Christmas work

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It’s amazing how women give themselves extra work around the festive season.

Christmas is supposed to be a joyous time but instead women work themselves to a frazzle before, during and sometimes even after Christmas. Instead of enjoying themselves during this season of goodwill, they are collapsing into their beds every night in an exhausted heap. When they entertain, they are on their feet so much that everyone else is entertained.

When the month of December comes around most women could be found discussing how much cleaning they have to…..


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