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Kicking Off Christmas 2014

November 17, 2014 by SimplyBeingMum

It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas.

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Okay so it’s still November. But as I explained in last Thursdays post – our Christmas preparations typically start just after Remembrance Sunday.

This year we are doing things a little differently. And also, in some cases, the same.

Christmas always kicks off with charity at Chez Wright.

Previously we have always donated to Operation Christmas Child. Then last year my then 8-year-old daughter suggested she hold a fundraiser at home for Birmingham Children’s hospital.

Fundraiser 2013
Fundraiser 2013

(This is why BCH is our chosen charity and this was last years fundraiser).

It went so well, that it was given she would hold another this year.

That’s just what she did yesterday. Raising over £200!

It’s official, we’ve kicked off Christmas.

There’s lots we won’t be doing this year. For example there’s no slow-cooked Christmas chutney maturing in my cupoboard.

But there’s lots we will be doing.

Now we’ve made our charitable donation, the Kids will be writing their letters to Santa.

This consists of making another donation to a local charity – in return the Kids will get a letter back from Santa. In fact I’m just headed there to get them, and to make a charity-shop-drop with the bits and pieces left over from our bric-a-brac stall yesterday.

Once the letters are posted I can then focus on obtaining the minimal Christmas gifts for close family.

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We no longer exchange gifts with more than a handful of people. There’s a future post, planned, on how we now give gifts.

Have you kicked off Christmas yet?

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged: Charity, charity begins at home, Christmas, christmas chutney, christmas gifts, Christmas preparations, fundraising, letters to santa, Operation Christmas Child

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  1. Apple says

    November 17, 2014 at 1:38 pm

    It’s refreshing to read about Christmas where the focus is on close family, about charity and on love! It is nice to have homemade Christmas chutney, but even nicer to have a happy mum. ?

    Reply
  2. Sharron says

    November 17, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    There was me dreading christmas, and your posts about simplyfying christmas has actually got me a little excited! x
    Looking forward to the next installment
    Sharron x

    Reply
  3. Sharron says

    November 17, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    There was me dreading christmas, and your posts about simplyfying christmas has actually got me a little excited! x
    Looking forward to the next installment
    Sharron x

    Reply
  4. lizzy says

    November 17, 2014 at 8:59 pm

    following the present route of only a few gifts this xmas to a handful of people, I am so over spending a lot, the stress and the waste was making me feel unwell.
    how many presents do you buy your kids? I have cut daughters down to a stocking and a main present she has asked for.

    Reply
  5. lizzy says

    November 17, 2014 at 8:59 pm

    following the present route of only a few gifts this xmas to a handful of people, I am so over spending a lot, the stress and the waste was making me feel unwell.
    how many presents do you buy your kids? I have cut daughters down to a stocking and a main present she has asked for.

    Reply

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