Do you feel less interested in Christmas with Omicron going on?

[Poetrypatty]

I just can't get in the mood at all - too worried things will be closed down again soon and about what January will look like. Anyone else?

I’m struggling to feel Christmassy. A few meet ups we had planned have been cancelled and we haven’t yet put any decorations up as I just can’t be arsed.

I’m not worried or stressed at all, I just feel completely flat about Christmas this year.

Worried about the hospitality industry definitely, and things being as boring as they were last January with everything shut. I’m not a really Christmassy person but definitely feels rubbish that we are talking about all this a year on from the non event of last Christmas.

I’ll not be staying away from my family this time though.

No. Im carrying on as usual. Finished my Christmas shopping, party on Friday, get together on Saturday and a football match on sunday. Family together, friends down the road so socialise with, food shopping on monday.

Im not at all worried. I quit worrying about “what ifs” years ago.

Nope.

Oh, have a Christmas meet up planned on Saturday and a gig on Sunday, I’ll not be cancelling anything. Have done quite a bit socially already. DH’s big Christmas party at the pub got cancelled, sadly.

I feel less interested in Omicron with Christmas going on!
Normally I would be volunteering to do some vaccinator shifts but I have to get ready for Christmas and DS breaks up on Friday for nearly 3 weeks. I just want to have a nice time this year so will be denying anything is happening until the New Year.

Nope it’s business as usual for me.

I'm excited this year. I'm not worried by Omnicron and I don't go out and about really over the festive period so I'm not too worried about lockdowns etc, from a selfish perspective.

I do really hope there's no last minute bullshit though.

I’ve definitely cut back on what we’re doing between now & Christmas. I don’t want to heave to isolate & miss Christmas with my parents again this year

No, honestly couldn't give a shit. Its Christmas and life is too short.

Don't celebrate christmas anyway, so omicron is an irrelevance.

I'm glad some are feeling able to carry on as normal. I'd normally be looking forward to a couple of get togethers next week, but now thinking they may be cancelled. Likewise any outings between Christmas and New Year, if things get closed again. It's the lack of knowing what's next.

Good that at least we can see family and friends, it is a bit better than last year, but so disappointing compared to where we seemed to be a couple of weeks ago.

We have got a family trip booked for 23rd which I'm worried will be cancelled. I'll be so upset if it is.

No, I don't care about coronavirus anymore than I care about cold/flu. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I'm not as worried about the virus as I am that everything will get closed down again!

I’m trying not to but I do feel a little bit less christmassy.

Not because of omicrom but I do feel un-Christmassy for other reasons.

I’m trying to get Christmassy, but I’ve not wrapped a single thing and we’ve barely put decs up. We are also in the middle of a house renovation and kids already broken up from school, so not sure exactly which is the contributing factor, but I’m sure all 3 play a part 😂🤦‍♀️

I can't get in the mood at all, it's like I'm waiting for everything to be cancelled. My house is barely decorated and no tree yet. Also playing on my mind is I'm due to have surgery (cosmetic privately) and I'd prefer for it to not be cancelled.

I felt very festive a week or so ago, now I just feel ‘meh’.

Someone I was with the other day has now tested positive, so I’m worried that I’ll end up getting it and having to isolate over christmas. I’ve also cancelled plans that I was really looking forward to this Friday, for the same reasons.

I’m trying really hard not to let all of this affect me, but I think I actually feel worse this year than I did last christmas. When will this fucking end.

Yes. Hoping for the best and being able to see family.
But planning on being stuck here on our own.

I’m trying really hard not to let all of this affect me, but I think I actually feel worse this year than I did last christmas. When will this fucking end

Same. I felt like last year was a one-off and also we were seeing the first vaccines rolled out so it felt like we were in a better place. Plus we hadn't been through January/Feb/March yet, and now we know how crap that was we don't want to do it again. It feels like we're going backwards now. I try to hope we'll end up better off after this wave but even then, that will take time.

I hope you can get to see them megletthesecond

No - I’m looking forward to seeing my family which I will be doing unless one of us actually has covid. Same as last year really.

Grinch here, heloooo!

Christmas is for kids. We are lucky enough to live near family and see each other often enough, so Christmas is not that special now the kids have grown up.

This year, and other years it is just us two, and that suits us fine.. Far too much expectation and stress for one day in the bloody year anyway, that can often end in tears or exhaustion. Not worth it.

Forced jollity is another pet hate of mine. Hell is definitely other people!

Now that is me and I don't give a hoot what anyone thinks anymore, they get it now though. I totally understand and respect the value that others put on Christmas for seeing family and that is so lovely.

I wish you all a great season whatever way you spend it.