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Where did this year go ?

QVCkitty1 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 18:42:50 GMT

I know people always say this, but I really am dumbfounded that next week is Christmas. I don't like it, but there is nothing I can do, LOL . I was making out my grocery list and for some reason I thought I had so much more time . Is it just me ? Here is the weird part, when I was younger and had so much going on, time passage seemed normal. Now that my holiday is simpler , with fewer demands on my time , the weeks are flying by. 🤷‍♀️

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Kachina624 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 18:50:48 GMT

@QVCkitty1. I don't know where the year went but I thought last summer would never end. It was so hot and went on and on. I'm already dreading summer 2024.

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simplyfriends — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 18:51:31 GMT

I agree, it seems like yesterday that we were all complaining about "Christmas in July"

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cheriere — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 18:52:00 GMT

@QVCkitty1 I feel exactly the same way lol. I still have a lot to do next week, ugh. Then my birthday falls after Christmas & just before the New Year, so everything seems so rushed. This whole year has felt that way to me. It's been a rough one. I'm looking forward to better things in 2024.

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ciao_bella — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:04:10 GMT

I agree with all of you. I was just commenting to my sister yesterday that I can't seem to wrap my head around that Christmas is a week from Monday. Days have sort of blurred together making the time frame seem to go quicker, if that makes sense.

@Kachina624 I don't live where you do, but I too dread the heat and humidity on the east coast that the blazing summer always brings.

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spiderw — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:13:48 GMT

I am always saying how fast times passes, the days, weeks, months and years, all fly by. This is my favorite time of year, Autumn and Christmas time and I want it to last. I also dread the heat and humidity ahead, it stifles me. But I do try to live each day as it comes and appreciate it. I do not wish time away.

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GingerHead — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:17:54 GMT

@QVCkitty1

Yes! It's insane how quick this year is going by....

And I'm just the opposite as that lady on QVC, I forget her name...oh my gosh, dang I hate my brain sometimes....the one who loves summer and just dreads winter.

Anyway, I always dread summer and I feel it's super close now at the rate this year is going.

So yes I agree with @Kachina624 and @ciao_bella the summers coming and it makes me sick!

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Meowingkitty — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:18:20 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@QVCkitty1. I don't know where the year went but I thought last summer would never end. It was so hot and went on and on. I'm already dreading summer 2024.

I know. The new year reminds me that another miserable hot summer will soon be here. Winter and cool weather seems so short and summer seems to last forever.

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GingerHead — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:19:39 GMT

@spiderw wrote:
I am always saying how fast times passes, the days, weeks, months and years, all fly by. This is my favorite time of year, Autumn and Christmas time and I want it to last. I also dread the heat and humidity ahead, it stifles me. But I do try to live each day as it comes and appreciate it. I do not wish time away.

I'm totally the same....sing it sister!!!

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SloopJohnB — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:20:30 GMT

Cliche or not, but it seems the older we (or I anyway) get, the faster the year(s) go by. Kind of sad, really.

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cheriere — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:25:20 GMT

@SloopJohnB wrote:
Cliche or not, but it seems the older we (or I anyway) get, the faster the year(s) go by. Kind of sad, really.

That's SO VERY TRUE!!! I can still remember when I was young wishing to be older. 😞

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ThinkingOutLoud — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:31:07 GMT

Time speeding up is mentioned in the Bible so anyone familiar with the scriptures isn't surprised by this phenomenon.

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SloopJohnB — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:28:48 GMT

@cheriere wrote:
@SloopJohnB wrote:
Cliche or not, but it seems the older we (or I anyway) get, the faster the year(s) go by. Kind of sad, really.
That's SO VERY TRUE!!! I can still remember when I was young wishing to be older. 😞

@cheriere Exactly. I remember when I was in high school & I couldn't wait for Friday to come & enjoy the weekend. My dad would always say, Don't wish your life away. I understand that now, albeit a little too late.

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meallen616 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:29:55 GMT

Looking forward to a very good 2024 with family, friends, neighbors, and all of you! (friends also)!

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SloopJohnB — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:32:23 GMT

Or even on a cruder note, like a roll of toilet paper, The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. LOL

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cheriere — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:34:17 GMT

@SloopJohnB wrote:
@cheriere wrote:
@SloopJohnB wrote:
Cliche or not, but it seems the older we (or I anyway) get, the faster the year(s) go by. Kind of sad, really.
That's SO VERY TRUE!!! I can still remember when I was young wishing to be older. 😞
@cheriere Exactly. I remember when I was in high school & I couldn't wait for Friday to come & enjoy the weekend. My dad would always say, Don't wish your life away. I understand that now, albeit a little too late.

I was told the same thing. I'd give anything if I could go back in time with all the knowledge I have now. Why is it that by the time we realize this our life is half over? 😞

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cactusgal — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:45:10 GMT

@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:
Time speeding up is mentioned in Bible so anyone familiar with the scriptures isn't surprised by this phenomenon.

You hit the nail on the head

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GoneButNotForgotten — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:59:43 GMT

It went...away.

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qualitygal — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:40:07 GMT

I too, had those same thoughts exactly!!

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drizzellla — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 21:14:56 GMT

I seem to be more behind this year.

My husband was away for 11 days and came home, sick. He still is sick and he came home earlier this week. And then my brother came early this year, for his holiday visit. So the laundry is piling up, Christmas cards are not sent, dishes piling up - the list goes on and on. I keep running out to the stores but already have quite a list of food we need. My to do list keeps growing.

Don't know how i did it when i worked 79.50 hours a week and had both brothers and families staying at my house for the holidays.

And Christmas is next week.