It’s beginning to look a lot like summer / Christmas / birthdays / New Years.
To be honest, I was a little frightened that the holiday season glimmer that I usually see this time of the year filtered through would be a no show but fortunately this hasn’t come to pass. I’m a creature of habit. A determined creature of habit. A tin of Danish butter cookies from Woolies to herald the beginning of my Christmas planning creature of habit.
Once the sticky tape has been removed (no mean feat in itself!!) and the first ‘curly’ biscuit has been eaten, it’s all systems go for what will be a month and a bit of back to back weekends of celebrations and frenzied gift shopping.
While the feelings will the same as always, the celebrations themselves will be a little different this year. It won’t be a huge family lunch on Christmas Day and Master SSG’s birthday will not be a frenzy of energy and party food at a play centre.
I’ve shamelessly become a mum who outsources that which she sucks at doing herself this year. The cake pops for the celebration at school will be expertly made for me. They’re characters from the infamous Among Us game, in case you were wondering. I’ve been told by a reliable source, (the Birthday Boy)that the image above is of an Imposter with its Mini.
I’m good at goodie bags, at least, so I’ll be making those myself.
We’ve got … 39(!!) or so days until Christmas so I’m not panicking, I’m pacing myself. Don’t want to peak too early….
I’ve started a new crochet project (a bento shopping bag) and rediscovered a favourite picture book with Master SSG.
And I’ve started growing microherbs. Actually, that’s a lie, I just opened the parcel from Micropod, set up the trays as directed and filled the base with water about 5 days ago.
And woke up to this a few days later.
And this yesterday. My crops of herbs should be ready for the table by the end of the week. Also, featured in the photo? My latest restock of the best breakfast tea from T2 – Morning Sunshine. It literally is the light of my mornings. Plenty here to cover me through the busy and fun-filled weeks ahead.
How are you feeling less than forty days out from Christmas Day?
