Happy December everyone!

WhatThe
WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 4,787 Championing
edited December 2024 in Coffee lounge

Or maybe not as happy as we'd like it to be? ๐Ÿค”

December is upon us once again. For a whole month. Until next year!๐Ÿ˜„

Do we like December or do we just want it gone?

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  • Morgan_Alumni
    Morgan_Alumni Posts: 782 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Happy December @WhatThe!

    I know I'm not alone in finding this month difficult, and there are many different reasons lots of us feel the same. But, I also get a little feeling of magic when the months tick over to December. Perhaps it's the chocolate from my advent calendar ๐Ÿ˜‰

  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Online Community Member Posts: 375 Pioneering

    I think December is going to be good and bad for 2 reasons. The DWP will be in court this month. I'I'm looking forward to seeing how that pans out.

    On a sad and personal note, my mam died at Christmas and this'll be her second anniversary.

    To cheer myself up, i'i've ordered an advent calendar.

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 4,787 Championing

    Ironside, I am sorry to hear about your mam ๐Ÿ˜ž

    The advent calendar is a great idea for December! I shall get one tomorrow or as soon as they are reduced ๐Ÿ˜

  • JessieJ
    JessieJ Online Community Member Posts: 1,054 Championing

    I like the lights & decs, they do lift my mood, if I'm in the mood to have them up! But, my parents birthdays were both in December & both became ill in December too, leading to their passing in the following new years. The one date I do look forward to though, is the 21st, as it's the shortest day & after that the evenings start getting lighter.

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 4,787 Championing
    edited December 2024

    I have my advent calendar and have opened the tub of chocolates. It is officially Christmastime. Sort of.

    I drag myself towards it, no hurry ๐Ÿ˜„ three whole weeks to go!

  • Morgan_Alumni
    Morgan_Alumni Posts: 782 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    I hope you're enjoying them both @WhatThe! I have been trying to avoid the tubs of chocolate this year as I get through them so quickly. My excuse is they seem to have shrunk, but I also really, really enjoy chocolate!

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 4,787 Championing
    edited December 2024

    Morgan, the weights have shrunk so these tubs are half empty really ๐Ÿ˜ถ

    I was once ahead of the game and saved some of those lovely shiny wrappers before they were discontinued! They make colourful tree decorations over fairy lights not that I have a tree this year..

    Has anyone else noticed a slightly unpleasant odour with the new paper wrappers? ๐Ÿ˜ท

    And far too many orange creams?๐Ÿ˜ฉ

  • Morgan_Alumni
    Morgan_Alumni Posts: 782 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Oooh I love an orange cream! I really preferred the old shiny wrappers to these paper ones, I hadn't noticed the odour though.

    Do you normally have a tree up @WhatThe?

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 4,787 Championing
    edited December 2024

    Ho ho no, I misled you there.. Sometimes I decorate a large plant but usually just hang lights around a book shelf and sometimes keep them there for months โœจ

    Morgan, you can have ALL my orange ones ๐Ÿ˜‹ there are so many that I may need another tub!

  • Morgan_Alumni
    Morgan_Alumni Posts: 782 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    I'm the same with lights! Which chocolates are your favourites @WhatThe?

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 4,787 Championing
    edited December 2024

    Ooo ๐Ÿ˜€ toffee, fudge and coconut! And yours?

    Those beautiful, iconic wrappers should be brought back and the chocolates sold in a cardboard tub. Scope, can you please add this to your 2025 campaigns list?

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 7,193 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Haha @WhatThe, I will pass that on to the campaigns team, I'm sure they'd be on board ๐Ÿ˜

    The toffees are always my faves in those tubs. Never a fan of the fruity creams!

  • dream
    dream Online Community Member Posts: 124 Contributor

    Happy December yep find it hard coz I got nobody my brother got nobody finding Xmas coming up hard coz we used to go to our sister's for Xmas

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 7,193 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    It's not an easy time of year @dream, hope you're managing okay so far.

  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 15,415 Championing

    I hate orange creams

  • Biblioklept
    Biblioklept Online Community Member Posts: 352 Pioneering

    I have a love/hate relationship with December but all the pretty lights always win me over!!!

    I had a tub of celebrations delivered with my shopping today so I'm happy ๐Ÿ˜†

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,423 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Oooooh, it IS chocolate season now, nearly time to break out the After Eights. ๐Ÿค—

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 4,787 Championing

    My family used to share a small box of After Eights for the whole 12 days of Christmas and we had to ask permission for one ๐Ÿคฃ

    Imagine that now!

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,423 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Oh that would not sit well with me at all @WhatThe I'm very protective of my one box of Xmas After Eights. ๐Ÿ˜†

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 4,787 Championing
    edited December 2024

    You sound like my dad. He'd save his bar of chocolate until we'd eaten everything else and have to beg him to open and share his ๐Ÿคฃ

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