I truly am a miserable bugger when it comes to the Christmas period. I don't send cards and hardly buy any gifts unless it is as a Secret Santa for work, which this year meant the presents were bought with the knowledge of donating them to Poole hospital children's ward.

Anyway, the money I didn't fork out for silly Christmas card and postage (although Angela still sends them!?!), I have donated this year to Shelter, NSPCC and Age UK.

Forgive my little self-indulgence in making the post, but it was mainly to get the web links there for others to consider.