Would you like stuffing with that?

Sorry possibly a bit of a double innuendo there I think. However, imagine the scenario. Its Christmas day, people walk into the kitchen, have a bit of a nosy about, then they say "mmm that smells great", then they may well say, "is that stuffing you're cooking, oh I love stuffing especially with sausage meat in" (oops maybe I should have edited that bit). Anyway I walk in "that looks nice" and that's it, that looks nice. Nothing more to say really. Except for, "I need a drink now"!! Sorry mum, lemonade of course!
However, no more moaning or negativity, let me continue.

Some of the Anosmics/Parosmics I've been talking to on social media, yes there are a few of us out there somewhere! Have been discussing Christmas and how it affects us all in different ways. Some of them have children so take pleasure in watching their excitement when opening their presents, or sadly thinking, I will never be able to smell my daughter's first bottle of perfume I buy her in Christmases' to come, or, I am going to hide away and pretend Christmas doesn't exist. Which I must admit I thought might be me at first. Slapped wrist, don't say that Debbie!
Obviously it all comes down to the same thing retrospectively, can't smell or taste the lovely things associated with Christmas, or can, but they smell and taste weird/disgusting, take your pick.
We have to focus on different things these days like being with loved ones, the cosiness and pleasure, the atmosphere, the Christmas lights and decorations, even watching daft films on TV! I know I said something similar in my last blog, but that's what as Anosmics or Parosmics, we have to make priority now.

Oh yes and not forgetting the snow of course, which we had an absolute deluge of a few weeks ago and where is it now when we need it? Well disappeared of course never to be seen again, over Christmas anyway, typical!

                                                  View from our back garden, good eh!

So......the cards are written, nearly, the presents bought and wrapped, another nearly, and I have a works Christmas do coming up, involving a sit down dinner....oh oh! I'll let you know about that one once it's happened.......

The Christmas do has now happened, jumped ahead a bit there haven't I?  Anyway it was actually quite fun, I'd love to say the food was gorgeous, it looked good, but didn't taste so good. It didn't help that the guy opposite me said he'd been in this restaurant last week and had what I was now trying to eat, and thought it was lovely, oh well he wasn't to know.

Well I know I said I'd write another post before Christmas, but it might be getting a bit late in the day now.  So just in case I don't check in until afterwards, and it wont be long after Christmas I can assure you as I'll have lots to tell (oh, oh you thinks)!! Thank you so much for reading this blog and your support. Stay tuned in, and till next time.

Have a very Happy Christmas and great new year, who knows what it may bring!

Christmas is coming but I'm not getting fat!

Well folks its on its way....a bit weird coz last year I could smell and taste my Christmas dinner.  My family do a mean Christmas dinner, so I'll feel like I'm missing out a bit......well a lot!

I can't actually believe it's been ten months since I've had Anosmia.
 

I'm sitting here looking at our lovely Christmas tree. We always buy a real one but I can't smell it this year. I do remember the wonderful pine smell so that's something I suppose.

My lovely family are rallying around for me this Christmas, on Christmas Day my brother in law is going to have a go at making gravy from scratch so that there's no risk of onion powder in it from the stock cubes......onions = yuck! And on Boxing Day my mum and dad are doing a hot buffet so I can eat what I know I can manage. Lucky bugger really aren't I.

I still want chocolate because psychologically it'll help. I am not going to act like a victim at this time of year and spoil it for everyone else as they've all been so supportive and brilliant.

I can still get excited about presents I can still enjoy all of the Christmas lights, and most importantly of all, I can still enjoy being around family and good friends.

 

Eddie - too much vino I think!

Including festive season cats like Eddie, my sisters cat, one of three in fact.

And of course not forgetting Doodie our cat, who'll get spoiled rotten as usual! No pics of him though he's too much of a scaredy cat, bad joke again. Anyway he's ginger and white and very cute.  I will get a picture of him on this blog one day if he'll stay still for long enough!

Well fat certainly won't be on the menu this year ha, ha that's another bad joke of mine....oh dear. As you all know I have a problem with that these days, remember 'skinny little me' post?
And scented candles will be interesting but they'll still look nice. Smell of food cooking, nope not going to happen, unless my Parosmia kicks in at which point I'll be sticking my nose in a glass of Amaretto, which I can still manage. Hick whoops!! Oh and by the way I had Christmas lunch with my colleges today, a bit anxious on that one? You bet!  However I told myself not to worry about the food aspect of things and focus instead on the lovely atmosphere and good company. So guess what it worked!

Listen to me being all positive, not bad eh? Possibly a bit of bravado in there I'll let you know on that one, but I'm doing ok I think. You'll get a few more posts out of me before the big event so we'll find out together ok.