January 8, 2011

The eighth day of a new year!

It sure feels like the 80th day!  Three quick days of work this week disappeared in a blur.  Two Grandchildren are visiting for the weekend, and the ToDo list for next week's work is already brimming over.

So what were the really lovely things that I learned over the Christmas break?
  • Go out for the family Christmas Eve dinner - don't eat in - for lots of wonderful reasons!
  • Have Skpe working on Christmas Eve so we can all feel close to those who are not with us
  • Send beautiful Christmas cards - sending and receiving those is a real treat
  • Don't send me those newsletters with a year of pictures - tell me about it during the year!
  • Take no notice of when someone says "no presents" and just do what you feel like.
  • Avoid giving children more than about three things as they cannot remember who gave them nor probably why they got them....
  • Only buy half hams!
  • and only eat Sally Beachley's fruit mince tarts
  • Try to get more than three things done in a day - amazing how quickly you slow down to just getting one thing done - like "the washing" which you normally managed before work.
  • Appreciate the friends made here at the Beaches.... The Whale Beach Walkers are too cool.
  • Decorate the house - have fairy lights
  • And decorate your car - people notice!
  • And remember to breath

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