Thanks to Jessica for putting together some helpful reading & resources for coping over the festive period and beyond. Thanks for the mention regarding my suggested alcohol related coping strategies! X
Last week for the first in my series of blog posts about ‘Coping with Christmas’ I had four margaritas… Thank you to everyone who sent me ideas for the next instalment. The blogger Surfergirl suggested I try a different cocktail every weekend. And my good friend (and brilliant comedienne) Vicky Arlidge suggested I had four margaritas every night until Christmas and chronicled my adventures (very funny Vicky!).
In fact, apart from a couple of bottles of Peroni at the work Christmas party on Thursday night, not a drop of alcohol has passed my lips all week. I generally hate the Christmas party but this year I quite enjoyed it. Maybe it was the Peronis. Maybe when you keep telling yourself you hate something, it’s never as bad as you think it’s going to be.
So in the absence of anything more interesting or informative to impart myself, I’d like to…
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