Published in Onya Magazine 16th December 2009

I’m not one to get worked up over many things, but the one thing that does make me want to get up on my soapbox, is retail stores putting up Christmas decorations in August. For me, it completely kills the spirit of what it’s all about.

You see, when I was a little girl, I never tried to rattle the presents under the tree to work out what they were, because I could never understand the point of ruining the surprise on Christmas Day.

Whilst most others pulled back all the doors on their advent calendar in the 1^st of December, so that they could eat all their chocolate at once, I opened my doors one by one, and counted down the sleeps until Father Christmas would slide down the chimney – well, in Australia, he has to come through the front door, because it’s far too hot for him to be trying to squeeze himself down a pot belly stove.

So in the real spirit of Christmas, Onya Magazine has gifts galore to giveaway to its lovely readers. I do hope you’ve been good little boys and girls.

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