Thank you Laura ,
Laura, this year Christmas isn’t so tough for you financially and you are grateful because you can give to others – how lovely the way you think !
It is so much better to be facing Christmas with enough money .
This year I have bought my son a gift he would love (but never ask for ), I have all the presents bought for family – I am going out now to get Christmas dinner – I have a few rooms painted – hubby finishing one today .
Life is looking good – it’s exactly as you say – progress not perfection .
Today I am happy I am not perfect – I can admit when I am wrong and put things right . I make mistakes all the time -I am not a perfect mother , certainly not a perfect wife but recognising this means I can say a simple sorry I got it wrong -and harmony is quickly restored. I never let things fester. Yes I’m glad to be imperfect . I shall continue to strive for imperfection .
This year for the first time ever I will not be up all Christmas Eve baking desserts -I cannot quite believe I am so organised and still all of today and tomorrow to go .
Money is freedom – money is organisation- money gives us choices.
I read recently about a famous couple who don’t allow their children to use screens (technology ).
I thought how easy for you to be exemplary parents with your nannies, housekeepers , foreign holidays, fashion designers at your beck and call and the absolute world at your feet – try that as a single mum working to scrape by with two small kids in a tiny inner city apartment and a choice between putting money in the electricity meter or dinner . The world is ill divided.
Yes money is very important – it changes all of us and how we perceive life .