Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year - at least it seems that way, if you listen to the carols and pay attention to every bit of festive pop culture. However, as we all know by now, that isn't always true. But why?! My inner child cries. Because life doesn't stop just because [...]
Now I get that Christmas is meant to be 'the most wonderful time of the year' and I don't want to take that away from anyone. But I do, and have been trying throughout this little series, want to highlight that it's not like that for everyone. A big thing about Christmas and this time [...]
I know it's so cliche, but allow me this one - can you believe that Christmas is basically here now? I certainly can't! Where is this month (read: year) going man. Anyway, I was so pleasantly surprised with the response to my 'pep talk' post. It seems like so many of us are going through [...]
Buying Christmas presents, in my opinion, can either be a wonderful experience or the worst thing ever. There's no in between. With the pressure of making sure the people actually like it, some money issues and the deadline, Christmas shopping can be a nightmare sometimes. If this is how you're feeling right now and you're really [...]
As I've gotten older I've experienced more of a pressure, more stress, around this time of year. It actually really upsets me, because Christmas is my favourite holiday. But for the past few years or so I haven't been able to fully enjoy it, as I am being bogged down with various pressures - all [...]
This time of year can definitely be a hit or miss for some people. Although it can be easy to imagine that everyone in the world celebrates and loves Christmas, it's just not true. For some people it's a religious thing, as I think we seem to forget that Christmas is a relgious holiday and not [...]
This past year has been a mad one, don't you think? I know how cliche it is to say this but it has honestly gone so fast - I don't think I can even process the fact that 2017 is soon to be over! To be totally honest with you, this year has been full [...]
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