What’s your favorite month of the year? Why?
My favourite month has always been December. Christmas season arrives, and with it comes office parties, mulled wine, decorations, and everyone generally being in good spirits.
Growing up in the Northern Hemisphere, December meant cold weather, dark evenings, and a cosy atmosphere that made Christmas feel extra special. That’s the version of the holiday that’s still in my head.
Living in Australia now, December looks completely different. It’s the middle of summer, and instead of coats and gloves, it’s all about heat, swims, and barbecues. I actually love the warm weather and getting outside as much as possible.
However, Christmas just doesn’t feel the same when you’re wearing shorts and a T-shirt and hearing festive music in the sun. It’s nice in its own way, but it’s not what I am used to.
Even with the changes, December is still my favourite month, just for very different reasons depending on which side of the world I’m on.
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Haha yes absolutely!
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That’s mine also favorite 🎀, nice post…🌟 Please do support to my page too I am new in this journey! 🌷
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A great post. I’ve been curious about Christmas in other countries so it’s nice to hear about Australia. I’m in North Carolina and we frequently have warm Christmas days, some even shorts weather. It’s a nice surprise but also disorienting.
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Oh wow I didn’t know that either so thanks for sharing your point of view. It’s definitely different haha.
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That’s my favourite month too. All the same reasons. Plus, I’m a December baby.
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Oh that’s a great reason too! Thanks Tanja.
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I do enjoy the holidays, but December was always a crummy month at work. The accountants needed so much work done on systems, special requests and cancelled days off. Much better now that I’m retired.
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Oh that doesn’t sound like much fun at all Dan, definitely better to be retired.
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I love the christmas season, and it’s cold here in the north of the states. I spent one christmas in western australia and it was so different. we had a picnic in the yard, wore shorts and went to the beach, warm and fun, but really did miss the snow.
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Love hearing your story Beth. Yes it’s lovely for a change but after a couple of years you really just want a cold Christmas 🤣. Remind me of this in a few years if I move back home and complain of the cold!!!
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Same here Wayne, for me Christmas is the best season of the year.😘
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Love it 🥰
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Glad you found ways to enjoy the same time with different seasons.
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Oh you absolutely have to. Thanks Jean! Have a lovely day!
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You too.
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Love the “Christmas sandals”!
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Haha thanks Neal.
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Yea a friend of mine who grew up in the Caribbean jokes that people have it all wrong. He says Santa should be dressed in swim trunks and flip flops. Hmm, interesting. Ha. ha.
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If you’ve grown up with that, it will be completely normal. I just can’t get into it haha.
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