Here are some lists and ideas to go along with my Youtube video: If Christmas Makes You Sad You Are Not Alone. I am including lists of some of things that keep me keeping on during times when the blues hang on and don’t want to let go.

Books:

David Sedaris. He is one of the greatest living comic writers and his books are like instant sanity restorers. I love everything I have read and regularly give copies of his books to others but this year I read Theft by Finding, extracts from his diaries, and was enchanted all over again.

I can re-read PG Wodehouse endlessly. Your library will certainly have some of his pieces and his Jeeves and Wooster stories are timeless.

So many but I do have a few go-to movies that I watch if I need some serious mood adjustment.

• GalaxyQuest
• Babette’s Feast
• Hot Fuzz
• The World’s End
• Paddington 2
• Hunt for the Wilderpeople
• Babe

Here is my new playlist on Youtube full of funny stuff and old movies, real comfort watching.

Finally, Lois @TheEccentricAunt on Instagram has shared some of her journal pages where she writes about her encounters with emotions during the holiday season. Check out her feed to see more.