The secret to joy this Christmas

Find your joy in giving, not receiving this festive season, says Natalie Williams

When I was in my teens and 20s, my family began our present opening with me opening my gift from my nan (on my dad’s side) while my mum, brother and sister looked on eagerly.

One year, it was an eight-pack of KitKats – with four removed. Another year, it was a plastic Filofax with the initials ‘JF’ on the front. My mum hurried to her bedroom, returning with an identical one she had received free with her Janet Fraser catalogue. For a while, when I worked at Woolworth’s, Nan would give me Woolworth’s vouchers.