Having a Coffee and a Mince Pie

It is less than 19 days before Christmas and luckily I have only two more gifts to buy and then there is the food and already got items to drink and not going to drink the whole day but as we get nearer and afterwards too and looking forward to a chill out day. 

My son decorating his tree

We have our decorations up and not bought anything as we have quite a bit and put the Christmas tree into my sons room as we have no space in the Living room and he was very pleased, because he had decorated it all by himself. 

As I write this blog I am having a coffee with a Mince Pie and why I wanted to write this post as Christmas is about not worrying about weight or feeling guilty but enjoyment and something I have to have when it is Christmas time. It wouldn't be the same if I didn't. I feel it is going to be a good Christmas with no expectations, but having food and drink that I don't have for the rest of the year and music too. 

Watching a bit of TV and what I miss about not having Sky TV is have a number of programmes in the planner to watch as I love Christmas Specials and when I actually watch TV as I tend to watch snippets of TV, via Youtube or via the different channels APPS.

Christmas is also a time to celebrate the year we've had. Of course if you've had a difficult year it may not be, but this year feel ready to celebrate by enjoying the time I get to have in spending time with family, going out for a meal, a show and my neighbour has decorated their drive and was like, "We need to do that too". 

I like checking out the houses and their decorations. It has been a real time to just do what you want with no distractions and seeing the kids opening up their presents and will be buying champagne. 

One Christmas we went to Orlando in Florida USA and it was brilliant and something I felt I had to do and it was strange to wear flip flops on Christmas day but it was so good to do that.

I would like to go away again another Christmas. It is good to do something different and my son this morning wanted to lay out a mince pie on the fireplace for Santa but had to explain that you do that on Christmas Eve and was getting a little upset but glad he is looking forward to it and want him to have a lot of memories at Christmas aswell as other special dates of the year.

So going to drink my coffee this morning and perhaps have another mince pie later.

Many thanks for reading,


Carrie X 


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