Getting ready for Christmas with the team at Fishers
5 December 2024 | |
As Christmas approaches, we have asked some of the team how they get ready for the festive season, at home and at work...
Jo Garner - Prosser, Business Development Executive
Do you have a festive family tradition?
On Christmas Day we've always had a traditional East Midlands breakfast of Melton Mowbray pork pie, with ham, cheese and pickles.
How do you get ready for Christmas, at work and at home?
It mostly involves long lists of things to do like cooking, decorating and shopping!
What do you look forward to the most about the festive season?
Having time off to spend with the family, especially my brother who comes over from Australia every other year.
What is on your Christmas wish list?
Tickets to a summer festival next year.
Do you have any plans for 2025, at work and at home?
My work plan for 2025 is to continue with what I've started at Fishers this year, and build on it to bring new business to the Derby office. At home, we moved into our Edwardian house in January this year, so we will be continuing to refurbish it one room at a time.
As another year comes to the end, what has been your pit and peak of 2024?
My year peaked early in January, when we finally completed on our house - the whole process had taken 18 months! I'm lucky enough to say that I've not really had a pit this year
Kalpna Patel, Legal Secretary in the Commercial Property Team
Do you have a festive family tradition?
Just having Champagne in the morning whilst opening presents.
How do you get ready for Christmas, at work and at home?
Decorating my house and putting tree up to get it all festive.
What do you look forward to the most about the festive season?
Getting together with family enjoying food and drink. I prefer the snacky foods and drinks like Gin or Cocktails.
What is on your Christmas wish list?
Spending more time with family and friends but also, I have asked for HSong Earbud headphones.
Do you have any plans for 2025, at work and at home?
More holidays and spending time with family. With my family, we get together at my mum and Dads to play games and have food and drinks.
As another year comes to the end, what has been your pit and peak of 2024?
I turned 50 and had lots of great holidays. I went to Thailand, Morrocco, and Turkey.
Viktoriia Smyrnova, Trainee Paralegal in the tax and trust team
Do you have a festive family tradition?
We gather together around the Christmas table, have a Christmas meal with the traditional Ukrainian dishes such as Olivie and Shuba and celebrate together.
How do you get ready for Christmas, at work and at home?
We decorate the Christmas tree at home, and I install a small Christmas tree at work.
What do you look forward to the most about the festive season?
Peace in Ukraine.
What is on your Christmas wish list?
A trip to Maldives.
Do you have any plans for 2025, at work and at home?
I have lots of plans, but it is a bad sign to disclose them.
As another year comes to the end, what has been your pit and peak of 2024?
My pit was I didn’t win on dog races, my peak was the purchase of my family home in the UK.
Abi Foster, Conveyancer.
Do you have a festive family tradition?
On Christmas Eve, my mum, sisters and I all go to the cinema.
How do you get ready for Christmas, at work and at home?
December in Conveyancing is a very busy month as everyone wants to be in their new homes for Christmas, so the lead up to Christmas flies by. At home the Christmas tree always goes up on the 1st December.
What do you look forward to the most about the festive season?
Spending quality time with family and friends.
What is on your Christmas wish list?
A Hotel Chocolate Velvetiser!
Do you have any plans for 2025, at work and at home?
At work I am completing my Level 4 CLC in Conveyancing Practice, and I am aiming to complete this in 2025. At home we have a busy year with weddings and house renovations.
As another year comes to the end, what has been your pit and peak of 2024?
The peak is buying my first home and getting our first dog. (I’ve not had any pits!)
Kim Hylton, Legal Secretary in the residential property team
Do you have a festive family tradition?
We have three Christmas days; one at home on Christmas Eve, one with my family on Christmas Day and one on Boxing day with Adam’s family. We also go on holiday to Ribby Hall Winter Wonderland every year.
How do you get ready for Christmas, at work and at home?
I do all my Christmas shopping/wrapping in June/August time. We get a pizza takeaway and decorate the Christmas tree whilst watching the Grinch.
What do you look forward to the most about the festive season?
The annual trip to go and see Santa; seeing Norah, my daughter, so excited, and always requesting that he gets her chocolate for Christmas
What is on your Christmas wish list?
I don’t really have a wish list – I’m the worst person to buy gifts for anyway (Adam will back me up on that)
Do you have any plans for 2025, at work and at home?
I get married in May 2025!
As another year comes to the end, what has been your pit and peak of 2024?
Pit – I haven’t really had any this year (touch wood).
Peak - Getting the job at Fishers and actually enjoying coming to work!
Kirsty Malone, Legal Secretary
Do you have a festive family tradition?
When I was a child my Gran took me to midnight mass with her and when we got home, I was allowed to open one present before bed. Mam and I don’t go to mass now, but we still open one parcel on the 24th before bed.
For Hogmanay (Scottish New Year), when the bells ring at midnight, I watch the fireworks over Edinburgh Castle on the TV and then run to the front door and watch them outside as Mam lives near Edinburgh, and wish Happy New Year to the neighbours who are also outside. There is usually someone playing bagpipes as well which I love.
How do you get ready for Christmas, at work and at home?
At work, about 4-6 weeks before we break up for the festive period, I review the client files I am involved with and organise my workload based on what I can complete before the end of the year and what is unable to proceed until the new year. At home, I spend the festive period with family in Scotland. I bake homemade treats and give them out to family and friends on the 21st of December for Yule. My birthday is also at this time of year, so it is nice to celebrate that with them.
What do you look forward to the most about the festive season?
Being with my family, remembering loved ones who are no longer with us, and listening to a local pipe band going through the village on the 1st of January.
What is on your Christmas wish list?
Continued good health for family and friends …. and Harry Potter Lego.
Do you have any plans for 2025, at work and at home?
I have more training/ learning planned for next year at work to aide me with my current role. At home I have a family first Birthday and a wedding to look forward to (not mine!), so it will be sticking to the standard getting healthier resolutions.
As another year comes to the end, what has been your pit and peak of 2024?
I have had some mental health challenges this year, but I am happy to say I am in a much better place now.
The birth of my youngest niece at the start of year has given me several highlights watching her grow and learn the world around her. She is amazing!
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