Alone again thread

Widowed two years ago last week sillygrandma - not so silly after all.
Hope your Christmas brings you the joy you will be bringing to others.

It's just another day. With both our DC at opposite ends of the world and parents all gone I'm quite relieved that DH and I can spend Christmas doing whatever we want - turkey or not etc etc. There's always far too much pressure to feel you should be part of some fictional family idyll, which rarely lives up to expectations. I know, bah humbug, but that's how I feel!

It was meant tongue-in-cheek cheek anyway!
Embarras de richesse when contemplating where and with whom I shall be spending Christmas this year.

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I thought I was the OP?

Are you sure Maw?

I loved the days when I did Christmas Dinner for up to 20 , the tables borrowed from the Parochial Hall , the mountains of veg , the Turkey too big for the oven , the stress.... !
This year the stress is , who do I inflict my bossy person onto ?when my preference is to pay a fleeting visit and home to hunker down with the box of sweets ?

Just seen this thread Maw, you are clever.

Maw ? ?

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I did wonder silly granny
I think nannykisses joined the thread about 10 days after I started it.

I love the OP

I`ll be alone the whole time between christmas and boxing day, its far too long these days. A few hours away on christmas day and another few hours later and that is it but I refuse to feel lonely. Alone and lonely are different, you can be lonely in a crowd

Plenty of upsides if we can manage to think outside the box, no food stress, no constant chatter. Pick at what we want when we want, go out when we want. Mybe a few coping strategies would not come amiss. A few tips

One year I bought a kit of pieces to make a spinning wheel, that was 200% successful, I was busy the whole time and finished with something lovely that I use now. I cannot think of anything much this year, am hoping for dry days so I can cycle in the fresh air. I have some nibbles, super lovely chocs, dvds, books, port, sherry, some special frozen ready meals arrive next week.

Have just found out that we don’t fit into any of our children’s plans for Christmas this year their loss not mine

Positive attitude there, Nana05!
It is the days following Christmas which I find long. All my usual activities are closed until after Jan 6. ( choirs, voluntary work) and DH will be away with his family.
I shall use the time to explore on my own if the weather is good, or get stuck in to sorting family photos and updating Family History, while listening to my favourite music, including Carols, which suddenly disappear on Boxing Day, despite the old idea of the Twelve Days of Christmas.