It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

I used to get the post Christmas blues really badly, LoughC, so I feel for you. The way shops and people seem to pack away Christmas on the 26th now doesn't help those of us who love Christmas. I find honouring the tradition of keeping it going to Jan 6th helps and then I'm really lucky as a massive Bowie fan that since 2016 I have the Dublin Bowie fest to get me through the first part of Jan so if there's anything happening in Jan that you like go to that. Having something to look forward to or plan for is vital as a distraction. I also go hunting for Christmas bargains, watch Christmas films still and start my plans for the year.

I know I said it last year but I am 100% determined that by Christmas 2023 I will have my own house so today I bought some Christmas stuff. I love the kind of style that other people seem to label tacky ;-) so I got two table cloths in Dealz for 50c and I got the gel 'merry christmas' sign for the window. I have almost all the Christmas decorations I need now for my house. All I need now is the house ;-)

Many happy returns @Loughc and thanks to everyone on here just for being who you are, I wish you all a very happy and peaceful new year and look forward to 2023 on here - as someone else said, it's the best place on the internet.

Happy new year from a very sunny and warm jamaica 🇯🇲... we're 5 hours behind here but if I leave it any later ye will all be in bed!!

See you all in 2023!

Happy new year everyone. I don't post frequently, but I always enjoy when I get a notification that there's a new post in this thread.

Happy New Year all. Can't believe another year is over. I was telling the kids that I remember being back in school and accidentally writing '83 instead of '84 in my homework journal. They just told me that I'm soooo ooold😫. To be fair my eldest will be 18 before next Christmas😱

Looking forward to this year. My baby bro is getting married in September, last in the family, and I look forward to getting a fab new sister in law (officially, she's been part of the family for years now).

I hope everyone here is back again this time next year and that we'll all have had a wonderful year.

Happy New Year everyone

so disappointing in the shops, it’s like Christmas vanished I did pick up a Christmas jumper for my little one for next year reduced to 1 euro in Penney’s 😂I seen the Patrick’s day stuff myself with my own eyes

Quiet New Years no sore head got Indian bits from M&S chilled watching tv, in bed before 12 briefly heard the celebrations outside

going to be a chilled day at home Lamb and all the trimmings going in the oven shortly we will have my Mam over, Christmas tree a glow since I got up, making mental notes to myself already for next Christmas more party food, more batteries, 😂😂 my neighbour had the tree and decorations down days

oh no @Loughc i hope you are doing ok? 2nd person today I have heard of with it,

Sending positive thoughts your way @Loughc Hope you don’t get it too bad

Fingers crossed you bounce back quickly @Loughc

We've a beef brisket thing from Dunnes and having the usual Christmas stuffings, etc with it. I don't know if they'll go tough.

I found the party food selection to be poorer this year than other years.

Supermarkets near me weren't stocked the best for the New Year.

Sorry to hear about everybody who's sick. Loads of people are. I did the Covid thing for Easter.

@Loughc it's sooooo much tougher being sick and having a sick child to mind aswell! It sounds like an awful dose!

My parents had it recently and turned the corner by about day 4/5. Hopefully you guys will be the same 🤞