Anyone not in the Christmas Spirit?

Did something happen this year that made you feel this way? Is it just due to Covid and the toll it's taking on all of us? What can you do to enjoy this season right now? You don't have to go all out Santa. Make it simple. ((((HUGS))).

I am not a big holiday / birthday person in general, but this year feels even more urghhh than last year. Covid fatigue, prices of everything increased, kids getting older (no longer interested in traditions, crafts, surprise gifts. There is more to it if I dig deeper like family issues. Just not a joyous time of year for me either.

Yes, I am moving next week and I am in disbelief that it's even December at this point. I do have gifts and they are wrapped, but for obvious reasons we aren't decorating. Maybe next year.

We have a tree and presents but I am super Grinchy otherwise this year.

I really wanted to forgo the decorations and I would have if I hadn't last year because we were having the house painted and the year before because DH was having surgery. I figured if I skipped 3 years in a row, I'd never go back. Still, I just dreaded it. Then last Sunday, I was putting on some old clothes to go outside and do a little gardening. I thought to myself, this would be a good time to go to the attic so I raced up the stairs and quickly got down a minimum of stuff before I could change my mind. I've got a tabletop tree, my mantle cloth that had been lost for years until I rediscovered it over the summer and a couple of things I could just sit out and didn't have to arrange.

I'd like to say I'm glad I did but I'm still sort of 'meh' about it. We are going to see some lights this week. Maybe that will help.

I was (which is unusual for me) and then we found a plumbing leak in our of our bathrooms... What's ironic is I read the stocking stuffer thread and ordered one of those water-sensor kits (why not) for DH that someone mentioned and it arrived today...

I thought by having my son celebrating his first Christmas I would be all gung ho for all of the Christmas things, and I am just not feeling it this year. We are having renovations done to our house right now so I can’t put up a tree, so that’s probably souring me right now. I’m hoping our annual trip to the hotel Del Coronado to pick out an ornament puts me in the spirit. We didn’t get to do that last year due to covid so I’m excited to share the tradition with our son.

Me! Me! Me! I'm not sure what my problem is. If I stop and think about it - it boils down to I'm the one that does everything. Or it feels like I'm the one that does everything. And I'm spent. I just don't want to anymore. We did put up our tree yesterday, but I had to talk my family into it. It didn't help my mood. I went through the 9 totes of stuff and got the bare minimum out. My 8YO son really started to get into it and said he wanted an ornament on every branch. I replied, "Nope, the ones I grab and put out are all you're going to get." My DH and DS were both calling me Scrouge and saying we should have "Christmas with the Kranks" playing while we decorated, but their goading didn't change my mind. We did maybe 10% of our ornaments and only about half a dozen of our other traditional decor items. It's all just so overwhelming. Getting all the stuff out - cleaning it - cleaning around it all season - packing it all back away. I'm just not in the mood for "extra" right now. And that doesn't even touch on the baking, gift making, gift buying, wrapping, charitable efforts, activities, school events, etc. etc. etc.

I am really not feeling it this year.

i am in the mood for everything but large gatherings.

I am so not in the mood. I am done shopping but still have to finish wrapping. I am only done because they kept saying that there would be nothing in the store come December - well still not noticing that anywhere LOL but I have been mostly done since Halloween. Not having to deal with stores right now is good though as they are crowded and I hate crowds.

The trees are up but not decorated. I wish they would just decorate themselves. I don't want to put up much and am trying to figure out what I do want out.

I'm watching Hallmark movies and enjoying some of them but they aren't helping. I am not depressed - I was a few weeks ago but just not really enjoying much and hoping it doesn't come back.

Our weather is going to be cooling down so at least it won't be in the 80's which may help. I also figured out that most of the stuff that used to put me in the mood aren't options anymore - boat parade, December Nights in San Diego, Nighttime Zoo or Safari Park - all are too far to go and my husband can't do the night air so we hadn't gone in years. Hoping to make it to the Hotel Del to look at the decorations soon. I would love to do some baking but there are only three of us and we don't need much. I was hoping that DH could take some in to work but nope - thanks to covid only store bought individually wrapped things.

Christmas cards are helping - I joined the exchanges here - I am running behind and hope to get mine out this week. I have been having fun playing with supplies but running out of steam LOL.

I think it gets harder when your kids aren't little anymore and there are no grandchildren. I am sure covid is adding to it but must admit it is getting harder every year. DH has even said he is good with no decorations. I think none would be even more depressing. He has said this for a few years. This year will be hard as it will be the first without FIL who was sick last Christmas and pasted NYE day. I'm trying but honestly I'm tired of trying.

I am dreading the days ahead. I, too, do most everything as far as preparations for Christmas are concerned and I think I'm starting to be a bitter old woman about it. I know DH would help out if I asked him, but knowing him, he would then probably say "Don't worry so much about it" and that would make me want to poke his eyes out.

I think I'm just tired. I want a fairy godmother to come and wave her magic wand and have the house all cleaned and decorated and the cards written and mailed and the presents bought and wrapped and the baking done.

I'm sure I'll feel more Christmas-y once I get started on the decorating, so I'll just grit my teeth and bitch to myself until then.

On the bright side, I'm almost done writing out the Christmas cards and will be getting them in the mail this week!

I don’t feel Christmassy either. 

I look at the Christmas tree thread on here though because I like to see them all decorated . 

We keep meaning to decorate but just have not had the oomph to do it yet.

Nope, not at ALLLL !!!!