, Anna Mathur tells us why she stopped sending Christmas cards and reveals her top five ways to relieve mum guilt this Christmas.
The feeling of utter liberation was quickly chased away by fear! Will people think I don’t care? Will they think me lazy or rude when their kind card gesture isn’t returned this year? Will I be able to deal with the guilt when the postman delivers another little batch of cards? Let me just say, I didn’t lose any friends, and the benefit of recouping the time and energy far outweighed the fear of someone being upset with me .
Think of all those things we do in the name of Christmas, for no other reason than because we feel we should. Traditions only continue to deserve a place in our festivities if they are still serving us. Homemade gravy? Just because generations of women have slaved over a hot stove on Christmas day, doesn’t mean I need to. I’m taking as much heat out of the hosting as possible, giving me more time to actually spend time with those I love who I’m fortunate to be able to spend time with.
Challenge the ‘should’s. When you find yourself saying or thinking ‘I should do that’. Just pose the question, ‘do I?’. Perhaps you do, perhaps you don’t. But so often we do things because it’s the way we’ve always done it without contemplating whether there’s in alternative!
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: StylistMagazine - 🏆 133. / 51 Read more »
Source: The Mirror - 🏆 136. / 51 Read more »
Source: StylistMagazine - 🏆 133. / 51 Read more »
Source: ELLEUK - 🏆 45. / 63 Read more »
Source: TheSun - 🏆 64. / 61 Read more »
Source: Cosmopolitan UK - 🏆 134. / 51 Read more »