When I have some time (ha) I check a couple of my all time favourite blogs. I get the feeling people don't read blogs as much these days, and although I often have the "I want to blog about this" moments, time escapes me and the thing I wanted to remember has since faded away or been overcrowded by the events that come with the season.
I have found Christmas over the past couple of years a bit stressful. Work commitments, study (for either David or I) and the general season running about has left me feeling less than festive. I am determined this year however that in spite of looming assessment dates, work commitments and the required shopping and cooking, to put the best into creating home as a fun, exciting and relaxed place to be as we anticipate the Christmas holidays and some desperately needed down time.
David is working until 18 December and I am working up to 22 December.
To kick the season off, we put the Christmas tree up the last weekend of November and we let the kids have more freedom in putting up the decorations :) Watching Maggie on her first Christmas that she is actively participating in, was gorgeous.
Can you tell which decorations Maggie put on the tree??
She concentrated so hard.
I made a quick Advent calendar (although I do have one with pockets I sewed up a couple of years ago) made from tea soaked tags and stamped numbers. I must admit I do like a quick craft. The next day I made a wreath, using some garden clippings and coathangers.
Now I have moved on to preparing the fruit mince for tarts to share with family over the next couple of weeks.
I must admit that for all of the Christmas magazines I keep stored away each year, I turn to the usual favourites.
