Where has the week gone?! This week feels like it gone very quickly as you could probably tell from that opening sentence. As chaotic as I predicted but still really fun, this week has been a really good week.
Christmas this year seemed to be slightly different from previous years, partially due to the fact that I was properly working (i.e not school or part time, not that those are 'proper work') very close up until Christmas. It also seemed to be due to the way we did Christmas.
This year my sister has had a more prominent role, she was the one to start getting the decorations out and decorating the house, she handed out the presents this year and she even did everyone their own individual stocking full of random sweets. Now this could just be her bossiness taking over a bit too much or the fact that, she is now older and that dynamic is coming out now. Saying this, in recent years Christmas has felt a lot more 'adult' due to the fact that we are all older and again that family dynamic has shifted with our ages.
At the moment when we think of having relatives over for Christmas, we mean grandparents etc. However it makes you think just how long it will be before relatives over means my brother or sisters. For years now we have all had Christmas together and its been the odd years when our grandparents weren't here, but when will it become time that some of the siblings aren't around?? Just something to start thinking about.
Another thing that's been creeping in in recent years has been the shift from buying gifts that are things we actually need rather then things we'd quite like to have. Again this is probably another thing related to age. We all made quite specific lists of presents this year and most of us made sure to include a number of these items that we need, and would have to buy anyway if we didn't get them at Christmas.
Weirdly by putting down these items, it has not only helped because we know don't have to spend our own money and we have things that will genuinely come in handy in everyday situations, but these items made the more luxury/I want items more special, as they were slightly rarer, if that makes sense.
As I said earlier between all if these random thoughts popping into my head, it has been quite a fun week. Off to try out my new squash racket tomorrow and burn off some of the many chocolates I've eaten over the past few days :).
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