Instead I’m making a stand to keep Christmas special. I realise it’s a lot to take on for Christmas Eve, but I think the stress and late night will be well worth the magic.Īnd unlike other years I haven’t even started my Christmas shopping yet either – I don’t plan to until December arrives.Ĭelebrating Christmas in November is consumerism gone crazy and I’m not falling for it this year.

The Holiday won’t be our choice of TV viewing, and we definitely won’t be getting the tree or decorations up early.īecause we will be waiting until Christmas Day itself to celebrate – just like the good old days.

There’s only so many Christmas songs you can listen to without them beginning to get boring.Īfter consuming tins of chocolates that were dotted around the place, I felt like my body needed a detox by the time the big day arrived. Other activities that I usually looked forward to at Christmas soon became tedious too. The novelty of having the tree twinkling in the corner of the living room quickly wore off as the needles dropped and baubles crashed to the floor. However, the reality was anything but merry and bright. Inspired by celebrities such as Rochelle Humes, Amy Hart and Helen Flanagan, I thought it would be a perfect way of injecting some fun into what was a dreary November.

When they realised I wasn’t joking and saw that I had begun decorating, the boys got excited and got involved – the tin of Quality Street may have been an added incentive! When he started telling them he was in pain, they knew something was horribly wrong.Īnd finally, Rosie Mullender tells the story of how she met her fiancé - the guy who commented on every one of her tweets to correct her grammar. Parenting columnist Sarah Whiteley makes a case for ditching the six-week summer holidays in favour of a four-week break.Īnthony and Bidemi's son Levi is non-verbal. Maria Cohut explains why asking her where her accent is from is an insulting question. Platform is the home of .uk's first-person and opinion pieces, devoted to giving a platform to underheard and underrepresented voices in the media.įind some of our best reads of the week below:

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