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To be thankful Christmas is over for another year....

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Oakenbeach · 25/12/2019 13:00

Presents opened by 6am.... Dinner eaten and decorations RIPPED down and back in the loft. Roll on New Year.

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sandybanana · 27/12/2019 07:42

Just read updates...

Got to be a wind up.
100%

DoesntLeftoverTurkeySoupDragOn · 27/12/2019 08:19

They’ve been up since 16th November if you must know

Odd. It was the 15th back at the start of December. How disorganised of you not to remember. Surely it's on your calendar.

Still no explanation of what "properly researched crackers" are. I'm disappointed.

DoesntLeftoverTurkeySoupDragOn · 27/12/2019 08:21

Anyway, this is all clearly bollocks.

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Oakenbeach · 27/12/2019 08:37

Still no explanation of what "properly researched crackers" are. I'm disappointed.

Sigh. Some of us are actually quite busy so excuse me if I haven’t rushed to respond Hmm

www.squaremeal.co.uk/christmas-parties/christmas-party-ideas/best-christmas-crackers_9398

Plenty online if only you would look Hmm

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spingly · 27/12/2019 08:38

Oh for goodness sake, after all that efficiency bollocks it turns out you've had them up since mid November and are just bored of them! Last year you were "over" Christmas by the 4th December not because of efficiency but because you'd bought your presents in the Black Friday sales knew what they were, again had the decks up for three weeks already and again bored!

You just like to sale shop, now that is boring!

Shop, shop, shop!

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Oakenbeach · 27/12/2019 08:46

Oh for goodness sake, after all that efficiency bollocks it turns out you've had them up since mid November and are just bored of them!

The fact is I was organised enough to beat you to it with my decorations - no need to be so bitter. Better luck next year!

Wallow in Christmas past if you must, but it’s the 27th today.... Most people are back to work now and rehearsing their New Year resolutions for the big night ahead.

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ThatsMySantaHisBeardIsSoFluffy · 27/12/2019 08:48

Why would you rehearse your resolutions? Why would you need to do this? You don't perform them (or even make them in most cases, I'd suggest).

It's not 'organised' to get your decorations up in mid-November; it's premature.

spingly · 27/12/2019 08:52

The fact is I was organised enough to beat you to it with my decorations - no need to be so bitter. Better luck next year!

Not at all more organised.... I have already allotted a date in June next years to get mine done obs!!

OP seriously stop rushing your life, you'll miss so much and no one thinks anyone is efficient having the decorations up in mid November they just think "now that's someone who doesn't know how to organise their time". You should've allocated time in December. But yourself an organiser in the sakes and put the decorations in for December then you won't be over Christmas by 4th December.

Do your children do advent calendars in July?

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 27/12/2019 08:52

What an odd thread. I see that last year the OP told us all:
**
Nothing left out from our Christmas extravaganza!
Turkey
3 different types of stuffing
Chipolatas
Bacon
Yorkshires
Roast potatoes
Mash potatoes
New potatoes
Potato dauphinois
Roast parsnips
Roast butternut squash
Roast red and white onions
Roast carrots
Red cabbage
Cabbage
Broccoli
Peas
Sweet corn
Runner beans
Barley kale and broad bean risotto
Mashed swede and carrot
Leek, spinach and shallot gratin
Sprouts with sweet chestnuts
Cranberry glazed turnips and celeriac
Cauliflower cheese
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce
Gravy

and
**
I never lift a finger on Christmas Day... why should I, it’s Christmas! There’s always some mug willing to be the martyr - more fool them! If you’d asked me to help, you’d have had a snort of derision before I got back to me food/drink while making a mental note never to go back!
**
and

I literally tear down mine at 2pm on Christmas Day and all mention of Christmas is banned until the start of the next Christmas season in early November.

2pm last year, before 1pm this year. Hmm

However, what puzzles me about this is if somebody served me an enormous Christmas lunch like that, how could it possibly be eaten by 1 or 2pm on Christmas Day, unless you start eating at 11am, and in that case, who is the 'mug willing to be the martyr' getting up in the early hours or giving up all of Christmas Eve to cook it? The OP indicates she has chosen everything, but isn't going to to do the tiresome chore of cooking and serving the meal.

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Oakenbeach · 27/12/2019 08:56

Why would you rehearse your resolutions?

Are you one of those boring people who when asked “What are your NY resolutions?” you just say “ooo... erm... I’m not sure, maybe lose a few pounds etc.”

Personally it’s much more credible to have 4 or 5 that are well thought through, readily articulated and, above all, SMART. www.managers.org.uk/~/media/Files/Campus%20CMI/Checklists%20PDP/Setting%20SMART%20objectives.ashx

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Oakenbeach · 27/12/2019 09:00

I never lift a finger on Christmas Day... why should I, it’s Christmas! There’s always some mug willing to be the martyr - more fool them! If you’d asked me to help, you’d have had a snort of derision before I got back to me food/drink while making a mental note never to go back!

Obviously I was being ironic with the above post Hmm.... Touched that you’ve researched my posts so thoroughly!

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chomalungma · 27/12/2019 09:02

Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
Just kicking down the cobblestones
Looking for fun and feelin' groovy
Ba da da da da da da, feelin' groovy

I am sure there are plenty of other songs out there.

I know list people. People who can't sit down, relax, be spontaneous. Always planning. Always on the go.

They tend to be very stressed.

chomalungma · 27/12/2019 09:06

We're busy doin' nothin'
Workin' the whole day through
Tryin' to find lots of things not to do
We're busy goin' nowhere
Isn't it just a crime
We'd like to be unhappy, but
We never do have the time

spingly · 27/12/2019 09:08

I never lift a finger on Christmas Day... why should I, it’s Christmas! There’s always some mug willing to be the martyr - more fool them! If you’d asked me to help, you’d have had a snort of derision before I got back to me food/drink while making a mental note never to go back!

How thoroughly unpleasant and then you RIP the decorations down.

I presume these mugs are your nearest and dearest?

ThatsMySantaHisBeardIsSoFluffy · 27/12/2019 09:13

Are you one of those boring people who when asked “What are your NY resolutions?” you just say “ooo... erm... I’m not sure, maybe lose a few pounds etc.”

Nope. I don't do resolutions for the new year. If I want to do something, I just do it, I don't wait for the new year to start.

And you still wouldn't need to 'rehearse' them, just know what they are. Rehearsing implies you're practicing saying them, which is utterly bonkers.

NoSauce · 27/12/2019 09:15

You’re just on a huge wind up OP.

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Oakenbeach · 27/12/2019 09:28

I don't wait for the new year to start.

So you ruin the New Year with your impatience! Why can’t people respect traditions any more... Apparently I learnt no one even tells scary ghost stories or toasts marshmallows any more at Christmas!

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ThatsMySantaHisBeardIsSoFluffy · 27/12/2019 09:33

Nope. I just go with the flow; we don't really 'do' NYE as such. If I'm awake at midnight it's coincidence rather than planned!

'Ruining' is an active verb. I'm passive in that I do nothing / don't join in.

'Ripping' decorations down is 'ruining' Christmas in my opinion.

You do like to provide an alternate opinion, wherever you post, metaphorically poking others posters to provoke reaction.

What's missing from your life, OP; you're clearly unhappy and want to pass that on you others?

AhoyMrBeaver · 27/12/2019 09:33

I wish this had been funnier. It had so much potential.

ThatsMySantaHisBeardIsSoFluffy · 27/12/2019 09:34

'On to others.'

lowlandLucky · 27/12/2019 09:48

Your poor children will look back at their childhood Christmas days with no delight or fond memories. They will always remember their mother as the mum who stole Christmas

SwingingBy · 27/12/2019 09:56

The OPs New Year Resolution is to put her Xmas decs up on December 24th at 23.55 and RIP them back down on December 25th at 00.05.

Carpathian2 · 27/12/2019 10:59

This really needs to go in Classics!

HairyDogsOfThigh · 27/12/2019 11:02

You live your life very competitively, don't you, OP?
You must get on the plane first, leave the theatre first, have 'better' veg than your neighbours.
Does this genuinely make you happy? I suspect you get some sense of achievement and 'measurability' from it, but i would question whether you actually enjoy the event (whatever it might be) in and of itself.
I'm not convinced this is genuine, just because it is so far outside the norm, but i do appreciate, it takes all sorts.
I feel that living your life constantly comparing yourself to others (and trying to be better) is not the most enjoyable way to be, but perhaps you know no better and your way gives you a feeling that you call 'happy'.

Ginfordinner · 27/12/2019 11:04

I agree Carpathian2
This thread is completely bonkers and made up