At this time of year many people forget that this isnt about pressents, this isnt about how much you spend but its about family love and unity. Its a time to spend with your family and friends laughing and having fun. Ok so you havent go tmuch money do what we did, we hand made our decorations with paper and glue, we dont have a tree but we have fresh foliage holly ivy and yew tree cuttings in soil in a large glazed pot instead. they where off cuts from the local park and going to be burned so cost us nothing to collect. we are having a treat for lunch and dessert BUT there is no alcohol, there is no excessive amount of chocolate,sweeets, crisps, fizzy pop or things we dont need.
to some this idea is totally alien but lets just think about this for one minute, we are getting poorer some thebills are higher, our electric and gas bills are extortionate and food if not shopped for effectively is sooo expensive for what amounts to nothing.
I have bought enough to last me through to after the new year we have a small pile of pressies as we dont believe that buying for the sake of it is worth it, we would rather pay our bills, be warm and have food in our bellies than look at a stack of things that we will either use up in no time, put in a wardrobe and never wear or stuff on a bookcase and never read again. Bring on grannys sock pressie they are great practical and warm..a gift that goes on giving. ooh wheres the wooly hat and gloves set from aunty Mable, wonderful its winter and im cold. Thermals from mother and the dodgey jumper, ok they are warm and meant from the heart. What use do you have for a machine that makes 50 noises but actually does nothing? humm a breadmaker that costs more to buy the ingredients for than making it from scratch normally, and who the heck needs a boughnut machine or a espresso machine that will go on top of the cupboard when you run out of the supplied goodies?
do i have any need whatsoever for a chocolate fountain when a cheap pair of slipper boots or a few pairs of slipper socks would be cheaper and warmer lol.
Now i dont mean to sound like scrooge trust me ot be ungrateful for any gifts i recieve but as i have said its the thought that counts in all of it. my point is simple though, over the years we have lost sight of the simple things and it has become a commercial nightmare and too much pressure is put on people to buy buy buy. I have seen people fighting over food for gods sake!!!! We arent going to starve in a few days we are not a country that is in famine or flood..get a grip!!!!! think about those who would happily eat what you are going to throw away???!!! oh my days im turning into my mother!!
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