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Fuck it, next year I'm ...

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hashbrownsandwich · 24/12/2023 23:23

Booking a holiday/expensive hotel where no one cares how I stud the gammon (oooh err!) As of 8am when I realised I don't bloody eat meat anyway so who cares?!

Let's create the 23/24 thread of regrets/new promises!

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ChesterFoxE · 25/12/2023 08:28

To spend it abroad on a beach.....

ScremeEggs · 25/12/2023 02:21

Not paying rent ever again 🥂🕺🎉 Completed buying first house, and looking forward to making it my own. Overflowing with ideas on how to style it, with no-one else to negotiate with
Nice one 💕

OrangeKettle · 25/12/2023 02:19

I hope you’re ok. Good luck 💐

TheCatfordCat · 25/12/2023 02:13

I quite fancy facking off to The Canaries next Christmas. I've given less and less of a s__t in recent years.

Accidentallyonporpoise · 25/12/2023 02:01

Starting the preparations earlier! (I say that every year though)

Faceache45 · 25/12/2023 01:48

Going to be single. I just asked H for a divorce. I don't want to spend another year miserable with him.

campingmama · 25/12/2023 01:44

Going to the sun for Xmas...DSC will be at their mums next year so we're gonna spend the day around the pool and then have dinner without a roast potato or sprout in sight!
I'm hoping this will be the last year we have to do 'traditional' Christmas to please other people

coxesorangepippin · 25/12/2023 01:36

I'll join you lot abroad or in Cumbria

GaryLurcher19 · 25/12/2023 01:22

Several times, when my boys were small, I ducked out of Christmas by taking them away.

Mexico was fantastic! Gambia a close second. The vitamin D was a bonus.

Milkybarsareonmeeeee · 25/12/2023 01:03

Thisilldo · 25/12/2023 00:28

Currently in a beach front cottage in Cumbria somewhere between two places nobodies ever heard of. Wondered into a small village today, ate lunch, wondered back, bottle of champagne and M&S lasagne.

Highly begrudged because the home owner has put a fucking Christmas tree in the dining room but there isn’t a present in sight.

I completely couldn’t be arsed and skipped out of Christmas completely.

Tomorrow I will wonder on the beach before making myself scrambled egg and more champagne.

DH is secretly enjoying himself even though he claims not to be. Best Christmas ever!

Sounds amazing ‘
I want to opt out too.

Milkybarsareonmeeeee · 25/12/2023 01:01

Going to Barbados . !?
I was looking at holidays tonight for Xmas 24 . instead of finishing the wrapping

Otterock · 25/12/2023 00:59

Recovering from surgery I had 2 days ago. Im completely out of action shuffling around in a nightie and compression stockings. partner doesn’t have a driving license so it’s been the perfect excuse to opt out of all the social obligations and completely focus on healing. It does really suck not being able to get physically comfortable for more than an hour or be hugged though.

dothehokeycokey · 25/12/2023 00:56

Not leaving wrapping till the last week.

I finished work on Wednesday lunchtime thinking it's fine I can do a bit each day however the days have been busier than anticipated and I ended doing it all on Friday night and it took me until midnight. I was grumpy and fed up by then.
Next year I will plan it better.

Next year I am shopping earlier and more methodically

I say it every year but I mean it this time

Motherrr · 25/12/2023 00:54

Going to be more organised and start planning for xmas earlier... and not be wrapping presents at midnight... maybe

Pozz · 25/12/2023 00:52

Buying gift bags so I don't have to wrap. So fed up of wrapping!

Getting food and drink gifts for adults, instead of walking round and round town for hours or browsing the net looking for inspiration. I have a big family and it's ridiculously time consuming.

Maybe go abroad for Christmas - actually that would be amazing 🤩

HolyZarquonsSingingSeals · 25/12/2023 00:48

Not going to be working back to back shifts.

zigzag716746zigzag · 25/12/2023 00:31

Giving everyone a gift voucher for Christmas (or at the very least, wrapping as I go rather than leaving it to Christmas Eve).

Whatineed · 25/12/2023 00:29

clare8allthepies · 25/12/2023 00:21

Getting back into employment after 10 years as a SAHM so I can get some independence back and try and gain the courage to leave my partner.

Good luck, you can do it. Flowers

Avatartar · 25/12/2023 00:28

Putting ME first sometimes!

Thisilldo · 25/12/2023 00:28

Currently in a beach front cottage in Cumbria somewhere between two places nobodies ever heard of. Wondered into a small village today, ate lunch, wondered back, bottle of champagne and M&S lasagne.

Highly begrudged because the home owner has put a fucking Christmas tree in the dining room but there isn’t a present in sight.

I completely couldn’t be arsed and skipped out of Christmas completely.

Tomorrow I will wonder on the beach before making myself scrambled egg and more champagne.

DH is secretly enjoying himself even though he claims not to be. Best Christmas ever!

spookehtooth · 25/12/2023 00:27

shellyleppard · 25/12/2023 00:05

Going out for Christmas lunch and bugger the expense!!!! I'll save all year and it will be stress free!!! Happy Christmas 🎄⛄❤️

You won't regret it, if you can find the money. I'm doing it for the second time this year, the last time was a few years ago. For years, I wasn't loving the cost when it came up as an idea, but I liked it more than I expected

HighlandCowSaysBooNotMoo · 25/12/2023 00:25

Buying my Christmas crackers and table wares in July. Couldn't find diddly sqaut earlier.

clare8allthepies · 25/12/2023 00:21

Getting back into employment after 10 years as a SAHM so I can get some independence back and try and gain the courage to leave my partner.

TheChosenTwo · 25/12/2023 00:18

Going to resume my hobby of swimming in the mornings before work! I’ve stopped these last couple of weeks as things have been hectic and I’ve noticed I’ve been a bit more narky than usual so it’s a priority for the new year.
Other than that I hope I have an altogether happier year, it’s been really tough and I’ve struggled (I know why, there’s a valid reason for it but knowing the cause of my struggles hasn’t made it easier!).

thisisasurvivor · 25/12/2023 00:17

80lbs lighter

I could barely tie my shoes earlier

What a mess

Anyway today was the final point for me