am sure it will be worth the wait

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Zoe7Senior Contributor

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Now the pressure is on me @Former-Member arghhh

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor

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@CheerBear Loving your avatar CheerBear! Very Chrismassy!

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CheerBearSenior Contributor

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Morning @Bunniekins ☺

Thanks! I think candy canes are definitely one of the best things about December 😁

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BunniekinsSenior Contributor

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@CheerBear greenpea would definately agree with that!

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Phoenix_RisingSenior Contributor

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Good morning everybody,
I am super excited to see there are so many people keen to make Christmas fun! @Former-Member thank you for your very thoughtful post. I definitely don't want anyone to feel like they need to "perform to participate" and I'm glad you were able to hear that through my post. I figure there is enough space in Forum Land for those who want to ignore Christmas or talk about the challenges of this time of the year to do so, and for those of us who want to make Christmas fun, to do so as well. Indeed, I imagine many people will do each of those things at different points in time. I definitely don't believe that there is any right or wrong way to navigate this time of the year.


@MoonGal I am so pleased that you have found such a great partner. It sounds like you had many years of being alone before she came along.


@Former-MemberI can relate to what you said about how you couldn't have done the fun Christmas thing in years gone by but now you can. The first few years that I had Christmas alone were super difficult. I am grateful that I am now in a space where I can feel so ok about this time of the year.

Alright...so we've put up the decorations indoors, now it's time to do the outdoors ones. I've enlisted the help of @NikNik @CheerBear @Former-Member and @Former-Member for this task.

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

By the way, if anyone wants to feature in a video, the only prerequisite is that you need to have a face! I'm also open to including pets if anyone wants to provide a photo.

Hey @Owlunar would you like to feature in a video? If so, I've found a cool picture of you in your owl form that would work well. I also think @Queenie would be a prime candidate for starring in a video.

Merry Christmas everyone!

@Adge @Former-Member @CheerBear @Former-Member @frog @Bunniekins @MDT @Former-Member @Former-Member @Maggie @Mazarita @Former-Member @MoonGal @Mountbeauty @Former-Member @outlander @Former-Member @TheVorticon @utopia @Zoe7

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frogSenior Contributor

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@CheerBear you are looking resplendent in Christmas garb. Made me smile on an otherwise down morning.

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lol

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