When I was a child, I remember waking up on Easter morning and walking into the living room where a basket of chocolate eggs would be waiting for me. It would be chocolate for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks in between. It would drive my parents crazy.....all that sugar!!

As time goes on and the years pass, Easter gets less exciting for me. Being the one buying the eggs instead of receiving them puts a hole in my wallet!!

For many people, the Easter long weekend is about more than just chocolate. Some celebrate it as a religious holiday, for others - an excuse for a long weekend off work; or time to be with family and friends.

However you decide to celebrate Easter, chances are in the lead up to that Sunday morning, you would have spent more than the year before and definitely more than you would have liked.

But, on Easter Sunday morning, when I hear the kids getting out of bed and walking into the living room (just as I did all those years ago) to find their handcrafted basket full of eggs and bunnies, and I walk out to find them excited over the empty glass of milk they had left for the Easter Bunny the night before, somehow makes it all worth it. The happy memories all come back......the traditional Easter morning egg hunt, counting the eggs to see who has the most, and the Easter egg and spoon races. All the time spent making the baskets, and the money spent on buying the eggs and presents, just seems okay.

So as this Easter approaches, try not to think about negative things like why you bought so much and what is the point. Think of the Easter morning traditions with your families, the smiles, the laughs and the memories you will create.

Happy Easter!