My Facebook feed has been flooded with pictures of people happily decorating trees all while singing carols and wearing santa hats. In a regular year, this would seriously baffle me. Growing up, the tree was put up and decorated on December 1 and not a minute before. Lights went up the weekend of the 1st, advent calendar eating began on that day too. However, this year is obviously not a regular year. Our tree won’t be going up before December but this is simply because we buy a real tree each year. But scrolling through my Facebook feed I find that I’m not at all surprised or in anyway baffled by the amount of trees already up.

After the year we’ve all had, still are having, it’s so lovely to see families together smiling and having a great time. Don’t we all deserve a bit of hope and happiness. Isn’t it better to see these images popping up on our screens over Trump, violence or Covid-19. The only thing I worry about is that the earlier we make it, the longer we, as parents must be constantly asked how many days until Christmas from our children.

So, tell me, have you put your tree up yet?

Bec x