Can’t be bothered, 🎄 fatigue.

I'm definitely in the 'can't be bothered' camp. I hate xmas anyway, and left to my own devices, would happily ignore the whole shebang. However, daughter and fiance are coming to us on xmas day, so I will have to make an effort at some point. She moaned at me last year when I hadn't put the tree up about a week beforehand. I'll have to get round to it at some point, I suppose.

Jansue sending you hugs!

Last year I was ambivalent about Christmas - kept changing my mind every few days about whether I was going to celebrate or not. This year, I've got in the usual bits and pieces but, at the moment, would be quite happy if Christmas was cancelled.

I'm not particularly well and it is only me these days so that might be the cause but then again, 'everything' Christmas related seemed to start being touted (items in shops, carols played everywhere and films on TV) before we'd even done Halloween this year... Or so it seemed to me.

Perhaps if the Christmas hype didn't start until December was here I might feel differently. Or, considering how many of us feel the same way, maybe there's something in the water

I did have a bit of a giggle though. I received my first Christmas present at the weekend. It was from an older (I won't say elderly!) friend who decided that a festive pie (from Lidl or Aldi, I can't remember which) was not suitable for Christmas dinner. So, she brought round all the fixings for a 'traditional' Christmas dinner - plus a large variety of nibbles.

Didn't have the heart to tell her the reason I was planning on having the pie was because I'm fed up of the 'traditional' and the only thing that 'grabbed' me - despite visiting 6 different supermarkets/shops - was the Festive Pie. I am having 'all the fixings' alongside it - and all the usual nibbles - and have already bought them all so most of her gift has been gifted on to a family I know that wouldn't be able to afford these things.

I think I am a bit low in mobe od , I have been weepy quite alot since the Christmas songs have started. I have two DC and GDCs ( their 1st Christmas) but I'm just not feeling it. I feel a bit of a fraud as my kids don't realise how unhappy it makes me. ( My DM died end Dec back in the 1990s)
Have lots to wrap...

Having stoically battled through Covid restrictions over several Christmas’s when we did what we did for the sake of others and the country, now with the terrible state that this country has been brought to by the present government, I can understand peoples apathy regarding celebrations. Whilst we are lucky enough not to be struggling this Christmas, I fully appreciate that many, many are and I wish this country as a whole could be more careful and caring. Our celebrations will certainly be muted.

Well sadly we had to say goodbye to our beloved cat yesterday as she had to be put to sleep so no we won’t be celebrating much this year either.
Luckily we hadn’t made any plans to go anywhere and had already met up with family recently so just myself and DH will be remembering our Misty quietly in our own way, she was a little cat who’s left a big hole in our hearts.

I'm actually a bit depressed at the moment. For the first year in many, nearly all my (small) family members are coming to me the week before to see me on my (unfortunately timed) birthday. This will be my Christmas present as we are all spread out everywhere and seldom happens. I had a big birthday during lockdown and celebrated alone so this is something I've really been looking forward to. Now it looks like the forecast of snow may mean it doesn't happen and I shall celebrate both my birthday and Christmas alone again. The tree can stay in its box until I know more and will remain there if the plans fall apart. If there's only me to see it, what's the point?

holcombemummy60 sorry to hear that

Same here! Dining table full of presents (been like it for a week). I have a '2 hour rule' for visiting everyone. I'm never hungry so don't go for meals (family know this and are ok about it). I know it sounds selfish but 'hey ho at least they know' (my new Xmas carol)

Dreading it my father is on end of life care and we live 400 miles away . Travelling up the next two weekends so no time for Christmas

Fed up ,snowed under with unwrapped presents stacked against the radiator and falling into my bed.Chaos in every room ,can't find a ruddy thing , lost several gifts ,where are they?😠🔥.Oh to have a Christmas at someone else's house ,sick of Xmas stress every year.

I have paired things down this year, primarily because I had a hip replacement four weeks ago, and didn’t know exactly how active I would be. I have sent cards, not as many, made dozen mince pies yesterday and we have, collectively as a family, decided not to do presents, we are going out for Christmas Day and planning family meals for December/January, I am so glad I don’t have to shop, for presents or food, I would be scared in case I got knocked with a trolley or pushed when it’s so busy. It is so commercialised now.

Me too. Sent one present and got GC presents done. Not done cards or decorated . Hoping for very quiet Christmas with a nice walk if weather allows.

Nanna8 you have given me the perfect word to describe my feelings this December. Inert!! That’s just how I feel!

Opposite for me really, as usual we're hosting out whole family get together on 17th, about 30 of us. DD and family can't get here from Spain until Boxing Day now (if Border Force strikes allow) so have Christmas dinner for 8 on 25th and then all over again for 13 on 27th as my DGSs really want Christmas dinner with us all! It will be wonderful and I feel really grateful that I can do it but I do think it takes longer to recover the older you get, I'm 71, and I'll be working on 29th - from home so at least I don't have to go out in the cold. I dread the point at which I don't feel as though I can do it - or they don't all want to come anymore.
However you're spending it I hope you all find some joy, cheers

Me too. Can't be bothered. I've not made mince pies for the first time ever. Not even bought a Christmas cake, let alone made one. DH and I have bought a lovely sounding lemon Panattone. Christmas on our own this year, by choice, main course courtesy of M&S. Don't buy many Christmas presents as most of the GC want cash. But I have got the most expensive Christmas present ever, a new iPhone, my old one died.

\Ditto to most of these posts. I think it may partly be a delayed reaction to Lockdown, when we were isolated for so long.

Then look a the news - Ukraine, Putin, Death of the Queen, Megan and Harry stirring as violently as they possibly can, a seemingly orchestrated plan for our lives to be ruined by mass striking , and there's very little to look forward to but a lot to worry about.

On a lighter note - there's some irony here - I ordered my charity Christmas cards online and am still waiting for them to arrive. I've cut down on the number I'm posting though, which is usually around 45, and will use www.jacquielawson.com to send some of her animated and musical ones by email. It's relatively much cheaper and can include a short message.
I regret this, as I do think it's nice to have cards which can be on display, and which can be revisited after Christmas, but it's just a ridiculous cost.

Yes me too, thought it was just me - don’t feel sad or depressed either. Lots on before Christmas so just getting on with it and remembering to smile at everyone and remind myself I’m actually very, very fortunate.

I find it strange that a couple of years ago during lock down so many people were up in arms, angry and depressed that they were not able to have parties, see loved ones, travel to see friends at Christmas and even willing to break the law to do so. Now that we can do those things people don't want to do it anyway.............. Very strange

SueDonim

I’m in a similar state. We moved over the summer, downsized quite considerably, and whilst it’s been a good move, the house still isn’t sorted and everything I do is such an effort, with having to search for things all the time. I used to be organised with things like spare batteries, sellotape, scissors, envelopes, pens etc all in one place and now they’re scattered over three different rooms and I wander about trying to locate the wretched things. Same for the kitchen, which is about one third of my old one. I feel like I need to empty the house and start again and have it better organised!

I am fed up of wrapping presents and I haven’t made a cake for the first time in 50yrs and probably won’t make mince pies, either. Xmas pud is one that’s left over from last year. Christmas will happen, though, and I will enjoy it with my family, in the end.

Sorry if this appears twice, my last message vanished.

We're in the same state as you SueDonim, we downsized hugely and then had builders for months. We still have things in packed boxes but no more space to put things away.
I've got china, crystal and silverware which was mainly used in our enormous old dining room at Christmas, but hope to sell it all on EBay with my childrens' help.
Our Christmas tree is banished to the balcony to give us more room in our living room, no need to decorate other than lights as everything would simply blow off!

I can't be bothered as well. This year has been a thoroughly horrible year one illness after another and finishing off with Breast cancer which I had a second op on Monday! Thank heaven I'm going to our sons Christmas day and our daughters boxing day.

When I asked about mincemeat in the village shop where I get all my food, the young assistant looked puzzled. Thought I was referring to beef mince I think. Had never heard of anyone making mince pies at home . I was only going to make them for myself. Really didn't bother in the end.

I felt like that last year. This year I feel OK. Last year I couldn't be bothered getting our Christmas plates and mugs out of the cupboard. This year they're out and being used. In my case I think its because our daughter is happy now after meeting a new man who is very kind to her.

We've not done our cards yet, though I think that we will. Presents have been cut right back, a couple of things for each grandchild from their Christmas list, or a voucher for the older ones who prefer to choose for themselves. I no longer give presents to those outside our immediate family, other than my daughters foster children and ex-foster children.
I've felt like the OP for a while now, we don't do Christmas entertaining ourselves so won't be invited by others. Like most others in the UK we're not Christian so wonder why Christmas has become such a performance. Of course it's nice for those who are still working to have a break, but a whole week? DH and I used to have to work on Christmas Eve and go back on the day after Boxing Day.
I feel sad for those who have to work during this period whilst everyone else is off, it seems unfair, particularly for those who work in shops which really don't need to be open.

You are lucky that you have a big family and lots of events to attend. Lots of people out there with no family or friends. Count your blessings.