MY HOLIDAY PREP AND MY DREAM NEW YEAR'S EVE - 250 WORDS

1. My biggest holiday preparation challenge is balancing expectation and reality.

Every Christmas, my family expects a big celebration....My mother wants new wrapper, my kids want new shoes and toys, my wife wants us to paint the house and buy plenty food. In my head I want to give them everything. But my salary is the same, while market prices double in December. I enter the market with a list and come out confused because money finished before I bought half.

Time is also a challenge...Combining work, traffic, shopping, cleaning, and traveling to village is stressful...Last year I was so busy preparing that I did not enjoy Christmas Day. I slept off while others were eating.

This year I have learned to plan early, save small small from October, and cut my coat according to my size....Holiday is about love, not impressing people.

1. If I could spend New Year's Eve anywhere, I would spend it in New York City, Times Square.....yeah🤏🙂💕💕

I have watched it on TV since I was a child....The ball drop, the lights, the crowd counting 10, 9, 8... Everyone shouting Happy New Year in the cold. I want to be there once in my life, wearing winter jacket, holding hot coffee, watching fireworks with thousands of strangers who become family for one night....It would remind me that new year is a new chance for everyone.

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