15/12/2025
This time of year loves to test your limits — your time, your energy, your patience, and sometimes your sanity.
But here’s the truth: you’re allowed to say no.
You don’t have to go to every event, reply to every message instantly, buy gifts you can’t afford, or host people when you’d rather be left alone with a blanket and your own thoughts.
A boundary isn’t rude — it’s grown-up self-respect.
It’s you deciding what actually works for you instead of running around pleasing everyone else like a frantic festive elf who’s one mince pie away from a breakdown.
So this Sh*tmas, practise saying:
“No, I can’t make it.”
“No, I don’t have the capacity.”
“No, that doesn’t feel good for me.”
And the holy grail: “No, just… no.”
Your energy is precious — like the last purple Quality Street.
If you give it away without thinking, you’ll be the one staring sadly into an empty tub.
Protect it. Savour it. Share only if you genuinely want to.