To not like going on holiday / not want to

[Pearlton]

Well, I usually like it when I get there but actually prefer home.
Does this make me weird? Or just miserable lol
I used to love it but now the thought of all the packing, arranging the house, garden and pets while away, travel to airport, getting on a flight, finding accommodation, seems like a lot. Then doing it all in reverse the other end!
I could just stay at home, cosy instead. If the weathers nice great, if not I'll cope. We can have UK days out. And maybe save lots of money too.
Anyone else like me think this is a valid plan?

I loved holidays when I was single or just with DH. Since we had 2 small children then they’ve just become too much like hard work.

We went to a cheap and cheerful all inclusive resort and that was relatively stress free. But self catering has just been a load of hassle.

We’re supposed to be going to Orlando in April 2020 and I just can’t face the stress!!

I'm not a fan of holidays either. I love being home and am happy where i am with all my stuff. I have no interest in seeing places in the flesh when i can read about them and look at photos etc. I appreciate i am probably odd.

@jimdandy

We went to a cheap and cheerful all inclusive resort and that was relatively stress free. But self catering has just been a load of hassle.

I'm so glad I'm not alone. Self catering is nice, but I end up doing jobs like cooking. It's easier to cook in my own kitchen.

@GrannyGrissle

I love having ALL my stuff around me too.

I love being home so much. You'd think I'd be sick of it as I have a disability, a 1 year old and work from home! But it's where all my stuff is and where all my family are safe. We're not going on holiday this year, instead we're having 10 free days no work no nothing. We live in a lovely part of the country so we'll be having days out around here. We haven't been abroad in 7 years and didn't bother to renew our passports! When we do go on holiday we stay in the UK and half the time don't even leave the county! Ha. Bless us.

I think it's fine to not be arsed about travel and that. We couldn't afford to anyway. My ill health has ruled out any major trips anyway but I'm not that bothered about seeing stuff when i can watch a documentary. Ha! I sound like Karl Pilkington.

It's nice to know there are other thrill-seekers out there just like me and my high octane family

I like the idea of holidays . Love looking at friends facebooks pages of holiday snaps and wonderful places. Ive been to wonderful places myself so can imagine what the sights ,sounds and smells are like.

But thinking about the planning ,the worry about ;
the best place and time to go .Who to book with .What the rooms will be like.Self catering or all inclusive . Go alone or organise with friends. Get the best bargain .How to organise transfers.Coach ,taxi or hire a car. What clothes to take. How much money is needed for the stay. Have the airport security rules changed again. Pay for hold luggage or just hand luggage. How long to wait at airport .How to get to the airport -taxi ,lift or park?
On and on it goes.
And I compare it with the possibility of getting up every day Im off work and just deciding what to do with each day. No stress with 'having' to have a good time and once the holiday is over no huge amount of washing to be done and no long trip home. Im already here!

I love going to new places and I travel a lot. However, I also know people who like their routine and being comfortable at home. Everyone is different

I loved holidays before I had kids. Now not so much!

I'm the same. I mostly enjoy being away - I like the headspace being away from the daily grind gives me - but I HATE the stress of packing, sorting out the house (am I the only person who has to leave it clean and tidy, fresh bedding etc??), sorting out people to look after our animals, deciding where to stay etc. I'm incredibly lucky, as my DH loves food and cooking so he's fantastic at sorting out that side of things (we always go self catering), but I still find it all really stressful.

That said, once we're in the car, I usually start to relax a bit.

You are not alone it’s cooking a board to me with less tools less stuff and no washing machine

I have to pack for everyone of face spending the whole holiday looking for the shit they forgot

I'm on my last day of a European villa holiday. Our first abroad with two children.

I've spent most of it wishing I was in the UK, not necessarily at home but the south west suits me fine. I can pack my car to the rafters, but everything nearby and the doctors speak English.

My husband had what looked like a seizure at night a few months before we came away so I wake every sound he makes and barely sleep and my son had an ear infection during our stay and communication with the doctors was difficult. And neither child has eaten much since we've been here. Already skinny DC(2) has lost a lot of weight.

And that's on top of the fact that I booked, organised, planned and arranged everything prior to arrival.

I'll be reticent unless DH arranges everything next year and tbh we may well be divorced by then....really....

But thinking about the planning ,the worry about ;
the best place and time to go .Who to book with .What the rooms will be like.Self catering or all inclusive . Go alone or organise with friends. Get the best bargain .How to organise transfers.Coach ,taxi or hire a car.

I think I am odd. This is my favourite bit. I actually do it for fun if I am bored. Look up trips I may fancy. I just find it so interesting and exciting.

My Mother hates holidays. So I do understand. We always stayed in the UK as kids. Maybe why I have the travel bug now.

I don't like holidays. My in-laws have literally offered to pay for us to go on holiday with them this year and we said no! Mind you, they are annoying as fuck... but still.

My take is that, generally, affordable holiday accommodation for a family of four is actually less luxurious than my house. I don't want to share a room with one of my kids and they don't want to share. The sheer amount of shit you need to cart about with you is off putting and it all just seems like a big hassle. DS1 is very driven by routine too, so can be a monster when he's in a new place. I do like the nice weather, but we're having an ok summer here so that's covered staying at home too!

My kids are young though and I did like holidays before they were born. I might like them again later as well, but for now I just imagine the stress and the work and it all seems like a waste of time and money.