I don't want a lot of chaos and, you know, mental present opening for hours on end and all

that sort of thing.

It's all right to have a little bit of Christmas chaos and presents being thrown, you know,

a bit of wrapping paper being thrown around the room just for 10 minutes or so. And then that's enough. And then I'll be hoovering around people's feet. I've always got the black bin bags really ready right at the very beginning start filling up. But then I think, I'm ruining Christmas. There should be wrapping paper everywhere. Yeah, but nowadays I'm like folding up the nice bits. Yes. Oh, keep that bit.

Keep that bit.

That's quite nice.

I can use that next year.

Yeah.

Like, oh, that's an age thing as well, I think. Or keep that. You know, sticky bows. I'm like, oh, God, keep that in a special bag. And then I always throw the bag away and it's never there. Forget about it. Yeah, but you have good intentions. Now I really love Christmas Day evening when all of the things are done, all the family stuff is done,

and often my kids might go off and see their friends on Christmas Day evening. They've probably seen their dad for a few hours at lunchtime. And they say, oh, we worry about you being on your own. And I'm like, I actually love it. I've had my time with my kids. Nice. And I really enjoyed just sitting down last year in my first sober Christmas, which was a huge challenge actually. My daughter had brought me one of those beautiful teapots, you know, with a cup underneath. Oh yeah, lovely. So you can make a single cup of tea with tea leaves. She brought that for me from tea too. And I just sat there relaxing in the evening on my own with this gift that she'd, but think i sent you a video i think you might have i think you might have a visitor this year you'll be coming to join me

you are so welcome to come and be sneaking off lucy come on have a cup of and the christmas tree lights

and the christmas movie and just knowing it's all done and the kids are happy.

And that's okay.

That was something I never had in England.

I was always hung over and still busy in the evenings.

And then passing out.

Yeah, then passing out.

Or just feeling majorly depressed because I've been drinking all day.

So, yeah, changing up those traditions is really important.

Yeah.

Also, be alcohol-free prepared.

If you do like an alcohol-free drink.

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