Alone For Christmas

Netwizard

I'm not a great fan of christmas and i'm a miserable git. My parents usually go away over xmas, and as I work shifts, I'm at home over xmas.

Doesn't bother me, its just another day. So many people build xmas up, and at the end of it all, its just a massive anti-climax, and all people have to show for it, is a load of debt they can't afford to pay off!

Faith177

Pebbles My OH will be in Reading working (he's a pub manager). All the rest of my family live in Nottingham, Lincs and Scotland.

I'll be working too from 10-5 as I also work in a pub part time and we have about 70 people in for their lunch. I was thinking of doing a roast for myself but I wouldn't be able to start it till 6 when I got in

I'm not confident enough to put it on before I leave as I would be worrying all day lol

Ty for the hug

Netwizard I know what you mean about Christmas can be an anti climax but mine never really are. We always have such a lovely time and have a set routine that we always follow.

Think that is a big part of the problem we have such a routine that now it's being played about with it, it just won't be the same whatever I do.

thorsoak

This will be my first Christmas morning that I'm going to wake up with no-one to wish me Merry Christmas! I'm not going to allow myself to feel sad though - it's just the way it is.

Last year, the first since my OH died, I was in the USA with DD and her family. I could be with any of my 3 sons - but as I started work last year after loosing OH, my colleague worked Christmas morning, so this year I'm going to work - only for a few hours - but go I shall. Then go over to No 1 son's to share the rest of the day with him, his wife and 2 year old DGD, so it will be fun - just different fun!

And I'm sure that it will be fun working - only for a few hours after all - and people coming into the shop will be people who need something - so it will be festive.

Faith - I know that you are really going to be busy in your job - you'll not be alone - enjoy the happy atmosphere that your customers bring in ....then how much you will appreciate the peace and quiet of your home when you finally collapse in a heap.

Sending {{hugs}}

krlyr

Faith177 wrote: »

I'll be working too from 10-5 as I also work in a pub part time and we have about 70 people in for their lunch. I was thinking of doing a roast for myself but I wouldn't be able to start it till 6 when I got in

Would the pub provide a roast for you to eat after work?
Otherwise, cook the meat the evening before, my mum always does this as she only has a single oven and has to cook a huge turkey and doesn't have room for that and everything else. Turkey is done the day before, then served cold with the option of warming it up with gravy. You then just have to pop the potatoes, yorkshire puds, stuffing and veg on - and much of that could be made easier by buying frozen, ready-made versions.

snozberry

I have spent one Christmas on my own and I treated it as a guilty pleasure. I stayed in my pjs all day, cooked and ate my Christmas dinner and didn't bother with the washing-up. I had full control of the remote control and stuffed my face with chocolate. It was great fun!

aneres

I have spent few Christmas's on my own and enjoyed them. If you're short on time cook the meat the day before and do the gravy then all you have to do is the veg. Treat yourself to a nice bottle of wine plan what you're going to watch on the tv get in pj's and enjoy your dinner.

ktb

Faith177 wrote: »

.... it just won't be the same whatever I do.

It sounds like this is going to be a self-fulfilling prophecy! You are presuming that you won't enjoy the fact it 'won't be the same' - but to get anything from it at all, you need to re-frame it. At a bare minimum, the fact this Christmas won't be the same as your normal ones, even if it turns out to be worse, will give you a healthy re-appreciation for the good ones!

We had an awful Christmas a couple of years ago - Mum was mid- chemo and incredibly poorly, I had a nasty bug, Dad was trying to maintain normality and cook a roast dinner nobody wanted to eat & he had no idea what he was doing (which would have been funny were we not all so miserable) .... but I tell you what, the following Christmas was the most AMAZING one we've had!

But better than that, most likely the atmosphere at work will be great and in the right frame of mind you will actually enjoy it - as at least you will be surrounded by others having a lovely time which might rub off a bit. Also, you say you usually have fab Christmases & I presume things will be back to normal next year? It's not like something has happened that means you are destined to spending the rest of your life having sad & lonely Christmases... surely you can make the most of one!

It is sometimes really hard to see things from a glass half full perspective - but it is the only thing you can truly control. :beer:

caeler

I've had various xmas experiences, some on my own, some with my ex-partner and some with my family. Obviously the ones with the family were the best (see if you can get yourself an invite to yours?) but I actually enjoyed the ones on my own. I really didn't mind. I even had pizza one year! I was in my PJs and watched TV and had a good relaxing day.

barbarawright

Why not come clean with your workmates and say that you want to have a really nice Christmassy do at work - everyone bring something in. Even if you can't all eat together, you can nip in and out. I bet you'll get offered the leftovers to take home :rotfl:

whitewing

Can't you plate up a roast at work (with permission of course) and then take it home and enjoy it.