The Money team reveals what really matters over Christmas

After another great year, the Money team is ready for a break. Here's what they are looking forward to this summer...

Effie Zahos, editor

"Slow­ing down a lit­tle and en­joy­ing my fam­ily," says editor Effie Zahos. "Ty­ing up loose ends so I can stop think­ing about what needs to be done. Head home to the Goldie and un­wind with bar­be­cues, day-time drink­ing and go­ing for a dip at Talle­budgera Creek."

Maria Bekiaris, deputy editor

"Lazy days read­ing and watch­ing the kids play­ing in the back­yard, catch­ing up with friends and fam­ily over a drink or two and late al­fresco din­ners," says deputy editor Maria Bekiaris. "I might also in­dulge in some Net­flix binge ses­sions and hope­fully cross off a few things that have been on my to-do list since last Jan­uary."

Ann Loveday, art director

Art di­rec­tor Ann Loveday says: "I'll be very happy in the frame, en­ter­tain­ing and feed­ing pals at home and mix­ing up my best mar­gar­i­tas. For me there's a con­tent­ment to sum­mer in Sydney, the drone of ci­cadas, the scent of frangi­pani, the warmth of the sea and the hus­tle of a busy home BBQ. Bring it on."

Sharyn McCowen, online producer

"A road trip west, Christ­mas cel­e­bra­tions that are big on fam­ily and low on stuff, Nerf wars with neph­ews, and my mum's ex­quis­ite tri­fle," says online producer Sharyn McCowen. "Plus time to tick off the re­main­der of my goals for 2017 be­fore 2018 ar­rives."

Bob Christensen, senior sub-editor

"Af­ter all the rush­ing around, it's a great op­por­tu­nity to pause and take stock," says senior sub-editor Bob Christensen. "Re­con­nect­ing with friends and fam­ily, if you are lucky enough to be able to do so, is a re­minder that in the long run there's more to life than tin­sel and mince pies, al­though they're a fun di­ver­sion."

Susan Hely, senior writer

Senior writer Susan Hely says, "I'm look­ing for­ward to my old­est daugh­ter camp­ing with us at the Wood­ford Folk Fes­ti­val. Early morn­ing or late af­ter­noon dips in the clear blue sea with friends. Read­ing He­len Gar­ner's True Sto­ries. Sim­ple food: ripe man­goes, cher­ries from Tas­ma­nia, peaches."

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