Anyone else feel sad coming home after being away?

[cupofteapleasee]

Just got back home after being at OH's parents the past few days and I feel incredibly sad.

I love being around people and having dinner and breakfast together just watching films. Having other people to talk to I love it.

Now I'm back home to reality I could cry!

Anyone else the same?

What really helps is making sure your home is really clean and tidy before you leave.

So, when we come back from holiday, I look forward to clean sheets and everything spick and span. It makes such a difference.

Life can be much more complicated than clean sheets *kiki, mine certainly is.

You don’t say

I do actually Kiki, one of my dear university friends was allowed out of her hospice for Christmas, I am in the throes of separation/divorce and all that comes with that with children and I had an absolutely fabulous Christmas away from home and the reality of life with my loving extended family.

Coming home to clean sheets would not make a jot of difference to me having to say my goodbyes to my friend at 52 or dealing with the rest of it.

Fuck no... never happier than being home in my own space

I like to visit family and friends but I'm always happy to get home. I'm sociable up to a point and then I crave a bit of solitude. We had a houseful over Christmas and the last three went yesterday. I spent three hours cleaning up then had a bath, put pjs on and watched tv for the evening while my husband was out at a gig. It was perfect

Very sorry for what you are going through Fabulously, I can't imagine anything would make that easier to bear.

I know what you mean Kiki, coming home to a clean house is way better than coming home to a messy one!

I love coming home. I really need a break after socialising for any length of time. I also love being alone (my mum and DH think I'm weird )

@Fabulouslyfatatfifty

I made a suggestion. Something that many do enjoy (climbing in to freshly laundered bed).

I’m divorced and spent Christmas alone with my two young children so I’m hardly cover girl for Christmas but wonderful nonetheless. Just as yours full of family and friends sounds wonderful.

Did I for one second imply that freshly laundered sheets would overcome the loss of a friend?

@lillylollylandy

I came back once to house in a state as had been a frantic departure. It was bloody awful! Never again. Now I do a spring clean before we leave and really takes the edge off coming home from holidays!