Christmas shopping nightmares!

I used to have the same nightmare as Teetime - not so much now I am on my own - although instead of trudging around the shops I tend to order things from John Lewis and pick them up at my local Waitrose!

Perhaps modern life has sold us a turkey. That Christmas MUST BE AS PERFECT as the ads have persuaded us they should be. Personally, I’ve always been lucky enough to have got through without to much of a drama but would life be immeasurably marred if it all went a bit wrong? Of course not. I remember a Christmas when aged 9, both parents had flu and were very unwell. Christmas was delayed, my younger brothers had a whale of a time looking after ourselves (we were too far away from other family) and it seemed more special when we did get around to it. We all remember that year more fondly than all those other years when it went right.

I have a recurring nightmare that its Christmas morning and I haven't done anything- no presents, no food nothing!!!

No, but I can well understand why you do/did! We are doing Secret Santa this year for the adults so I only have one present to cope with plus 4 GCs which is a doddle.