Plan ahead for joy this Christmas
It's been a long year - I've moved from Scotland's capital down
to England's capital. I'm now living in London's busy
Chelsea region. I also had my second child this year: my son
Brad is now 9 weeks old. It can be hard sometimes, managing two
young babies by myself during the day. Majela is now 18 months
and is a handful in her own right, but trying to keep her under
control and look after Brad is very difficult at times.
There are three joys that I need to help me enjoy a
relaxing day in the face of the madness which is Christmas;
caffeine, quiet children and a mobile with a good battery.
Now that Christmas is getting so near I need to get
out doing some shopping! I have managed to convince my
sister-in-law to watch Brad for a couple of hours and this will
let me out to the shops. On the way back from the shops, my plan
is to pop in to Starbucks and try one of their new Christmas
coffees. I've already had a peak at their new line of coffees
online at Starbucks Christmas drinks. The gingerbread
latte sounds good, but I'm looking forward more to trying their
new toffee nut latte. I can enjoy my coffee, and my
day, if I can keep Majela quiet for a while. I can bribe her
with a little toy from the Early Learning Centre, and she'll be
happily tired out after having fun in the shop. I'm
going to get Majela something small on the day, which I can
carry around, and then I can give it to her in the Starbucks to
keep her calm while I have my coffee. The big present that I'm
going to get her for Christmas I'll get on their website ( ELC ) and they can
carry it home for me. While I'm out I know I don't
have to worry about Brad because my sister-in-law can phone me
at any time. My last phone's battery didn't even last half a day
and I'd always be worrying about leaving the kids at home. I'm
not really a geek, but I got my new Sony phone ( Sony Ericcson ) because
the battery's so strong. This is also handy when I have to go
out at night. Planning ahead to put some little joys
into your day isn't selfish - it's just the best way to enjoy
your Christmas in peace.