There's something just a little bit exciting at the outset of your holidays when it stretches before you with nothing more pressing on the agenda than rest, relaxation and some time with family and friends. Plus there's plenty of opportunities for me to do some of the things which I've had on hold due to a lack of time to do them.
Up until yesterday I had not done one bit of Christmas shopping. I went Christmas shopping today, amongst the crazy Christmas shoppers and believe it or not I had a smile on my face the whole day. The people and the craziness didn't bother me, I even sympathised with the poor over worked and understaffed employees at Toys-r-us.