Is anyone else not feeling Christmassy?

[pinkponie]

I have my decorations up and children who are excited. Moving the elves every day etc but I just don’t feel Christmassy yet. Anyone else feel the same? The other night I had a Bailey’s but even that didn’t put me in the mood

I haven’t felt Christmassy since I was about 15.

Don't really expect to yet! Decs won't go up until 15/16. My Christmassy feelings will increase gradually as I attend concerts, buy and wrap presents , choose and decorate the tree and put up the decs.
If you expect Christmassy feelings to turn on like a tap of Bucks Fizz and port and mince pies as sson as December arrives I think you are in for a disappointment.

I don't ever really feel christmasy anymore. I loved watching the excitement in the dc when they were young. But theyre both older now.

I think we're chasing a feeling we only felt when we were young and carefree

It's just DH and I at home, but we are having people round over Christmas, put the tree up and some decorations last night. And had the traditional first Bailey's of Chrismas, for me, afterwards.

It's our works Christmas do tonight - and I've never seen a less festive office...

I don't feel Christmassy either.

I heard the song I wish it could be Christmas everyday in the shop recently can could only think that they weren't the ones having to do the organising.

Nah me neither but no decorations up yet so that’s not helping I guess - last few years have been the same combination of health issues , losing my dad , working at home and much reduced social life.

I absolutely loved Christmas right up until the last few years. DC are older and it's just not as much fun anymore. Hate the house we're in now so that really doesn't help.

Christmas is now just another chore and job to do which I could really do without.

There is plenty of time @pinkponie to get into the mood December isn't into double figures yet!

This household won't feel Christmassey, real Christmas feeling, until the Friday before when both teens get home. They are Aleve/GCSE teens and there is none of the cute nativity play (yes I miss them an hour of utter chaos in glittery costumes and you have no idea what is going on loved it, brilliant), they are working flat out until pens down time.

But hey there is almost a week before Christmas then and a week between Christmas and New Year, that's plenty of Christmas spirit time.

No I hate Christmas.

lost too many people to start being all jolly and festive.

my trees up and decs are out etc but if I didn’t have to teenagers still living at home then I wouldn’t bother. I’d book myself on a Nordic cruise and bugger off for a week

Christmas started back in August in the shops and it’s been thrown at us every day we go shopping.
For that reason I’m already done with Christmas.
I used to love it so much but it’s been constant Christmas reminders for far too long now.
I can’t even be bothered with the tree at the moment and all the decos are still in the loft!

When we hear this out (now the children are grown teens and we can do sporadic swearing for effect in front of them) the usual response to
I wish it could be Christmas everyday is "they are out of their fucking minds!"

Not very. Christmas cards are done, tree will go up next weekend. We are mid 60s, the dc are grown up and again dh and I will be apart for christmas. He will be with his mother 240 miles north and I with mine, 80 miles south. They are both 89, frail and can no longer travel and every christmas may now be their last. We can't even look forward to a christmas spent together because it will mean one of them has died.

It's fucking grim tbh. DS and DIL are now abroad and I expect dd and bf, future son in law, to be abroad within a few years.

For me its still too early to be in full Christmas mode. There's another two weeks of school left. I'm aware of just how much I have to do which nearly always catches up with me but it's still early advent for us.

I think I'd feel more Christmassy if I had a couple of events planned. But DC are too old for family type events (13 and nearly 16). My work don't do Christmas lunches or parties (Local Authority).

I do have an evening out with friends, but it's just to the local pub. I want to wear something sparkly and get drunk on company money, like I did in my 20s. That would definitely make me feel more festive!

I don't really feel like it until I've done everything. I'm still in the searching for gifts for people, organising things mode. I don't particularly enjoy that very much 😅

Probably feel festive on Christmas eve when everything's done and then it'll vanish again by Christmas day evening!

I love the run up to Xmas
Not Xmas itself

Last year I went a bit crazy with presents was worried the kids would miss out !!!

This year I'm like sod it
Small presents are more than enough

I'm avoiding shops

Few things left to come in the post and that is it

Not stressing myself out like a normally do

Why should we !!!

It's the mothers who seem to do most of the work it is not fair

So from now on

Sod it

Few gifts
No cards
And we are focusing on picking charities to give stuff to !!!!!

I worked in hotels for too many years, where Christmas parties would start in November and go into January, plus loads of sad lovely people wanting entertaining over the holiday itself. I hate it, and New Year in particular (do or die for a good time as they’d not managed so far).
But I put on a good face…

It’s rather early. Christmas is still a couple of weeks away.

I’ll only feel in the spirit when DD2 gets home from uni on the 12th.
she still loves all of its tackiness so her and I will be playing and singing Christmas songs on the way home then start our Christmas movie marathon. I can’t wait!!

being at home with DH & DD1 is like living with the Grinch, they frown every time I dare put Christmas music on ( and this was after they promised me I could start with the music on the 1st)

This.
Maybe 13. Not to compete, parents were shit.
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Nah, nor me. I'm battling a bathroom renovation and unreliable builders. Dust everywhere. I'm spending Christmas alone anyway, probably just as well.

I will when it’s Christmas.

Ha! That's a good point. Not trying to ge sexist but I bet that song was written by a man 🤣

not even remotely, haven't done a thing towards Xmas yet apart from book a table for dinner out on NYE!

I haven't got it this year either. Been to visit one set of family for the day and dropped things off. Now going to see another set for the weekend and I'm hoping it will come whilst there. I'm organised present purchasing wise for those who are outside the house but not food organised or similar yet.... Just not feeling it yet.