AIBU <<whispers>> to be glad Christmas Day is over?

[Feedingthebirds1]

With none of the usual build up, only DP and me on the day, this year it really did feel like just another day, but still one with expectations.

Yes we had the tree up, yes we had Christmas dinner but it felt like going through the motions rather than anything special. It was mostly only the calendar that told me it was Christmas Day.

AIBU to let it fade into the distance asap and look forward to spring and lambs and flowers and sun (and hopefully but not guaranteed) the return of something approaching normal life?

Hear hear
Me too

I'm definitely with you, cant wait for spring!!

First thing tomorrow morning the Xmas tree is going in the recycling bin. I'm done with it!!

Yep, so glad Christmas day is over, currently trying to persuade DH that we should take the decorations down tomorrow

We actually had a lovely day - more special and relaxed than usual, thanks to not having to host someone who usually treats me like a servant for the day. But as nice as the day was, I'm with you on the whole 'look forward to spring now' thing. The 'hope in the new dawn' as the queen put it.

Boxing day is one of my favourite days of year , a whole year before we have to do all the Christmas nonsense again!

Forgot about the queens speech, I noticed daffodils shoots this morning.

I agree. I’ve found it very hard. But with young DC you have to keep things going for them. I am exhausted by it all! Roll on Spring.

There is a lovely poem called I Heard a Bird Sing by Oliver Herford:

I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.

“We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,”
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.

I feeling this every year. I got really excited about Christmas, doing the nice things in the run up (not this year unfortunately) and then the actual day comes and its a bit of actual down. Infact, I tend to be a bit annoyed and pissed off on Christmas day itself.

The poem is lovely. The robins and blackbirds who come to the back door to harass us to feed them, chirping at us if we don't see them, are some of my favourite things.

It's nice to know I'm not the only one.

Just realised the poem is rather apt for your username OP.

@PansyIvy

Just realised the poem is rather apt for your username OP.

That's where the name comes from

Yes relieved it's all over ! The presents were a success with my daughter who has ASD and she enjoyed the day very much. Today is a quite one with some leftovers later. That poem is gorgeous

I usually love Christmas but just couldn't be bothered this year. DH currently has COVID so we are all isolating (me, DH and DD age 6). Christmas tree came down today as wanted it out of the way in case I catch COVID from DH and he would need to do it.

Feels much better to be sitting in the house having given everything a good clean and just playing with DD and her toys

I'm always relieved when it's over. This year no different to any other. Not once have i gone to bed at the end of xmas day thinking ''i wish we could do all that again tomorrow'' since i was about 11.

I love helping DCs put out the mince pie and carrots for santa.
I love seeing my DCs faces when they realise santa has been.
I love watching them open the stocking.
I love watching other people open their presents.
The xmas lights in the house do look nice at night.

That's it though. The rest of it is more hard work, stress and organisation than it's worth.

I'm with you OP. I was bored rigid and depressed as hell yesterday. It was only walking the dog which kept me from crying. We did very little all day and had a microwave curry for dinner ......

Roll on spring and thank goodness Christmas is over for this year. Here's hoping it's a better one next year.

I'm relieved, it felt forced on the actual day.
I think half the Christmas spirit I feel these days is a reminiscing feeling.

My mother was herself x 50 in all the crap ways. Just came home and cried for an hour.
Glad to be in my home.
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Laiste I could have written your post in terms of the positives. I feel nothing but relief that it is all over. My middle dc seemed to have high expectations of the day/presents and I felt under pressure. All the build up...all the shopping, wrapping, I did the majority. I always start way in advance and wrap presents in advance but I bought a few at last minute this year and the post was delayed etc. so it seemed to go on for days. Deep in the perimenopause too, and really felt overwhelmed with it all. Looking forward to longer lighter days.

Yep.

I had what is technically a meltdown but better described as a tantrum over some veg. Feel like shit even today and no-one in my extended family could be bothered to contact me.

Feckin hate Christmas.

Had a lovely xmas
Day but the worst xmas ever but frankly just glad its over.

Agree. Boxing day is much more relaxing

This has been my worst Christmas ever, will be glad to put the tree away tomorrow and forget it ever happened bh

@Daphnesmate04 - YES i do the whole early present buying and wrapping thing every year (Oct/Nov) and normally am so glad of it and slightly smug. Last week i actually said to eldest DD (26) i feel i peaked around about Dec 5th this year and feel like am being asked to keep hundreds of balls in the air for far too long right now!

... but then i cannot bare the thought of buying presents in December it feels too late for comfort and stressful re: postal delays ect.

Can't win can we!? :(

Yanbu I usually love Christmas but this one has felt flat and forced.
I’ve also spent the last 3 weeks running around like a blue arsed fly, I’ll be glad tomorrow when FIL goes home (he’s vulnerable and has come to us for respite before the COVID police start) totally knackering though.
Might spend tomorrow planning my summer garden and watching gardeners world re runs