Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
It Wont Be Long To Christmas
It won't be long now folks until Christmas is with us, and I for one am really looking forward to it. Here in Ireland, where I live, the party season is beginning to gear up a notch or two. Local councils are hanging out their lanterns and lights in order to attract the Christmas time shopper. Local stores are beginning to mount their Christmas displays - we are all getting ready for the 25th December! Feel free to visit me at my website Christmas Worldwide where you can see just about everything I have to say about Christmas
For me this is the time of year when that feeling of peace and good will to all surrounds us. It's a time for family and friends to meet up again. But for me this year will be a sad on because my own dear mother has just passed away.
Now I like to think of myself as an organized sort of person, someone who is never really taken by surprise when it comes to the big occasion, but somehow there is always a surprise in Christmas. So lets have a look at my 5 Christmas must dos.
1. The first thing I do is write down everyone I have to buy for and the amount I can afford to spent on them.
2. Start early and you'll find that Christmas bargain, leave it much later and someone else will have grabbed it.
3. Determine where you think you'll find most of the gifts and head there first.
4. As far as possible I try to go alone simply because I'm less liable to become distracted. Occasionally when it is something in particular that I'm buying I'll leave that to another day and invite a friend to help me.
5. Get all the shopping done in one hit (two at the most) - it's possible and once it's done, it's done.
Is the recession causing you a problem?
1. Let family and friends know that this year you're not buying for others, instead you're contributing to your favourite charity. Maybe they'll follow suit.
2. If you are buying for others determine a ceiling amount and stick to it. Ask family and friends if they could reciprocate and do the same.
3. Start your shopping this week if you haven't already done so. I buy the party bits late October and early November, leave it much later and prices will rocket.
4. I guess that with the recession this year there will be fewer trees around but it's amazing what one can do with tinsel, a pot plant, shrub, or tree branches. Take a drive to your nearest set of trees and pick up some pine cones, it is amazing what you can do with them.
5. Examine the Christmas card list. This year I'm knocking off many names and only sending to immediate family members and very close friends.
For me Christmas is a celebration of life - our life. It's a time where showing kindness, reaching out to others and giving to the needy and homeless seems more prevalent than at other times especially now in this year of recession. Enjoy your festive season wherever you and whatever you do - Peace on Earth and goodwill to all! Remember visit me at Christmas Worldwide, I'm looking forward to seeing you.
For me this is the time of year when that feeling of peace and good will to all surrounds us. It's a time for family and friends to meet up again. But for me this year will be a sad on because my own dear mother has just passed away.Now I like to think of myself as an organized sort of person, someone who is never really taken by surprise when it comes to the big occasion, but somehow there is always a surprise in Christmas. So lets have a look at my 5 Christmas must dos.
1. The first thing I do is write down everyone I have to buy for and the amount I can afford to spent on them.
2. Start early and you'll find that Christmas bargain, leave it much later and someone else will have grabbed it.
3. Determine where you think you'll find most of the gifts and head there first.
4. As far as possible I try to go alone simply because I'm less liable to become distracted. Occasionally when it is something in particular that I'm buying I'll leave that to another day and invite a friend to help me.
5. Get all the shopping done in one hit (two at the most) - it's possible and once it's done, it's done.
Is the recession causing you a problem?
1. Let family and friends know that this year you're not buying for others, instead you're contributing to your favourite charity. Maybe they'll follow suit.
2. If you are buying for others determine a ceiling amount and stick to it. Ask family and friends if they could reciprocate and do the same.
3. Start your shopping this week if you haven't already done so. I buy the party bits late October and early November, leave it much later and prices will rocket.
4. I guess that with the recession this year there will be fewer trees around but it's amazing what one can do with tinsel, a pot plant, shrub, or tree branches. Take a drive to your nearest set of trees and pick up some pine cones, it is amazing what you can do with them.
5. Examine the Christmas card list. This year I'm knocking off many names and only sending to immediate family members and very close friends.
For me Christmas is a celebration of life - our life. It's a time where showing kindness, reaching out to others and giving to the needy and homeless seems more prevalent than at other times especially now in this year of recession. Enjoy your festive season wherever you and whatever you do - Peace on Earth and goodwill to all! Remember visit me at Christmas Worldwide, I'm looking forward to seeing you.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Christmas, Scrouge and DS
Welcome to my Christmas Blog where I'll be taking a look at all things Christmas in the run up to the holiday season. I just love Christmas so please feel free to visit me at my permanent Christmas site Christmas Worldwide and share the beauty of Christmas with me.
Did you know that Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story is coming to life this christmas not on the big screen but courtsey of DS. The game is been released to tie in with the movie of the same name and will be available to gamers just in time for the holiday season.
In the game you can travel with Scrooge on his journey of discovery, remember though it's based on a Disney interpertation so expect a bit more interpation than you'll find in Dickens' original story.
The game lets you explore the supernatural adventure that Scrooge himself takes when he’s visited by three extraordinary Christmas spirits during the holiday season.
: the Spirit of Christmas past; Christmas present and Christmas future. It takes the form of a point-and-click adventure, kinda like a hidden object, mystery or puzzle game. You play the role of the Hand Of Fate and go through the story by exploring each scene and interacting with the characters to trigger the next event.
DS are aiming the game at the 7-plus market, gamers will be given the oppertunity to manipulate Scrooge's environments as they guide him through a supernatural adventure. The full range of the DS controls can be used, including blowing into the microphone as well as using the stylus to pull, drag, shake rattle and tap to influence Scrooge's world.
Some, but I suspect not all, will enjoy the game dialogue pitched in that old-school Charles Dickens style. In addition to the game players receive what I like to call a Christmas bonus which includes full Dickens novel in its original form, an advent calendar, a sing-along collection of five Christmas carols, 14 unlockable mini-games and a “pass the DS” multiplayer feature for family play. All in all a great Christmas gift and don't forget to vist me at Christmas Worldwide
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