I feel drowning at Christmas...

Where for Ctristmas? I don´t know… feel lost in the midst of so much publicity, offer, rush and other events around me is one of the most beautiful and felt festivities of the year

The Christmas villages and towns multiply, invites, appeals, it is suggested visits to places for great amusement, such as: see reindeer, sleigh ride, ice skating, arrival with wish and photos with Santa Claus, manufactures of sickening, real snow creation in places that never Snow and... a panoply of activities to 30 days that promise to create and stimulate the imagination and creativity of those who participate.

Dp not to mention the dinners and Christmas lunches that multiply and under which they often are nothing more than a armistice of peace for a few hours of those who have been icing for a whole year, we must not forget that we are in times of forgiveness and peace.

I feel like I'm getting a little tired and cynical around all this over-consumerism of what I consider to be a time of personal rebirth.

Where the Christmas in family and with friends, neighbors or others who come together to celebrate nativity? The good thing is to be at home and feel what my kids designate as the smell and Christmas conversations.

I need what I design the smells of Christmas, the smell of food, the sweets of the fried ones that are done in a shared way and with laughter and roars in the middle. Board games, puzzles, conversations, table stories and swirling dances around the Christmas truck on the street with the community as you nibble here and there. To see the children open there presents without being dependent on them and the time coming soon, because as adults and kids share experiences. tories and joke time passes without us being aware of the hours or being marked by anxiety

I prefer to save money and if I can ever go to the North Pole in search of Santa Claus, or the Northern countries to see the reindeer in their Natural habitat. Go to the "Serra da Estrela" to see snow and sleigh, to live my town as it is if we want skating rinks why do not creat this space throughout the winter so that families can have fun when they please and not only for the Christmas.

It may seem selfish and misplaced, but let me live my Christmas time!