It's December... which means Christmas!

What. What happened to the rest of my year?

I'm sitting here trying to remember what happened to all of the months in between January and December this year. Racking my brains furiously isn't working at all, and I've finally come to the conclusion that I must have some sort of Amnesia.

Because it's December, and we all know what that means.

Welcome to the month of way too much food, holiday road rage and Christmas shopping. It's finally the festive season!

Don't take this as me being a Grinch! No! Take this as well-meaning advice with only the best of intentions! Let's face it, as good as the holiday season is, there are always those little things to look out for and avoid.

Bad drivers are notoriously bad at this time. I don't know what it is about this time of the year. Blame something in the air or water or food. But drivers seem to lose the ability to drive properly and it becomes a time where indicators, speed limits, road rules and common curtesy seem to be optional.

I'm not saying that every driver loses their cool at this time of the year, nor am I saying that I am perfect. However, I am saying that this holiday season, it'd be nice if we checked ourselves and didn't overreact to tiny, insignificant things. If we make it home safe at the end of the day, that's the main thing.

In order to make it home safe, you've got to survive a shopping centre at Christmas. If you're like me, and often leave your Christmas shopping until the last minute, then you'll know what I'm talking about.

Crazy and frazzled mothers with prams, rude business people who talk on the phone whilst surreptitiously pushing in front of you in the line and screaming kids all make for those joyous and fun-filled shopping trips at Christmas time. To avoid this scenario though, there is a quick-fix solution!

Ready?

Don't leave you Christmas shopping until the week before Christmas. That is a week when good driving is especially optional, parking is impossible and you're huddled like penguins beside the checkouts in what kind of is, but isn't really, a queue. This a week when, if you must go shopping, you shouldn't go to browse. You should be like a lion spotting a gazelle on the Serengeti.  You should have your eye on the prize and not stop for anything else. Your trips to overcrowded shopping centres with pretend 'Christmas' sales during this week should consist of you going in, paying and leaving. If you choose to skip the second step, that's illegal and you will probably get caught.

So Christmas Day. Relatives and food. It's up to you with how you deal with relatives, but all I can say about food is just enjoy yourself. Christmas comes once a year, so don't stress about your diet, alcohol consumption or wasteline. It's one day, I'm sure it'll be fine!

All in all, remember to stay calm and have a good Christmas! It'll be over in no time (until next year!)