Here we are at the final SYW post for this year. Here are the questions from Di.

1.   If you have been given a variety of gifts, do you have a clear out of older stuff to make room for it?

Not really unless the gift is a replacement for something. If I was given a new iron, I would probably take the old one to the Op Shop but if I get new dolls, I don’t get rid of dolls I already have. I do cull things occasionally, books, dolls that I bought to fix up. But I don’t do that just because I got new ones.

2.  Do you overindulge with food for special occasions and then come to regret it with either weight gain, guilt or severe indigestion?

We try not to overindulge. We do enjoy our special Christmas treats but we don’t want to eat so much that we feel bloated, so we spread them out over a few days. Of course, sometimes it does happen. We did not feel too full after lunch yesterday but later in the afternoon we had some mince pies and Quality Street chocolates, so we felt a bit too full and didn’t eat dinner till later than usual. We just had some cold meat and salad then. I don’t feel guilty because we don’t do that too often.

3.  What is your favourite part for any celebration?

Sometimes I think that preparing for it is the most fun. I like doing the baking and it’s fun to put up Christmas decorations and the tree. Of course, it’s nice to sit down to Christmas lunch and enjoy that and I love to see the pleasure on someone’s face when they unwrap their gift and I know they really like it.

4.    Are you looking forward to getting bargains in the January Sales?

Usually, I don’t bother about them to be honest. There are sales all the time now, so they don’t seem that special. I certainly wouldn’t go and queue up outside a store and risk getting trampled to get a bargain. However, we have decided it’s time we bought a new Christmas tree for next year so we’ll probably go to the sales and see if we can find a nice one cheap after New Year.

Gratitude:

We had a good Christmas. We live in a peaceful place; we have nice weather and a nice home. We were able to enjoy a good meal and received gifts that we liked. We are a lot more fortunate than many people around the world.