Dear New T,

For lack of anywhere else to write about this, here it is. My family are up to their old tricks again! It got me in quite a state before Christmas, but I am trying not to let it bother me for New Years. Sometimes I wish I didn't want to bother with them at all, but there is something inside me which insists I keep trying.

I asked at the beginning of the week if people wanted to spend it by themselves or get together. No-one got back to me, so we decided me and my other half would spend it alone, and I bought some nice cheeses and a few tapas bits for us, and thought we could watch a movie or play a game. Then yesterday my Dad says he wants to come, which is fine, the food should stretch, then today I get a message from my brother asking if they come, what time for. Well, R has just asked what we are going to do for food now...

I could get upset, and worry, and be annoyed like normally happens, or I can do what I am trying to do which is to stay calm and just say "love you to come, please now cater for yourselves as I am working tomorrow and don't have time to shop!".

I know they won't really mind... They are pretty easy going, hence the inability to plan anything!! It's just the opposite of how I am, and I know it gets to me. But I can't change them, I can only change me, so yeah, I'm keeping that cheese to myself and maybe next time they will let me know earlier!!! Haha.