Heading off on about 12 minutes sleep. 😴
I still have another day off and I’d like to think I’ll spend it wisely but I probably won’t 😂
They really, really flew by!
I always say 99 days to Christmas until the big day goes like the wind, and boy, it did this year! I've had regular bank holiday weekends that felt like they lasted longer. 😪
I must make a list of things to do in January (small things, like spend some of my christmas Arnotts voucher, get a take-away, meet a friend for coffee, start a new book/show/podcast etc...) to make the month seem more bearable and less bleak. 🙂
I'll be needing someone to talk me down off the ledge next Monday I suspect.
Hope the first few days back aren't too bad for you guys.
The holidays have just flown.
It really does feel like yesterday when everyone was posting they were finishing up for 2 or 3 weeks!!!
I can safely say I achieved nothing I planned to over the holiday season....ah well!!
See you in the morning bud I’ll be in the depths of depression haha
Right, can’t put it off any longer, off to bed and Christmas 2022 hols will be over when I wake up 🙁
Best of luck to anyone back tomorrow, we’ll get through it together!
Man, care, wade, purpose - sounds like an interesting year is ahead!
Currently feeling "tired" and a bit worried I'm getting sick too. That'd be a shame the first week back to work ;) In all seriousness though, hopefully it is just tiredness.
I geniuenly thought about doing a proper Christmas dinner all over again during the year, March 25th isn't a bad idea!
Been sick since the 26th (and arguably on the evening of the 25th I'd say, just felt tired). Basically had none of the normal post-Christmas stuff.
This leaves me with only one option: do the entire damn thing again, at some stage later in the year.
House is still a wreck currently so I'm thinking March 25th, which is a Saturday, for doing the dinner again. Will have to buy a fake tree in the sales, send it up to the holiday house afterwards.
I hear you @SCOOP 64 , the wife was asking today about what day we are taking the decorations down so luckily the 6th falls on Friday so I said we'll start after I get in from work Friday afternoon and then the rest on Saturday and the tree is the last thing to come down.
She's looking forward to giving the sitting room a "good clean and getting it back to normal" and I'm fuppin dreading it, the place looks so boring after the decorations are down 😥
We went to Choce today and picked up a few lights and decorations on sale for next year though......I mean this year ha ha
Wife gave me abit of a fright yesterday she taken the Christmas cards down from the kitchen window sill, I said what are you doing! " I'm only cleaning the window sill , I will put them back after calm down", Phew a close one.
Niiiice. 🙂
Hope you're not feeling too lousy.
It's almost like a spring day today, it's so sunny. Funnily enough I spied one of my daffodils starting to poke up in the flower bed earlier.
Had to log on to work to submit weekly data figures earlier. Urgh, getting a dose of the fear now 🤢
That’s how you do it.
I’m having roast beef with all the trimmings tonight for dinner while watching the darts semi finals that’s how I’m ending my break.
I had a lovely long bath yesterday evening with a face mask, all smelly stuff and creams.
Today I'm drinking coffee, eating the last of the chocolate Christmas cake and finally getting around to watching Die Hard. Making the most of the last few hours of the holiday. 😁
Not just you TRS30 I’m in bits today with the blues.
@freshpopcorn The first four words I saw were Connection, Alignment, Breakthrough and Gratitude. I like that. Would've liked to see 'money' but it still sounds like I'm getting that house with the Breakthrough or maybe the band will become famous and I'm becoming more me with the alignment :-P I kinda like the superhero villain result above @Heroditas ;-)
Enjoyed New Year's way more than Christmas due to that dose I had. Hope all of you currently dosed get better really soon. It's horrible but one way of looking at it is you will have a level of immunity now for a few months! Was in the shops at the weekend and there's a lot of coughing going on so feels like half the country has something.
Still lots of Christmas food in the house now to keep the spirit alive. It's going to break my heart taking down all the decorations at the weekend but I'll give the Christmas CD another blast while I do it.
Edit: @SCOOP 64 tell me about it re those lotto tickets. Every year I build myself up thinking I'm winning it and going to buy a house, get a different job, new car, share it out a bit and I've never won a 500euro even after all of these years. I don't know anyone who has won anything either!
The only thing I am looking forward to in January is having nothing planned (evening & weekends) so can just chill on the sofa!!
Best of luck to all those heading back to work tomorrow!! Dreading going back next Monday myself. Can see post Christmas and post holiday blues combined being a downer of epic proportion.
Need Payday pronto. Roll on the 25th.
January always feels like it's three months long in my case, with no exceptions. 😁 Wish you all a great year, be healthy and safe, and have fun along the way!
Back in work tomorrow for a few hours and then back in full time on Wednesday. It's nearly back to reality folks!
Have to say the new bank holiday at the end of January is a great idea, at least we have something to look forward to/aim for as January sometimes feels like it's 3 months long. 😄
Speedy recovery @Loughc to all the family.
Had a nice day yesterday at the folks even though my sister and BIL couldn’t make it as they are dosed and both in bed.
Have party for little lad with school friends in one of those play places later today and back in work tomorrow.
Maybe it’s the last day of holidays, post alcohol or Monday morning (it is Monday isn’t it??) blues however feeling a bit down today. Can’t believe am back in work tomorrow, feels like I’ve been on the go non stop since finished and didn’t get to sit down and relax at all over the time off.
Guess the most important thing is that kids had a great Christmas and we managed to make it to all the things we had arranged so guess I should be grateful and just suck it up.
Anyway hope all enjoyed New Year’s Eve and Day.
Creation, love, gratitude and connection...interesting 🤔
Power, money, wealth, strength.
Right, looks like I'm going to become a superhero villain. Well there's a career change I hadn't anticipated 🤔
Pick four words for 2023!
Change, Strength, Money, Purpose.
Enjoy the glass of red. Well deserved!
100% felt like a BH Monday to me aswell.
