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I have had to remind myself of this fact constantly in the past week for I have had probably the most stressful week of 2008. All I wanted was to be in readiness and organized for my favourite time of year but things do not always go as planned. I decide to do some home renovations and paint my house back in September, the house did not really need a revamping but I was bored and thought it was time for a change. Little did I imagine that only a few days before Christmas the house would still be looking like a hurricane had swept through it. I decided to get rid of some good quality but no longer needed furniture, so friends jumped at the chance. Although the furniture was being given away they still decided to take their time and collect it when they were good and ready, thereby leaving my home looking like a furniture warehouse for weeks. That hurdle out of the way and another one appears - the carpet cleaners could not get their act together with keeping their appointments. So with only a few days till Christmas I had a whole house to put back together, a tree to buy(naughty rodents got into my attic and devoured my Christmas tree), decorate it and the house, and all my Christmas gift shopping to do. I was running around like a crazy chicken who had half it's head cut off ... but did I do it all? Hell yeah! I'm one determined witch when I get frustrated and mad. So finally the house is looking nice and cosy (well, except for the spare room where a lot of things have been thrown into), gifts have all been bought and wrapped and the tree I finished decorating only a couple hours ago. Yesterday was my birthday so my daughter took me out to dinner (hey, nothing wrong with dining in a food court of a shopping centre at Christmas time lol!)and today (yes, it's already Christmas Day in Aussie land) I'm going to my daughter's for Christmas dinner and make merry with friends. The point of it all is that although I've had a really stressful time at this time of the year, it is also a "feel good" time-out. Time-out for some peace and laughter and a sense of tranquility and harmony. I believe every one of us entitled to this, even if it's only once a year - we owe it to ourselves.I have never understood when some folk say they hate Christmas and no one has ever really explained to me why. They give reasons like it's too expensive or too much of an effort. I see Christmas as effortless and pleasurable. Whether you see the holiday strictly as a religious celebration of the birth of baby Jesus, waiting for Santa to come, an opportunity to spend time with family you don't see often or just a much needed festive break from work. It is irrelevant - Christmas has a different meanings for many. I have friends of various faiths and I wish them all a Merry Christmas and no one takes offence, even if they do not themselves celebrate it. Christmas is universal and a perfect epitome of this, I believe, is the song White Christmas written by Irving Berlin in 1940. This carol is one of the most popular and loved Christmas songs of all time yet it is a Christian song written by a Jewish man. Christmas does not discrimination against race or creed and neither should we. So with that in mind and in heart, I want to wish all Fanpoppers and the F4 and their families a very joyous, peaceful and safe Christmas. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
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Hope everyone has a Merry (and stress-free) Christmas!
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