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I usually have to plan carefully for Christmas. All my family lives elsewhere, so I need to get gifts early, plan mailing times, confirm people will be around to pick up parcels, that sort of thing. And that's been made more complicated by this year's postal strike.
Solidarity to CUPW. They're operating in a difficult environment, and everyone yammering about how big the losses are needs to step back and realize the government doesn't need to be in the profit-making business, and what happens (look south) when you start getting ideas about electing people who want to run the governnment like a business.
Anyway! Focus, winter! My gifts are all sent, via courier or just electronically. The latter feels like a cheat at Christmas, but it's certainly easy. Gift baskets for most of my family. A little something extra for my brother, who lives alone. Well, with roommates. But single and has been forever. This is a hard season when you can't see the people you love, and he won't be able to make it out to see my parents until almost the New Year.
As for me? I'm good. I'm lucky. I've spent twenty Christmases with the same woman; this year makes twenty-one. I've got one dog who adores me, and another who begrudgingly accepts me (I was never his favourite). I've got music, and baking, and there's light on the Christmas tree, if not in the world itself. That's good. That's enough.