Early January dead time or still joyful Christmas season?

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AIBU to be feeling a bit ugh at this time? I mean technically it's still the Christmas season but no one feels Christmassy, people are going back to work, I'm on mat leave and none of my regular stuff starts till next week.

Are there people who still manage to keep the Christmas feeling until 12th night?

Kikipost, same here, February half term holiday is my thing, not as glamorous as yours mind, just the canaries but we just did select a seat on the booking, actually glad I left that to do as me and DC enjoyed looking at the plane layout and getting excited!

@Wonkypalmtree

What’s the weather like in canaries then?

Main reason I book Caribbean is I want guaranteed sun and warmth. I’d book closer to home though is weather decent

Canaries? I'm jealous.

Kids are back at school tomorrow, DH went back today. Am busy sorting pe kits and homework books and uniform. Everything is back to normal for us and DS2 is six on Saturday so it's on with that show now.

Christmas 2018 is just a memory.

I love this week, it's betwixt and between. I've taken the decs down but lopped off the top of the tree and redressed it with a few favourite baubles. The rest of the branches are in a basket with some lights.

Deliberately don't start Christmas celebrations until as late as possible to enjoy Christmas during the 12 days of it. Still watching Christmas films and listening to Christmas music here.

January is too long otherwise.

Two of my kids have a birthday next week and then a third in a couple of weeks after that, so I'm in full birthday planning and Christmas is forgot.

Still need to take the decs down, find places for the stuff and plough through the washing from being away etc... so I do feel like Cinderella which is a bit Christmassy I suppose.

For me January begins once the children go back to school so the 8th here

I find this time of year hard, so you're definitely not BU. Although it's still technically Christmas, it always seems to end on 26th Dec - no more music in the shops, people starting to take down decorations etc. Once the sparkle and colour goes, I'm always left with the flat feeling that the worst of the winter is yet to come and Spring is so very far away. That said, I did ride out this morning and noticed catkins on the trees and even leaf buds on the trees.

I've taken today off (I cannot face the miserable first day back at work when everyone's moaning that they're fat/skint/missing Christmas) but I feel very down today. I probably need to find a new tradition for this time of year to give myself something to look forward to!

My dd has gone off to her Dad's,I have today and the weekend off.I will be sipping wine,eating left overs and buying turkey(dd vegetarian).
This evening will be wine,fairy lights on and watching a shmaltzy film.Christmas is not over yet .
I've been back at work since Saturday so more than happy to delay the Jan/Feb gloom.

Neither. Christmas is over but to me January isn't 'dead' time. Christmas is like no other holiday, the way it seems to distort time and you're never sure what day of the week it is, so I welcome the reappearance of January. The decorations came down before New Year's Eve/Day, which is a time spent with friends. I've always loved spring the best and looking forward to the gradual reappearance of that season and watching the dark winter nights draw out a little more each day.

My tree is always up till 12th night. I always do a roast dinner for New Years day and still have loads of Christmas food left which we will eat this week.
Keeps me feeling Christmassy till the last minute. I hate it when my tree and decorations come down. Then I know it's all over

I normally love first week of jan. We take down decs but always see a panto and we go ice skating before winter wonderland closes. Then I change the house about a bit and usually add a new piece or update some accessories.
This yr, we have people staying for another week and a half and I'm feeling anxious and out of sorts. I don't get to do the panto or winter wonderland, but that's OK, cos we have a baby this yr. However the combo of all the weirdness and lack of routine is making me feel lost. Like a limbo feeling. Waiting, not enjoying. I hate living like that at any time. Life is too precious to waste it waiting. I need a kick up the bum!

It ends Boxing Day really when you start contending with the mess Christmas left behind. Truly feels over once the tree is gone and we’re back to work/school for DC. It was early last year but not until the seventh this year so it’s a lot more pleasant.

January is always the most miserable month of the year.

I've been wandering around the house today. I'm normally never bored but was bored enough to clear out the spare room wardrobe. Definitely out of character for me.

I do feel a bit flat, after a very busy several days with family/little Gdcs over Christmas. But our tree still looks lovely, in spite of having put it up on 6th Dec - it's been drinking about a litre of water nearly every day. It won't come down till the 6th - I hate taking it down, January is so dreary without all the nice cheerful lights.

Still chocs and mince pies to eat up, plus some gammon, but I'm doing nice festive roast pork tonight, with some of the parsnips that didn't get used. Might also treat myself to Buck's Fizz and put some carols on - it's still Christmas until 12th Night after all. And neighbours of ours don't officially celebrate Christmas until the 6th - the Feast of the Epiphany - they're from an Eastern Orthodox country.

I get through it by planning and booking my holiday and just making sure there is stuff to look forward to in the short term as well. A Twelfth Night dinner sounds lovely, I may do that!

Failing all, going to gym and pounding away the depression works wonders for me every year.

Christmas is over for me on New Year's Day.

Yeah, early January is a holly jolly lovely time if you are fortunate enough to not have to work for a living, or are lucky to be in a job that allows you to be off til 7th January...

Otherwise, it's a pretty shit month for many. No money, back at work before December's end, and the next holiday (and the Spring) seems a million years away.

I have an excited 7 year old who party is soon I’m just glad he is excited as out of class of 29.15 were coming but three have had to Pull out due to sickness etc which I understand as you say hard time of year for birthday but I will always try to make it special xxx

We ve just come back from a new year break and keeping the decs up til the weekend. No school or work until Monday and some days out planned before then. The kids can pick up their new baby bunnies next week and I always plan some good activities and days out for January too! We have planned out all the things we want to do this year too, Christmas might be over but loads to look forward to here :-)

Nope, I'm on the January slump. Tree down , Christmas over for me. I would love to carry on the feeling but once boxing day is by I just don't feel festive anymore, looking at summer holidays now. Any recommendations for a 10 year old and 5 year old welcome 😊

I am not keen on this time of year at all! Love Christmas but only up until Boxing Day. After that it feels like a waste of holiday dates when I should be abroad/away making better use of days off work than I am.

Best Xmas breaks for me have been when I fly away somewhere on 26/27th :-)

Can't wait to be back at work on Mon (maybe something to do with child being back at nursery then too......)

Complete dead time to me.

The kids are off until the 9th () so we are doing some bits and pieces - ice skating, bowling, play date but the tree came down yesterday and all the decorations and paraphernalia is boxed up.

I never feel festive come 1st Jan. I just want it all the be over.

I was back in work boxing day, too. (And worked NYE/NYD). Xmas stuff been put away here today, house back to messy tip normal.

We’ve just come back from a new year break abroad and surprised that most of the neighbours seem to have taken down their decs already. Ours are staying up a bit longer. Back to work tomorrow but at least it’s a short week and Dancing on Ice starts on Sunday!