It's my life: Advent calendar heralds the arrival of Christmas
If, like me, you’re a sprinter don’t panic, today is only a reminder that the clock has started. It will be at least another ten days before the lack of Christmas shopping leads to panic attacks and insomnia.
Having one Christmas-obsessed child among my four means that I’m already immune to the season, as she’s been watching Christmas movies and playing festive songs for weeks. However, when my children were younger, I desperately tried to keep Christmas out until December 1. Each year we heralded its arrival by putting up the Advent calendar on a nail in the kitchen, a nail which remains empty all year in anticipation of this moment.
