Festive Cheer

So Christmas Eve, Eve is upon and didn't that come around quickly. I mean I don't know about you, but I completed my Christmas shopping last week, wrapped my presents at the weekend while watching Mean Girls, and have since spent a ridiculous amount of time being lazy - which translates to reading, watching films, and remembering to shower every other day. The sudden want to do absolutely nothing could be because I'm not feeling too well, or maybe it's just because it's getting closer to Christmas and that's when you're allowed to sit and do nothing. I don't know. Regardless, I have worked my way through a great amount of "media", shall we call it, and I also decided to reinstall The Sims 3. I'm not really sure what that says about me.

Despite all of this effort, I'm still not getting that Christmas vibe. Partly blaming this on feeling unwell, but also blaming it on the fact that there just doesn't seem to be any Festive Cheer. I don't know why that is. We decorated our house more festive than ever this year, but I've not wrapped up with any festive drinks, or even written a Christmas card. I haven't even seen the Coke advert, and in the UK that's an in-joke marking it officially Christmas. While my festive spirit is lacking somewhat, I'm hoping Christmas drinks and my tradition of watching Love Actually tomorrow will some how make things better.

I am quite looking forward to doing minimal things this Christmas though. As silly as resolutions are (even though I seem to make a to-do list every year), the week or so prior to embracing the new year allows me to chill for just the right amount of time before my brain explodes with new ideas and I have the urge to start some new project, or improve something in my life. I wish I could say that I spend more time with my family over the holidays, and that we have a bunch of traditions and do all these cool and crazy things, but alas that's not my life. We, as in my parents and I, have a very chilled out Christmas which consists of lots of alcohol, lots of food, and lots of films. I'm pretty happy with that. So if you have any films, TV series or books to recommend, please do - I'm all ears.

Now all that's left for me to do is to wish you a very happy holiday season!

 So HAPPY HOLIDAYS XXX.