On Christ­mas Eve, I was walk­ing to work when I real­ise that I was about to break an 8 year tra­di­tion that I had star­ted. In my first year at work, I bought myself a mini Christ­mas tree that I’d put up and dec­or­ate my cubicle with every year. This year was such a busy year that I clean for­got about it until Christ­mas Eve. I guess grow­ing older makes me feel less of an attach­ment to Christ­mas than I had when I was a shiny-eyed kid, wish­ing for a tree sur­roun­ded by presents.

I still like Christ­mas. Not for any reli­gious sig­ni­fic­ance, but for the fact that people just seem hap­pier dur­ing that period, and everything is so jolly and bright. The good food helps too. Let’s hope I man­age to re-start my tra­di­tion next year. I miss dec­or­at­ing that tree.

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