Not feeling Christmas

[YouPrettyThings]

Xmas decorations up, trees decorated, almost all presents bought - do need to still wrap everything... Xmas Day food planned, turkey sorted. 4 kids who are so excited. I'm going through the motions and ticking the boxes but I have zero excitement - this is usually my most favourite time of the year and I feel dead inside. Am I the only one?

Could give or take it tbh

It's the same boring crap every year. I don't know how anyone, other than perhaps parents of little kids can have any excitement for it.

Same! I only put my tree up last night - I hoped that would motivate me a bit more but nope, cba at all. I started watching National Lampoon the other night (love that film) and switched off half way through to watch a Netflix doc about serial killers which was more in keeping with my mood

Same. Can't get into it at all this year

no little kids this year s all food, drink and decorations upgraded to 'adult' style

much prefer it, looking forward to it too

think I may miss building lego/playmobil though....for about 10 mins

Cuddling my 9yr old watching Home Alone and thinking wouldn't it be great if we could hibernate until March

Same here, usually love Christmas but it's all just washing over me this year. Think I might have mild postnatal depression. Just keeping thinking next year will be different, next year will be different.

@YouPrettyThings

Cuddling my 9yr old watching Home Alone and thinking wouldn't it be great if we could hibernate until March

That's me most years. Wake me up when the daffodils are starting to show.

Same.
Not posted my cards yet and the tree is naked.

I've decided I'd like December and January off work. How nice it would be to feel christmassy and slow down when it's dark.

Not feeling it either, cancelled two big parties here for Christmas and New Year. It’s sad but I know that this is a first world problem. Still sad though.

I don’t feel it this year either. I usually LOVE Xmas and I’m always so excited about it….not this year..
All decks done since 28th of Nov, lights flicking in the windows and garden.
Fed up with listening stupid Xmas songs all the time everywhere.
Went to Tesco the other day and while there was tens of people in the queue and All I want for Xmas is you was in the hype.. was terrible with all people barging into me with trolleys.

Same here. Put tree up today at the boys request but still not feeling it. Feel almost numb and just want it to be January already.

It’s like Groundhog Day to me. Adult dc still coming home for Christmas, me and Dh expected to host them, to provide food,drink, and fun. I love them but bloody hell I have had enough of doing this every Christmas!
Can’t do it again next year.

Same here I've just said to my husband I really have no Christmas mojo this year I'm completely flat and deflated and can't be arsed at all .

I'm feeling pretty much same this year op, all the decs up, kids super excited, but I just cannot get in to the right mood.

Same here. It's like rearranging the deckchairs on the titanic, doing Christmassy stuff and going through the motions of this being a joyful event, knowing that the shit is about to hit the fan with omicron waves and/or lockdown!

Can’t be bothered at all this year.Got a real tree yesterday £5 from Band Q,it was reduced massively.I have stuck some lights around and plonked a fairy on top.

Cards posted Friday.Roll on this time next week when it will all be over.

No family coming as they are all staying in their own homes,so going to sit here and eat junk food.

Normally I love all the excitement,but not this year.

I was shopping yesterday and the mood felt somber.

It's not really surprising people aren't feeling it this year. Christmas is usually a lovely sociable time: parties, carol singing and church (if that's your thing), theatre, cinema etc. All of that's spoiled. Even if you do the things, you feel worried/guilty/anxious. Hardly conducive to having a lovely time.

Glad it's not just me, just been to a spectacular Christmas light up trail which was stunning but I felt nothing at all and I love lights. Just felt cold, it was packed and me and my dd just wanted to come home. Probably not helped by the fact that I had just taken a call to say my mums care home has gone into a full lockdown with no visitors until at least 29th December 🥲🥲

@MissyB1

It’s like Groundhog Day to me. Adult dc still coming home for Christmas, me and Dh expected to host them, to provide food,drink, and fun. I love them but bloody hell I have had enough of doing this every Christmas! Can’t do it again next year.

Book a holiday for next year, the canaries is lovely in December, tapas instead of turkey. The kids will have to sort themselves out.

@Forion

It's the same boring crap every year. I don't know how anyone, other than perhaps parents of little kids can have any excitement for it.

Very true. I can take it or leave it TBH, it is all about kids both the child and adult variety!

There is a lot of faff and stress for just the one day really and sometimes it is not worth it at all. So I am very glad there is no pressure this year for us to perform like seals.

The "dead" week i.e. between 26th and NYE is the worst. Stuck either at home or with relatives either at theirs or yours. Sorry now.... each to their own and all that, I am not feeling a Xmas vibe but am very happy not to also.

I'm a grown up you see.

This is probably the least christmasy I've ever felt!

I think the threat of Omicron, mostly working from home and now having to limit social interaction (we'll have to miss 3 party's this week ) along with a general low mood - at least from my experience - has all contributed to it feeling a bit flat.

The kids will enjoy it so that's my main focus. Personally, I'm looking forward to getting it over and done with and heading towards spring!!

Yes I’m the same. I can’t really be bothered with it all. I just really hope we get to see our family on Xmas day -that’s the only thing that matters.

Also doesn’t feel great at the moment does it , we don’t know if they are going to do some kinda of lockdown again

Yep feeling flat too, although went out for a drive earlier and the radio cheerieness, lights and fog made me feel a tiny bit festive. Going to try to crack open the board games tomorrow and open the chocolates early to tease some Christmas spirit out!
I was doing OK till the new variant news and potential lockdown and thought of schools not opening again started!