What about Christmas can Fuck Off today?

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For me it's fairy lights (tossing things wait til they're up, after having worked fine when tested, to die) and stupid bloody gingerbread that goes in the oven beautifully shaped and comes out as random splots.

The tree looks dead
I've still got loads to buy
I haven't wrapped a thing

The random stray that comes in to fight with witchcat went mental and broke 2 of my Christmas wine glasses. I'd only just decorated them too.

Shopping

It's raining and blowing a gale , the shops are too hot when you enter them, the coffee shops are overcrowded
Went to Sainsbury's at 11am and nothing there
Car parks heaving , roads stuck

And people go on about not giving it all to Amazon, it's because it's easy and cheaper !

The National Trust. It sounds such a perfect family day out, and to be fair it pretty well is. However, the world and its mother all want to get a piece of it and you have to queue for half an hour for the car park and then drive around for another half an hour looking for the one free space, you stand zero chance of getting into the packed cafe or restaurant unless you arrive before 10.30 or after 3.30 and you bump into about 20 other people just trying to get in the gift shop door. Too many other people spoil my fun

Christmas cards. I don't really care if I get them and I hate writing them, then hate finding and writing addresses, then hate buying stamps and then hate posting them!

Online shopping. Just logged into check my order for my Christmas delivery and adjust a few things. My boxing day gammon and Christmas pudding are now no longer available.

Cat constantly giving the tree side eye and waiting to pounce on defenceless baubles when we're not looking

Wrapping not done and giving me side eye

Cards. Written but can't be arsed to stamp and post

Wrapping and the mounting pile of shopping bags in the corner of my bedroom looking at me every time I go in the room! They are almost shouting ‘wrap me’ but quite frankly I just can’t be arsed!!

The expense/rising debt!; preparing to travel hundreds of miles this week and dealing with deliveries!

Rota reshuffled whilst I was off so now I'm working the 2nd Christmas day in a row. OH keeps eating the gift selection boxes so I've had to stash them. We're not hosting this year so I've refused to put Christmas decorations up (as I always put them up/take them down). OH is moaning about it but I've told him he's welcome to do it himself (unsurprisingly they've failed to be put up in that case) 🙄 I may well be Scrooge but I - don't want to pay £20 for a Christmas jumper to wear once for work. I don't want to arse about with decorations no one else will see, I don't want to spend yet another year finishing a late shift and being left with everything to do because nobody else can be arsed... This year I'm taking a break and if no one likes it they can go whistle. I'm quite looking forward to Christmas this year! 😁

Being skint and owed money. Indecisive people. Mumwork overload.

All the space Christmas takes up!

I want my bay window, kitchen cupboards and garage back! (And I know it’s going to get worse before it gets better)

Pissedoffwithprojects, I totally agree. When DH was a headteacher he used to get hundreds, seemingly from every other school in the county, every department at County Hall, most of his staff and a lot of kids. Thank God he is retired and this crazy card tsunami has dried up.

I know Jacquie Lawson cards get the thumbs down on MN, but too bad. So much easier than the posted ones, I resent the few people without email addresses to whom I feel obliged to write and post.

Day 6 of flu here.

Dad died a month ago.

Tree bought but not up and decorated yet.
Christ knows where I’m up to with gifts. There are random parcels and bags of shopping everywhere.
DH did the online Christmas dinner shop. I haven’t even checked it.
It’s DH’s birthday today. Night out cancelled due to flu and no cake. Thankfully I bought his card and gifts before I got ill.
Also, I work for myself so each day in bed is costing me a hundred quid.

I am SO fucked off.

People wanting to visit when they don't bother their holes all year when the house will be bursting at the seams already. Not only do they want to visit they want to stay over !! I swear they think I have a house from corrie that fits a gazillion people in.

I did 90% of my shopping on Amazon, had it all in 3 days, fucking wonderful 😁 I went into one shop to buy cards and wrapping paper, nearly got trampled and the heat !!! And moany staff and moany customers gave me the rage so I left.

Christmas cards. I don't really care if I get them and I hate writing them, then hate finding and writing addresses, then hate buying stamps and then hate posting them!

Don't do them then! Saw all my family yesterday and said 'I'm not doing Xmas cards this year.' They were like, why? I just said, quite honestly I can't be arsed!!

pinkarsedfly I literally know how you feel. My dad died last week and now I'm in bed with a horrible virus. Wouldn't claim it's the actual flu but not far off. Stressing me out that I can't get on with funeral plans. Luckily my amazing Dsis taking over.

Christmas cards are stupid. Fine for people you actually won't see, what they were made for, but to give them to all an sundry is annoying, wasteful of materials, time and money!

I have absolutely fuckloads of stuff to wrap and get ready for posting tomorrow. Got loads of work I need to do first though. Also the tree is dropping needles like mad despite being well watered - I dread to think how bald it's going to be by next week.

@Sunnydaysrock - so terribly sorry about your dad. My dad died last Christmas and it was awful. Sending you a handhold and hoping you get over your virus soon, but try to get as much rest as you can

@MrOnionsBumperRoller Mumwork overload! With you on this one.

Looming dread of getting the wrapping done, can't be bothered!

spiderlight thank u for that. It's a terrible end to what has been an awful year. Have high hopes for 2020!

DH (not directly related I know). Turns up to DC's school carol concert , is a grumpy twat with a face like a smacked arse. Don't fucking come then. At least then I can socialise without you being a millstone round my neck. I swear he'd be happier if he just lived on his phone.

All of it

Online shopping.
Spent bloody hours trying to find some replacement gloves for DH because he’s lost one. That company no longer make them so I was trying to find the closest thing. Every brand had a different sizing system and the descriptions of the fabrics are convoluted and weird.
Gave up and went to a sports shop with the lonely glove. Found what I needed in 2 minutes and got it nicely gift wrapped.
I think I’m going to attempt all of my shopping offline next year.