Christmas Cookies

I just love Christmas. It's just that time of the year when I remember that happiness doesn't need a particular reason. And it is breathable in the air. The lights, the people's mood, everything changes and somehow the everyday goes by more pleasantly.

The relaxing mood always brings me to cooking and baking. For me it's a symbolic way to remind me of the wonderful time I spent on my holiday break from school helping my mother out in the kitchen. Now that I think of it, it was my first real personal project. When I was about 7 years old I decided I wanted to make cookies (which I love since then), but my mother wouldn't let me. Of course, I was too little and inexperienced. So I had to litterally work my way to the top. At first, my mom would only asign to me the "boring chores". Like doing the dishes (which to this very day I still stand against my mother and insist it's not a part of the cooking!). And sifting flour, cremating butter and so on. But I learned one of my most valuable life lessons: practice, dedication and effort will eventually get you where you want to go. So that's how I learned to bake, and to my self steem I turned out to be a pretty good pastry amateur chef (yeah I like to call myself that! :-)

Therefore, based on my love for baking and my love for Christmas, on this particular time of the year I fully enjoy the season. I just bought a Christmas cookie special magazine to inspire myself for decorating ideas for my giveaways this holidays. I love this form of present since it's made with love and can be totally personalized. It's not a very common thing in my country but I just love doing it and my friends and acquaintances enjoy them quite much.

I know it's still October, but I can already feel the cool winds comming my way. Let's spread the holiday spirit and take a break from all our bad feelings and attitudes and as The Bible says: Rejoice!