First off, commiserations to all those who are feeling unhappy and miserable because of not being able to see family they want to see. I'm really sorry if this Christmas is awful for you.
But for me, today is the best Christmas I've had for a long time. For the first time in years, I didn't spend the whole of Christmas Eve preparing vegetables and the house, I've watched the Queen's speech, I've sat down, I've put make up on (ready for the family video call), I got dressed before starting the cooking, I've enjoyed opening the presents with my kids and I've had time to talk to relatives on the phone while arranging the video call later on. I've even read a chapter of my book. I don't feel tired, bad tempered, stressed, put upon or angry.
And no I'm not cooking turkey either, we are having a roast with all the trimmings, but it's meat we actively like.
It's made me realise the sheer grind that Christmas normally means for me and to make me determined that next year, I'm not going back to that frazzled stressed, exhausting way of doing things.
Happy Christmas everyone.