Yay, it’s finally December and we can start thinking about Christmas without someone bringing on the Batman slap. I love the festive season, the Christmas tree lightings, the mulled grape and mince pies, an excuse to shop (as if such a thing were ever needed) and an equally good excuse to overeat (ditto). But, I do draw the line at festivities starting any time before December; in fact, I’d prefer them just a week or two before the big day. Coming from the UK, I was delighted to arrive in Bahrain and find that Christmas, though celebrated, didn’t seem to suffer from the overkill that bombards you from September onwards in my homeland. However, that was 10 years ago and things they are achangin’. The mall trees are going up earlier each year and there only seem to be around three months when the shops are free of festive goodies – alright, that’s an exageration but you get my drift?
So, given that I’ve been feeling a little bit bah humbug this year, it seems somewhat ironic that my neighbour has turned his garden, which is directly opposite my windows, into a veritable Santa’s Grotto (or should that be grotty) of multicoloured, flashing lights. I figured I might just be getting old and grumpy, so I was delighted to read Ouiam’s column exhorting us all to remember the true meaning of the season. Hmm, I suppose I shall have to cut my neighbour some slack – grudgingly!
And, to be honest, it would be hard to stay anti-Christmas for long when there’s the lovely fashion and beauty looks you’ll find in this month’s pages, not to mention the gorgeous bling in the homes section.
You’ll notice that this month’s magazine looks somewhat differnt to normal and there’s a very good reason for that. We’ve decided to take more of our content online allowing for more regular updates on fashion and beauty news and there’re lots of new ideas in development. Keep your eyes on www.womanthismonth.com to stay abreast of our upgrade.
I’d love to hear what you think and in the meantime I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Christmas, National Day and Bahrain Women’s Day.
