Finding the Christmas stuff a bit of a struggle, is anyone else? My family is not too bad, they don't really have expectations as such and are pretty easygoing. DH's is quite big, and it is the done thing to send cards and presents to e.g. cousins, their children and partners etc and all has to be carefully chosen and with closer relatives it's all about asking what they want and getting it which to me seems to be a waste of time, but it all needs to be right or horror of horrors could be the 'wrong' thing etc etc. I just find it all stressful so leave DH to do it. yesterday we had the usual fuss of MIL ringing as driving to vast family miles away with a car of gifts and did we have ours ready to take, then today it's another call about sending more gifts off in a parcel special delivery to other vast family in another location and did we want to send ours too etc...I said we might just send cards this year. Now I've just had several texts about what DH and children want, and have to ask about what other close family want etc. Argh! Also feeling quite guilty as we don't actually cook the lunch or anything as usually go to SIL which is lovely. It's all just a bit overwhelming to me, I'm Scottish and I'm not sure if it's that but it's just not such a fuss, well wasn't for me growing up. It's more about the New Year I think. Also struggling a bit with having no time to myself as the children are off school and feeling guilty if they're just watching telly and like I should be doing things with them...but it's grim and windy out and can't face it. I can't really share this in RL as will be seen as 'being negative' etc but thought you might understand on here...