Originally Posted by
Gregor
Hi All,
Please too much stressing here! Here's what you really need to do... just feel the excitement - it's Christmas Day tomorrow. That itself is exciting - i, for one, am looking forward to it.
Okay, i maybe don't have the stresses some of you have (cooking for 10 Sarah?! - you need to get people to help). I'm on my own, my wife is 6000 miles away right now and that is enough to make me depressed. I have vowed, though, to make this a good time - i'm going to cook a turkey, even though i'm not best at cooking (yes, a turkey just for me!) - and just try best to enjoy myself doing whatever it is comes at me.
Believe me, though, i know exactly how you all feel, so i'm not trying to put you down. A few years ago i spent Christmas Day in bed the whole day - my Christmas food consisted of about 4 bowls of soup over the day as i couldnt eat anything and i was at my lowest ebb i've ever been at. To go back to that state isnt an option.
Right now i'm listening to Christmas CD (a Spanish one and so much better than my English one!) and getting ready to tidy my flat in preparation for tomorrow.
I'm not sure how i can properly advise you all how to deal with it, except to say just relax - don't take things too seriously. If you have kids, think about their faces when they're opening their presents. If you have a lot to do to entertain, make sure your kids/spouse, etc help out to take the load off. I'm sure they will understand.
Most of all, just enjoy yourself.