Women spending Christmas alone, what nice things do you have planned?

I will cook some food the day before so all I have to do is nuke it and then spend the day growing my arse and getting covered in Dorito dust!

I dont have a TV so I will spend it listening to a new audiobook I am saving for the occasion.

I am on my own this year, like most years, as a matterof preference. So here is what I do, I have a bath in the morning with a glass of Bucks Fizz and carols, then I breakfast on sausage rolls, coffee and satsumas. By this time I am listening to R4 and they will usually have "With Great Pleasure", then it is a few phone calls or text to friends and opening my presents from under the tree. More drink and snackage. Afternoon is music and books and getting whatever I am having for dinner started, then around 7:00 ish I might switch on the TV. Probably boring for many but I enjoy it and on a day like Christmas day, that is all that matters.

For the first Christmas day for as long as I can remember, I've got it to myself.

Normally I try my best to make it festive and fun for the kid. (I am not easily given to being festive and fun so I find the whole thing exhausting tbh)

But kids not here this year. They're off to the ex for Xmas. I will miss them, but, I will not miss the Xmas dinner planning, buying and cooking.
I will not miss the getting up early. I will not miss the ripping through presents in minutes and feeling like
"Is that it? I spent all that time and money and it took you less time to open them that it does to watch an episode of Bluey..." 🤪

I think I'll have a festive sandwich instead of cooking... And nuts.. lots of nuts..
I don't know why Christmas is all about nuts, but it was the only time we saw nuts in the house when I were a kid. Me dad went doolally for walnuts, monkey nuts and those little brown hard as fuck nuts from December 15th till Xmas day.
Rest of the year? Absolutely nutless.

Absolutely! Any requirements or allergies I need to know about? Sarnies will be ready for 10am 😁. I've spare rooms, bring some jammies and have a drink 🍸

Love how we all have our imaginary plans for being alone😂

This sounds amazing 😍Can I join you?! 😂

Oh don't be that poster.

I'm not, but often fantasise about it.

The house would be cleaned from top to toe Xmas eve. Log burner set, ready for lighting on Xmas day, wood piled up inside. Everything shower, including washing and drying hair before bed.

Get up in the morning, sort my face out. Put on some nice new pyjamas and dressing gown - that will be my outfit for the day.

Bacon sandwiches for breakfast, accompanied by spicy bloody Mary's.

Lunch would be chicken liver pate on freshly baked sourdough baguettes. Maybe some cava to drink.

Dinner would be picky bits from M&S - meats, cheeses etc, with a nice bottle of Fleurie.

All interspersed with a selection from TV, Radio, Netflix etc and naps.

I have just bought an air fryer and got some baking items along with it, so I am planning to explore the world of air-frying over my holiday.

I used to put up my tree and decorations, clean the house and order loads of lovely food and wine.

On Christmas eve I used to watch a live reading of MR James short stories and horror films.

On Christmas day I had crumpets for breakfast and cooked a roast dinner. I watched a few favourite films and snacked.

Not spending the day on my own but if I was I’d pack myself a little picnic and spend it on the beach, long walk across the seafront and maybe even a dip!
Obviously weather dependent, I wouldn’t do that if it were pissing it down…
I guess if the weather was bad I’d eat pre made party food and watch telly/read by the fire all day. And still go out for a walk even if it rained.

I’m not spending the day alone but have day dreamed many times about what I would do .

Firstly I’d open all the doors on a posh advent calender (bought around now when lots are reduced). Then I would cook myself a mini Xmas dinner which would also be the basis of a Boxing Day Meal.

I’d have a lovely bath with all the stuff that was in the advent calender. I would watch Christmas specials on TV and in the evening eat a cheese board consisting of crackers, yummy cheese, pickles, Pringles, olives and nuts washed down by a mini bottle of Prosecco. I like the ones in the little gift boxes that come with a few chocolates or a candle or ones with a shiny bottle in M&S.

I wouldn’t go on Social media.

Eating, eating and eating whilst watching Wallace and Gromit and then Gavin and Stacey. Might ponder smugly about all the people stuck with relatives they detest and/ or feral children.

What's your aibu?