The Trouble with Greetings Cards
Today I have written hundreds of words, and have a slight headache for my troubles. Sadly, all of my writing was in the form of Christmas cards... It's that lovely time of year again, and I'm not being entirely sarcastic by that remark. I actually love Christmas and the surrounding holiday. The weeks adding up to it, however, I hate very much. It's not the constant play of festive music (I like that) or the way the shops get trimmed up (I love that, but I do object to some stores doing it so early). It's the sudden mass of people who just seem to appear within every shop, shopping centre and high street that you choose to visit! I'm not a very people person, and I get uncomfortable in large groups of people, so I try and get things like Christmas cards at silly times like September and take full advantage of late-night shopping days. Online shopping helps a little, but I'm wary even of my favourite shopping sites (Play, Amazon and Dis...