Friday! Friday! Gotta get down on …
Welcome to the best day of the week! The day that welcomes in the weekend, the day where 5pm couldn’t come quicker, and…. the day where we do Best and Worst!
This week is an extra special Friday because it also brings the start of Christmas holidays. So stay safe in your travels, friends!
So in case you are new to the post, I’ll give you a quick run down of how it works. Best and Worst is one of the best posts of the week, it’s where we come together to talk about the bests, the worsts, and everything in between that’s happened this week. Think of it like meeting with your friends for coffee – but online, in your pyjamas, and where no one is going to judge you for drinking wine at 10am.
I need to start this one with a disclaimer – one of the best bits about interning with Mamamia on a Friday is reading all the Best & Worst comments. I’ve been celebrating with you guys as you share the highlights of your week, and my heart broke for many of you with some absolutely devastating worsts. I love being a part of the community, and you guys – well you’re simply the best! So let’s round out the year with one cracker of a Friday Best & Worst.
BEST: CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS IS IN 5 SLEEPS! I’m a self confessed Christmas enthusiast. (In fact I would love to challenge Nat for her role as Mamamia’s unofficial Christmas captain.) It’s my favourite holiday of the year, more so than my birthday or any of the other awesome reason there might be to take a day off and throw a party.
For me, Christmas begins in the last week of November with the annual Gingerbread house building event, followed by the ceremonial erection of the Christmas tree on December 1st. The next 25 days are filled with Christmas carols, fruit mince pies, Christmas lights and every Christmas movie under the sun. I’ve even convinced my ginger haired husband to spend the month wearing an elf’s hat. Christmas is not a day for me, Christmas is a month filled with joy, laughter, celebration and above all spirit. CHRISTMAS IS MAGIC.
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Anyway, the best and worst for this week: I have no hot water 2 days before Christmas and a Landlord that doesn't quite appreciate that this is not OK. I get that it is expensive but I also pay you $500 per week rent to enjoy such things. I also get that you have only just paid to have the airconditioning fixed, even though I reported it in October. I am grateful for the coolness in this Perth summer, however I am not so enamored with a cold shower. The other worsts - my Dad is not here on Earth to celebrate this year with us, but the best is that we will celebrate his life with joy on Christmas day. 2013 was a year of enormous challenges and much growth, I say bring on 2014.
Hi there Oliveblanche, I too am having a first Christmas without my Dad, and my second without my Mum. It is a strange feeling, and I find myself welling up with emotions at the oddest times. When we lost Dad we were planning to have a surprise 70th birthday for him, so I understand about the feeling of loss around big plans. What I want to tell you about pain, is this - the longer you leave it to face, the larger and scarier it becomes. Your Mum would want you to know this, as I know both my parents would - celebrate Christmas wholeheartedly and with joy, even if it is a quiet joy tempered by grief. You have a lot to celebrate - the amazing life you shared with your Mum, your family still on this Earth, and the pending wedding with the man of your dreams. It is may feel strange and forced to do so, and for me last year without Mum in my life was a year of 1sts, and again like Groundhog day it is a year of 1sts without my Dad, but I have three wonderful children, a great life, and a whole bunch of friends who will not let me be sad for longer than it is healthy. I wish you and yours a beautiful Christmas filled with joyful memories. x Kaili
Thanks Kaili. Xoxo