Tuesday 2 December 2014

Writing to winter: December 2nd

Dear Winter, 

It still feels a little bit early for this but I've got my Christmas decorations up! The Christmas tree fairy came to do it in the night as usual (yes, I am 17!) and I have to admit it's making me feel a little bit more festive. I've opened the first two doors on my advent calendar but there's 22 more to open, and that's a lot. It's a long time left in I think the next 22 days are going to be the busiest 22 days of my life so far. And I know it's not going to stop for good then but I should have a little bit of a break before I have to work my absolute hardest again in January.

I've got so many important (and a couple of exciting) things that I've got coming up but a lot of them are just scary things that I don't want to do but have to. I guess that's growing up for you! Isn't it funny that it's supposed to be the most relaxing time of the year yet I've got so much going on. No rest for the wicked, that's what they say! And even more ironically I set myself a little bit of a project to write to you every day this month. How am I going to manage that Winter? Oh I'll find a way, you can be very sure of that! 

I don't usually get too excited for Christmas and I don't think this year will be extremely different, and I'm not in any way wishing my time away, but it's quite nice to have something to look forward to at the end of it all. An opportunity to have a little break from reality for a while. But you don't get that do you Winter? You're here now, snook up on as and you're here for good. At least three months, and you don't get a break. But no ones chasing you away, it's nice that you come back every year full of new opportunities!

Keep smiling,
Kathryn x

Monday 1 December 2014

Writing to Winter: December 1st

Dear Winter,

It's that time of year again. Right now I don't feel too festive yet but I can feel it in the air; the crisp, cool air that I actually don't mind spending time in. I'm always cold Winter, so your icy nature doesn't deter me too much! Walking down my street I can see some beautiful Christmas lights brightening up the neighbourhood; it just doesn't seem to be the right time for me to start thinking about Christmas yet, especially with all of the work I've got to do.

Since about September at work we've been counting down: three staff training sessions until Christmas! And today was our last one. Zero staff training sessions until Christmas so Winter, does that make it wrong that I don't feel ready for Christmas yet? 

Keep smiling,
Kathryn x