family, joy, laughter and vacations…
But between you and me, we know very well that we demand a lot of ourselves during the holiday season.

“Running around the shops to buy gifts that probably won’t please everyone, often spending too much, all in order to preserve customs. Christmas has become the holiday where you have to give gifts.

“Cooking, not relaxing food! Trying out ever more impressive recipes while looking at the latest “three times a day” book to highlight our dish.

“Doing a big cleaning of the house, adding new cushions to the 20 already lying around on the bed in the bedroom; which will be ignored anyway, since the door will be closed; or the bed disappearing under layers of coats. Decorating the tree, the outside of the house, choosing music and so on…

“Eating a lot. Too much! Often very fatty. A few days later, for this new year that begins, we will say to ourselves: “I am going to go on a new diet!” Again…