April May Gems - Dec 17 2024 ep39 - Top Ten Tips, Tricks & Traditions for a Meaningful Christmas

Long-gone are the days when “Get your stocking out” meant to pull out the biggest sock you could find, from inside your undies drawer, ready to wake up on Christmas morning with an orange stuffed in the toe part, plus a red netted bag of nuts that you couldn’t really eat unless you had a nutcracker (or muscles that no six-year-old had), a few lollies and some coins and one special light up or moving toy of some description. Gone also, are the days when I was grinchy, grumpy, Mumma bear with Christmas tree OCD! Oh, how things have changed. Times have changed. But some things are timeless and worthy of staying around for Christmas. Today on this episode, I share my top ten tips, tricks and traditions for a meaningful Christmas, so grab a pencil and come count down with me from ten to One with a capital O. Speaking of capital letters, who decided to put that big ol’ X in Christmas?