To ask if you’ve done any experiences this year or been on holiday yet

I've been to the Winter Light Trail at Canary Wharf and I have a ticket for Underworld at Brixton in a couple of weeks 😀

I've been to lidl and aldi to get store cupboard stuff. It's only January. I've a guest arriving in 2 weeks so I hope to make plans after that.

I’ve been to see ABBA voyage, Wicked and Hamilton. I was working in London since just before Christmas and my DD15 is a musical theatre fan. She also went to see Into The Woods & The Book of Mormon but I roped my sister in for those. I can’t stand musicals 😂

Croydon?

You spoil those kids.

Weekend in Liverpool to watch Everton lose. Again.

Ha we were also hiding in the Westfield!

🤣 We went to Croydon! We took the kids to an escape room and had lunch out. That's enough for me in January!

@Clearinguptheclutter

You must have been there the same time as me and DH. We were on a short cruise which docked in overnight in Hamburg before going on to Amsterdam. The first day it was snowing heavily and we were up to our ankles in snow, but the following day the wind was blowing the powdered snow around so strongly it was impossible to go far from the ship so we just popped into the new Westfield shopping centre for a wander and to use the terminal Wi-Fi.

January is usually a hunker down month for us because it's so gloomy but we're retired and got the cruise at a really bargainous price so were able to take advantage of that. We already had a local theatre trip booked for when we got back and that has been it. February and March are busy as we've got a lot of meals out for various events. Main holidays are later in the summer. It's our 30th wedding anniversary this year so we're having a big holiday and also a week to our favourite Greek resort.

January holidays are cheaper than holidays in most other months IME so they’re great for those of us on a budget. I guess you are assuming that people holidaying in January are also having holidays at other times of the year, but it isn’t necessarily the case. If I can only afford one holiday in a year, I’d rather take it in January as that’s when I’ll most ‘feel the benefit’ of it.

We buy each other a holiday for Christmas. He pays my half and I pay his 😁.

We were in Australia for 7 weeks from end of Nov - start of Jan, we’ve a few gig tickets booked for the next couple of weekends

Yep annual winter sun holiday in Tenerife, planning summer hols (ferry booked). Several day trips...but fed up with the rain as I usually cycle somewhere interesting once a week

My year so far: been ill with a chest infection for nearly three weeks; chipped a tooth which on investigation will probably need a root canal; and this morning I woke up to filthy water dripping through my bedroom ceiling from a huge leak in the roof.

We were abroad for new year and dh and I just had a long weekend in a pretty Cornish town. ‘Behind’ what? Or who? Just live your life as you want and can afford, it’s not a competition or a race.
We don’t have any firm plans for the rest of the year, will go away as a family in the May half term and again in the summer and possibly Feb half term. Dh and I may take some more breaks just the 2 of us and I’ll probably have a girls trip or two. But we don’t book anything much in advance, we’re quite last minute so it’s normal for us to think like this.

I achieved a empty wash basket today.
That's my biggest achievement of 2026 this far.

No, far too good unless you count the experience of bands at the local pub

Spent new year’s in Southern California and had a long weekend in Miami in mid-Jan.

Skiing in February
Mexico in March

I like to escape the brutal East Coast winter as much possible (currently -8C here!)

We were away for Xmas so a quiet Jan. Been to Cheshire for 5 days but don’t count that as it was seeing my dad and extended family.
Have a week in Devon in Feb and a long weekend in Cornwall in March, Hot Holidays start again in June.

Had a glorious week in the canaries 2 weeks ago.

How could you possibly be behind, it’s still January. I went to Dublin and Galway on day trips. I live in Ireland.

Did a week in iceland for Xmas/NY and heading to Mexico for 10 days in Feb, but nothing planned in Jan. We usually go abroad every 2 months or so.

I went to Hamburg for a weekend a couple of weeks ago and it was a bit of a disaster because there was so much snow the flight got cancelled. Ended up in another German city and spent ages on a train eventually got to Hamburg but it was pretty dead and not exactly pleasant with the temperature around minus 12

i’m going to stick to spring/summer city breaks in future

No. Can't afford it.
Just relocated another country. Settling in.

We have a night booked at a spa hotel in the comming holiday (week 8 here for schools). It's an hour from here so very convient.
Room ready at at noon - 2 course lunch - spa and a booked massage - 3 course dinner - nice room with 2 bedrooms (one for us one for teen) - luxus breakfast - leave at 11 am. We look forward to it.

It's a Christmas gift from PIL. We are grateful.

Just had a weekend away in the Manchester area (I live on the South Coast).

I learning how to be an empty nester. We used to do weekend activities all the time. I still enjoy doing them but I decided to use this winter as a time to enjoy my own space, learn some new crafts, read some good books and I even took out a magazine subscription. I'm waiting for Spring term wages then have some decorating planned.