Agh Christmas. It's fun but it's too much! Not just the present-buying and travelling but the social side. You already have work parties and carol concerts and festive gigs, and loads of things on at school/nursery, and then everyone does a mulled wine and mince pie party or says "we must meet up before Christmas, when are you free?", which is lovely but my liver and stamina can't take any more. Last night I was supposed to go from one to another and I just had to send my apologies to the second one as was knackered and worried I would make myself ill. Now I feel bad as I hate flaking and what if everyone did the same? The thing is though, I don't have a hectic social life normally. The rest of the year I spend feeling a bit lonely and would totally love to have some of these invitations to brighten up the weekend. Why does everything have to happen at once? Does anyone else feel the same or am I being a scrooge?