THE JOY'S OF CHRISTMAS

It's one of those things I never do I have not done in many years In fact my line of 'saving the trees' had worked so far My close friends know how I am They know how green issues are close to my heart They know how dedicated I am to saving trees Unfortunately, my neighbour is none the wiser She just had to do it She dropped it off yesterday wrapped it in two layers of paper, to my horror Thanks to her, I have now run out of excuses For she has seen my recycling bags She has seen my multilayers of paper wrapped inside the recycling bag (s) So I forced myself to go to the shops It took so much effort In the end I bought a whole box I had to prepare myself for I could not handle any more surprises So I did it, it was a hard decision I bought a whole box of Christmas Cards Oh the joys of Christmas To you, the one who made buy a whole box of Christmas cards Here is your Christmas Card Which got me out of my warm bed Which I had to walk a whole ten minutes to buy I may need an eye test, after starring at all those layers of cards in bright red icolours and piercing shimmering glitter I now have blisters from standing in a long time consuming line with crazed people with smiley faces I may also need to sue the retail person who tried to rip me off by enticing me into buying a pen A christmas card pen really? Ummm I already have a million pens from work and conferences thank you Oh and to top it off, she asked me if I needed a plastic bag Couldnt she already see my environmentally friendly bag I was carrying I hope you appreciate the lengths I had to go through to buy this card- not just any card a Christmas Card In the end I had to treat myself to a large Ameretto Latte, and shoes just to feel better again The least you can do to cheer me up is to treat me to a glass of my favourite drink and in my favourite wine bar P.S. Oh by the way your christmas Card is the same as everyone else Otherwise I would have needed an ambulance to calm my anxiety levels of having to choose a card especially for you I am pretty sure you feel special anyway to receive a card from me Signed .. Miss Christmas Grinch