Anyone else feel slightly sad that the holidays are over?

Not me. I enjoy them, but I’m glad all the fol-de-rol is done for awhile.

Not at all. I’m so ready for non-Christmas TV and non-Christmas music.

Yeah the music thing is overblown. From Thanksgiving to New Years nothing but Christmas music 24/7.

The nature of the (holiday) beast. You get all worked up for all the fun, and when it’s all over, you find yourself in the deepest, darkest winter with nothing to really look forward to for almost three months.

No. Relieved.

Lol @ Dutch. That’s how I’ve always looked at it in years past. Today I’m just a tad bummed out about it for some reason. Oh well…

Nope, it’s fine. I had fun over the holidays, but happy the days are getting longer and I don’t have to worry about receiving a surprise holiday gifts.

Surprisingly I have no feeling whatsoever for this latest holiday. When I was at school I was totally dependent on holidays for some good break, so every holiday coming in my way was welcomed. But now with a job with irregular schedules, holidays can fall into any time of the calendar including my normal day off. Last year’s holiday fell into the day that I would normally stay at home, so nothing changed.

Same here Mimi. I lucked out this year and Christmas and New Year just coincided with my normal days off : )

I think the relief is in direct proportion for the person who busts their butts the hardest trying to make it a good one for the kids. If you have a spouse who does absolutly nothing to pitch it, well THEY don’t feel much about the holidays ending. The person who did all the work feels relief. It’s over. And I done good.

I can usually carry the ambiance of winter holidays through Valentines Day or Marti Gras. Or sometimes even early March, if its still very cold.

But this year, it seemed to end too abruptly. I live at an intersection where I can see Christmas lights down at least three streets, and most make a really good effort at their displays. Even on New Years’ Eve, at least six out of ten homes were still displaying their lights and music. But on the night of January 1st, it all was gone, and everything just seemed bleak and desolate.

I also feel let down that so many of the traditional Christmas desserts, eggnog, and the holiday renditions of soft drinks (Cinnamon cokes, cranberry sprites and mountain dew) sold out very early this year.

Here is one of the best holiday songs about Christmas being over too fast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdwLRviJzw

I have mixed feelings this year. On one hand, I feel like Christmas was so soon after Thanksgiving, which it was. The holiday season was not long at all – little more than 3 weeks. Plus with working full time and some big holiday events at my job that we attend (some mandatory, some not), it’s busy enough anyway.

Christmas has not been the same since my mom died. She was the center of the family and Christmas was at her house, with a bunch of people (not a huge crowd but maybe six for dinner and some others came for dessert), and when my daughter was little, there were toys and more exchanging of gifts. Now it’s more blah with daughter 12 and mom not here.

I am sad also that winter is really not yet here in the northeast. What we have to look forward to is the threat of bad weather for about the next three months. It’s not been too cold yet, and we’ve not had much snow yet, but January – March can be bad. So there’s that.

I wish my house was still the focal point for dinners.

Not me, I am joyous !

We made it ( more or less)

I am lucky because I can now look forward to my birthday, followed by Mardi Gras, my grandson’s birthday, husbands birthday, sons birthday, and so on throughout the year.

Sure flew by. Just finished putting up decorations and then taking them down. Got to keep moving.

I’m very slightly say, but mostly relieved!!! I find I look forward to the thought of the holidays, but get let down in the reality. So, I’m glad when it’s all said & done!!!

No as now we can make and meet goals for 2020 to look forward too.
Goals in all areas:
1. Financial ( start a better savings plan)
2. Health ( exercise,diet,activity)
3. Communications ( learn new things, read more, talk with and visit family)
4. Career ( home business plans)
5. Get rid of clutter or organize it better)
Anything else that may come up this year.

Well at my house things stay up until Epiphany. But I am looking forward to warmer weather. I have noticed that even just 12 days after the solstice, the sun is not setting as early.

Besides, there is a 3 day weekend in the US in two weeks!

Only that the doldrums of winter are ahead of us, and that the fun and distractions are already done. Winter peaks much too early. The January blahs seem to take forever.

No, with any luck I will have a chance to celebrate more of them.

I always miss the Christmas season a bit when it passes, but I’m also ready to move on.

Not me!
It’s a wonderful occasion that you should make the most of while it lasts. So long as you do that, then dust it off & move on.
Life’s fucking cool enough without crimbo anyway…just the cherry on top that’s all.

It ends for me today on my birthday. I take the tree down and celebrate a new year.

I’m kind of lying. I work today on my birthday but I don’t work Sunday. Tree comes down then and I celebrate. Work comes before tradition unfortunately.

Happy birthday! Well you can sleep in Sunday I suppose.

Yep! Thank you. :)