Official holiday hangover thread

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

I am so done with the holidays, house guests, rich food, alcohol, sugar, and birthday cakes. I am beyond ready to get back to my normal routine and settle down for the winter.

Anyone else tired of the endless party and ready to sit home and relax? I am officially declaring my pumpkin time is here.

meallen616 · ‎01-10-2013

@Laura14,

Totally agree with you! We had 6 birthdays in December besides all the rest! I'm soo tired, hopefully I get a few chores done so I can hunker down for winter also. Stay healthy, safe, and,

PINKdogWOOD · ‎05-13-2010

You go girl @Laura14. To be honest, DH & I will more than likely be in our pajama pantelones all day - unless I do choose to put on leggings & the sweater I briefly had on yesterday. BUT I DOUBT IT!!!!!!!

We did our running around yesterday in the pouring rain for groceries. He's doing dinner (pork belly, kraut, egg noodles, taters, veggies). Holidays are only us and the poodle Wallace one day rolls into the next, we do what we want. And we don't care either!

Happy 2019 Laura and to all here who chat, write, moan, complain, laugh, cry, wonder, give advice, bad mouth others on occasion, take advice, share ideas, recipes, stories, private things you may not face to face. Here's hoping and praying we all do one kind thing every day in the year ahead. Dn't make resolutions, why. Let's just try to live better kinder lives.

gidgetgh · ‎03-09-2010

Not that we really had a lot of fun things scheduled during the holidays, other than go to my sister’s Christmas Day, but I am MORE than ready for this all to be over.

The holidays anymore for me, regardless of the holiday, just drag on too long. Too much advance buildup. Too much hoopla. So much preparation. My dentist has been closed for two weeks. My doctor has been closed for two weeks. Everyone closes early the day before and sometimes doesn’t open the day before or after.

As I get older, I really just like my quiet routine. I love Monday’s through Fridays. I’m just not a huge fan of holidays anymore to be honest. There, I said it.

Why is it, when I have a 50/50 guess at something, I'm always 100% wrong?

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

@meallen616 Six? I bow down! I had the same but they did back up into November and late October.

@PINKdogWOOD So well said.

I saw something on Twitter I think it was from Iyanla Vanzant who said "Be aware that the love and kindness you withhold from others will determine that the same is withheld from you."

Nonametoday · ‎03-09-2010

Happy New Year, Everyone. I am not sure the date makes a difference but it is good to have a feeling of being refreshed with new ideals, new hopes for a brighter year. Illness took over our home and sort of stayed in 2018 so I am hoping I swept that out last night.

We had wonderful holidays, lots of musicals, plays, church performances and services, parties, family get-togethers, but some very sad news, as far as health, for some members of the family (which will require a lot of prayers and medical care) but we are optimistic.

We had a nice get-together at a friend's home last night and the time was perfect for those of us who do not want to stay up late or get wild and wooly. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., a friend had a sort of a meet-and-greet of people you know and love, but who do not get together very often, great for those who do not want a more raucous party but great for those who want a more racuous party elsewhere at the witching hour.

He served cooked greens cooked with Polish sausage, black-eyed peas, fried corn bread, tiny desserts, tea, coffee, wine. The veggies were served in 12-oz containers so that each hand could carry the food. The host and his adult children did most of the cooking (his wife deceased sometime ago) with a couple guest helpers. How fun is that for us older folk without feeling the necessity to stay up and party all night, just to see and say hello and happy new year to some special friends, past and present.

Witchy Woman · ‎03-15-2010

@gidgetgh

I'm with you on all of this.

I've decided I have the soul of a cat....maybe reincarnated!

They don't like any deviation from their routine and that's how I feel sometimes.

There is so much build up/expectation to feel a certain way for the holidays, and sometimes, we just aren't there.

I'm thankful to be healthy, mostly happy and to have the gift of another year.

That's enough for me!

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

@Nonametoday That sounds so nice. I hope your family members do very well.

I was at my sister's house and her neighbors all go from house to house every New Years and get drunker and drunker until ending up at the final stop. At least they are walking the streets and not driving them.

I like your way better!