'Tis the season

Don't let this become you this Festive Season. We get so caught up in making everything so perfect, that we forget to actually enjoy the real meaning of Christmas.

Let's see how we kicked off the season, making sure the house is decorated to perfection. Pull out the box from the garage marked "Christmas Decor" and spend nights stressing about what goes where. Poor kids, if they get in the way or mess with the decor. How about making it a fun family activity and getting the kids excited about it. So what if a few baubles get broken, you'll probably change the colour scheme next year anyway.

Then it was the frantic last minute shopping and hunting of the perfect gifts for everyone. Just think, they're going to go return it after Christmas anyway. Have you seen those lines at the return counters? The most perfect gift you can give your family this year, is yourself. All they really want is to spend time together. Hey, and it will save you the trauma of the credit card bills in January.

And then there's Christmas lunch. Every year is a fight to make it bigger and better than the year before. Really? What are we really celebrating if you spend 4 hours in the kitchen, only to have everyone eat in 30 min and leave you to clean up afterwards. Don't get me wrong, I love a good lunch, but dial it back a few notches, you might just enjoy having a simple lunch and not be so stressed out.

So let's get into the Christmas spirit, but don't get hung up on it. Make sure you spend quality time with your family, that you normally don't get a chance to do the whole year, and now you have the time, so make the most of it. Just think, you probably won't even remember that you forgot to salt the roast next year this time. Enjoy Christmas with these thoughts from the Gazoome Squad.

#familytime #HappyChristmas