Anyone else feel sad Xmas is over for another whole year now

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I absolutely love Christmas but I'm also always happy to go back to normal again so don't mind when it's over!

Sorry what?? You dislike spring??? What's not to like?

I might feel better if I had more time off work, but I’m back tomorrow, some of my colleagues were back today. I’m going to have to put my SAD lamp on and pray that the weather isn’t too awful.

It's not over to me, until I take the tree down in early January. Just about to start my second round of celebrating! I love it, and consider it a season (it's basically the whole of December for me) not just one day! Watched two Christmas films today 🎄☃️

Same, I don’t like spring. Far happier hibernating.

No, because it's not over yet. I do have 2 days of work this week, but am then celebrating Christmas with friends over the New year. It's not over until I take my decorations down on 12th night.

We have the week off so it's still Christmas here.

I'm delighted that it's over. Need to start making a plan to escape the next one.

No. I'm glad it's over

Worked yesterday. Working NYE and NYD although only half shifts. Back on a 3 night stretch of 12 hour shifts on tuesday.

Not really...I love it and we've had a really good one this year but I do crave normality again and now the dcs are older we don't do as much Christmassy stuff together any more.

Normally I'm really sad when it's over and enjoy these days between Christmas and New year, wich I am to am extent, but I'm having a mastectomy on Friday, and am wishing the days away now, just want it done and the cancer gone.

I’m always sad once Christmas is over.

I love the build up to Christmas; the shopping, the lights, the parties and excitement.

Then on the main days I love being with family and I feel this lovely closeness to the family we’ve lost. The rituals and memories and doing the things my mum would have done make me feel so close to them and it’s like they’re there with me.

Now that it’s over and I’m back to work tomorrow it just feels depressing. The thought of the cold, dark winter days with nothing to look forward to.

And I feel this drifting away from lost family again 😔

Christmas 2 on Friday!
My Mum has been in hospital and niece, her DH and new baby have all had covid. Christmas presents still sitting under the tree at my sisters. We had a low key Christmas Day and looking forward to Friday.
I always feel sad as the days in the Radio Times flick past daily.

This is the best bit! The big day spent with people we feel obligated to is over and now we’ve got another week off work seeing friends and just relaxing. Appreciate it’s a bit different if you’re working.

Christmas isn’t over. It’s barely started. There are 12 days of Christmas. Why are you finishing Christmas early, even if you do have to work?

I really enjoyed xmas day, even though it was manic.

Mostly I miss having something to plan for. Organising a big family event is right up my street.

I'll start organising two of my kids birthdays soon, but it's not the same as organising Christmas.

But, I am glad to be able to just relax now.

Good Lord, no! December is the one month if the year that I would happily remove from the calendar on a permanent basis, if I could.

Despite having flu, it's been a good one and all the little things done in the build up have made for a great December.
I definitely feel more sentimental this year- thinking of my own memories at Christmas and enjoying my family but missing those we've lost.
I'll feel sad when all the decs are down. It's the complete opposite from when putting them up!

My Christmas goes on until Jan 8th, which is DH's birthday :) Lovely time of year - and we're due to complete our house renovation by the end of March (OK, maybe April) and move back home again, after which I get to sort out the garden just as things are beginning to grow and it's time to plant seeds.

In the meantime, I am still working my way through a mountain of cheese, which may last well into 2023... what's not to like?

I always feel a bit sad after Christmas. I enjoy the bit between Christmas and NY and I still feel Christmassy but the build up is the best bit. It has been shorter for me this year as we moved on the 16th. Our decorations went up on the 17th, usually they go up on the 1st.

The weather isn't helping, it's so rainy and miserable!

I enjoyed Christmas but I’m ready to get on with things now, I’ve got a busy year ahead and am in the frame of mind to be getting on with it. I quite enjoy new year, taking decorations down, cleaning the house and starting to think about summer plans etc.

I’m quite sad too, although it isn’t really over until new year for us

Yes, I always feel really down about Christmas being over. I love the build up, the excitement, the decorations, the community, the carols - I suppose I always feel life has more meaning at Christmas. I am not a huge fan of summer and much prefer the cosiness of winter.
Already counting down until next year.

Nope. I find christmas far too stressful to be enjoyable.

However I am deeply devastated that I'm back to work tomorrow. I actually enjoy my job but have the post christmas blues badly and feel really sad and out of sorts this evening.