Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Ding Dong...time for a rant

Hi folks...Ding Dong...I'm on my high horse and just in the mood for a little rant...time to make a cuppa...find a comfy sofa while I let off some steam and the reason for all this angst is the fact that after all those years of running around like a headless chicken I've finally cracked Christmas but being so organised with days to spare before the big event isn't nearly half as much fun...I'm wandering around like a lost soul looking for stuff to occupy my day...crikey I'm even thinking about giving the whole house a big Christmas Clean...mind you I did say only "thinking about it" and if I have any sense that's as far as it'll go.
But is it any wonder that we all get stressed...Christmas has been celebrated on the same day the world over for centuries and we're all perfectly capable of doing a bit of simple subtraction so why do we need to be constantly bombarded with reminders of how many days there are left to get all those Christmas jobs done and why is that every publication you open at the moment will have the "How To Cook The Perfect Turkey" article and according to all those chefy gurus this is not going to happen unless to stick to their minute-by-minute Countdown To Christmas Menu Planner...a timetable of when exactly you should be preparing your sprouts...making your mulled wine or roasting your chestnuts by an open fire to make the stuffing...what a load of baloney...I've been doing it my way for 40 years and touch wood haven't had any complaints so far...apart from the year the stuffing was left in the oven and was only discovered as we were tucking into pudding...
And not content with interfering in the food department...it's on to "What The Hostess With the Mostest" should be wearing...well excuse me but I have no intention of dashing around the kitchen juggling hot plates laden with Christmas fare in anything other than comfortable...definitely slippers and if I thought I could get away with it...I'd be wearing my jammies. So take heart from this Christmas prep person who's taken 40 odd years to work out that it's all down to chilling out...ignoring all that perfect Christmas nonsense and doing your own thing...buy what you don't have time to make...after all Messrs M&S do a great job saving you lots of time with their ready prepared delicious bits and pieces...why bake your own mince pies when a nice man at Costco is only too willing to do them for you and yummy delicious they are too...
Christmas Day will come and go whether you're ready or not and I'm sure your Christmas will be just the same as mine...organised chaos but FABULOUS AND LOTS OF FUN....DING DONG.
I'll be back tomorrow with my last "Christmas With Fiskars" Project.
Hugs Kath xxx