Before I had children Christmas was always an exhausting mix of parties, presents and hangovers.
Now I am a mum-of-two the festive season is just as exhausting but for very different reasons.
It is still full of parties and presents but thankfully there are far fewer hangovers…
1. Christmas presents
Pre-babies:
Perfume, clothes, wine, gift vouchers.
Post-babies:
Your greatest gift is watching your children open their gifts…(mainly because now you have kids people buy them presents instead of you).
2. Christmas parties
Pre-babies:
Friends, drinking, cocktails, nibbles, more drinking, mistletoe, The Pogues, singing until 4am, a bit more drinking, alcohol-induced tantrums… Read the full story