From carving turkey in the nude to travelling the world, women share why they shun the traditional festive frivolities
From carving turkey in the nude to travelling the world,women reveal why they shun the traditional festive frivolitiesWHILE most see Christmas as a time for bringing the family together, getting merry and indulging in some festive traditions, others enjoy breaking those rules.Fabulous Magazine speak to three women who shun a traditional ChristmasAngie Cox, 38, is a farmer and lives in Doncaster with her husband Edward, 38, an IT worker and their children Isaac, five, and LilianNa, four.
Luckily, he was really cool about it and gradually he became comfortable with being nude around the house, but it took him a few months before he came naked swimming with my parents. Once there, Mum will cook a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings, with some bottles of prosecco on the go, and we’ll all sit down to eat, wearing nothing but our paper hats. Of course at some point someone will crack the obligatory joke about getting the chipolatas out!
One of my favourite parts of the day is hearing everyone’s favourite Christmas memories, whether it’s fond recollections of a special present from a loved one or their first Christmas as a grandparent. I love sitting with someone and listening to them reminisce about their life.A lot of the people in our care are aware that this could be their last Christmas, so staff have a responsibility to make it as special as possible.
Spending such a momentous day with people who are at the end of their lives is really eye-opening, and makes you realise what is important in life. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that being kind and loving one another really is all that matters in the end.”Abbie Norbury, 41, is a radio presenter and lives in Essex.
That year I woke up on the 25th, called Mum to wish her a happy Christmas, then spent the rest of the day having drinks and chilling in the sun with some friends I’d made. No one was in charge of cooking a big dinner and we didn’t do presents. It was such a calm and enjoyable day.I loved it so much that the following year I did the same thing, this time flying to Perth for the holidays.
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