Blogmas Day 7 - Childhood Christmas Traditions
When I was a kid, I loved christmas. Who didn’t? But as I have grown up Christmas has become a bit meh for me. Of course now I have to buy presents too, stressing about what to get everyone and if I will stay within my budget, I have to work a full-time job, so I don’t have time to really relax and enjoy the Christmas spirit. And shops start decorating for Christmas at the beginning of November…I have trouble keeping my festive spirit up for two full months, and by the time December actually rolls around I am pretty much all Christmassed out! I think part of it may also have to do with the fact that all those cozy childhood traditions are now a thing of the past. Living alone, it can be quite difficult to keep up traditions or start new ones, as you have no one to make you stick to them! But maybe a little run through of my childhood traditions will help to keep the Christmas spirit going for a little longer! When I was a kid we would go get our own Christmas tree out in the woods...