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

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    #11672
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    The front and the back of the house seem so dark without the lights.

    I immediately regret not leaving the shed lights up for another couple of weeks.



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    #11673
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120080482#Comment_120080482

    Yep, makes it a bit easier to know others are in the same boat.



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    #11674
    Day Lewin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,647 ✭✭✭Day Lewin


    We leave the "outside lights" in position all year - they are outlining the front of house/porch. Just unplugged.

    So we can switch them on for special occasions - Valentine's Day, Paddy's Day, birth of a grandchild; etc. Always cheerful!



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    #11675
    Cork Lass
    Registered Users Posts: 6,846 ✭✭✭Cork Lass


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120080527#Comment_120080527

    Have a great time in Disneyland 😁. Bring warm clothes, it can be bitter cold there.



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    #11676
    tscul32
    Registered Users Posts: 2,555 ✭✭✭tscul32


    Thanks. It's actually unseasonably mild there at the moment, warmer than here, but rainy. We'd been hoping for a smidge of snow, had all the thermals at the ready, but instead we're getting 11 degrees and rain. Can't see it spoiling our fun though😁



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    #11677
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,475 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120080887#Comment_120080887

    Dying to hear how you get on. We're bringing our two elves there at the beginning of March.



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    #11678
    tscul32
    Registered Users Posts: 2,555 ✭✭✭tscul32


    We were there 7 years ago and 14 years ago (with only 1 child that time) and I spent a year in Paris back in the 90s so went lots of times in that year. Haven't been disappointed yet.



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    #11679
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Have no idea how regular travellers do it, my body clock is all over the place, went to bed at midnight last night, woke up at 1am and was still awake at 5am, eventually slept until 10am but can see getting up for work at 5.45am tomorrow being a real challenge.

    Don't remember it being like this before🤭

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #11680
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Lovely day out there got a lovely long walk in with the little man just there. Great day for it. And don’t think I can face into a nighttime walk with no Christmas lights.



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    #11681
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120081304#Comment_120081304

    Just back from a walk ourselves, looks like its going to chuck it down now though.

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #11682
    SarahLil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭SarahLil


    Beautiful morning for a walk, fed the ducks with our little one, grey skies now, stove lit and roast beef with all the trimmings cooking away, apple crumble with ice cream and cream for dessert,

    I need to whip out the hoover and give the place another going, why is it the decorations go everywhere



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    #11683
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120081737#Comment_120081737

    Glitter is our curse... it'll be vacuumed and will reappear afew times before we see the last of it. Happens every year 😀

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #11684
    Loughc
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120081737#Comment_120081737

    It’s the tree needles that get me. They’re immune to hoovers, apocalypse, everything.



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    #11685
    sporina
    Registered Users Posts: 6,857 ✭✭✭sporina


    all will be gone tomorrow bar the Poinsettia! I got one from a friend in Nov - and its as nice now as it was the day I got it.. love it.. and this one is behaving v well - last year's died while we were away for a few days.. and I killed the one from the year previous ekk..



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    #11686
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,493 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Window and outside lights are down.

    Everything else is still up. Somebody is calling Today and I don't want to rush it.

    I've got three new plastic storage boxes for them.

    I often wonder will we run out of attic space.



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    #11687
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Just finished building 2 new desks for the kids... 4 hours of fun

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #11688
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,559 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    I've had a lazy pyjama day today. Wrecked by the combination of the first week back at work (lasting 9 days) and yesterday's hard labour!!



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    #11689
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    The fear is real here. Back to work in the morning for the first time since Dec 22nd.

    Dreading it is an understatement 😫

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #11690
    Loughc
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120083223#Comment_120083223

    I feel your pain I was there last week. But honestly after 20 minutes it’s like you’ve never been away.

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    #11691
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120083227#Comment_120083227

    Yeah you're spot on there, every year is the same and by lunchtime it's a case of 'Christmas? What Christmas?'...

    Still dread it though. First time driving to work without Christmas FM since the launch back in November too... 😔

    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #11692
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,559 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    It's operating on 12 minutes sleep that I find worst about the First Day Back. 😂



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    #11693
    Loughc
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120083413#Comment_120083413

    I did enjoy the fear of sleeping out so my body clock would enjoy waking me up every 15 minutes in a wild panic that it was 10am.

    All this after 3 hours of wrestling the pillow trying to get asleep.



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    #11694
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120081920#Comment_120081920

    The things found in a nuclear wasteland- cockroaches and Christmas tree needles!

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    #11695
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    First normalish Sunday in ages. Bar popping round to the folks to put their decorations in the attic was a normal winters Sunday. Out for a walk, a few house jobs and some NFL before bed.

    Best of luck to anyone back in work tomorrow, Mondays usually fly by so you’ll be grand. The thought of it is worse then the day itself.



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    #11696
    Heroditas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,475 ✭✭✭Heroditas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120083983#Comment_120083983

    ...and hair slides



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    #11697
    PTH2009
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    Ill be seeing ye soon



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    #11698
    Jude13
    Registered Users Posts: 3,810 ✭✭✭Jude13


    @TRS30 all good here pal, how's things with you?


    We have everything down now and I had a big clear out of the shed. We had a lot of rain over the past few days so it has been quite Christmassy. The house looks huge with all the stuff down. The little one is sturggling to understand why we dont keep them up, Im in here corner.

    This years lessons learnt, I left it too late for Christmas music/films and meet ups with pals. I will also take a few days if possible off this year.



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    #11699
    Aisling(",)
    Registered Users Posts: 6,400 ✭✭✭Aisling(",)


    Suffering with the same broken sleep as some of the other posters!first day back is always an energy struggle once you get to lunch time.

    Still seeing some house lights on my bus trip in so taking some solace in it.



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    #11700
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120084320#Comment_120084320

    Good to hear. All good here thanks, Christmas/New Years was busy however got some good family time in so can't complain.

    Shed and attic got a bit of clean out so have a tile of stuff for the charity shop. I know what you mean about the house looking bigger but also a bit bare. At least still have little lads birthday stuff up for another couple of days so takes the edge off a bit.

    Same, didn't get as many Christmas movies in as I would have liked and much downtime to enjoy the decorations etc. We might not host next year so that could change the dynamics a bit.



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    #11701
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,269 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Morning all,

    Back in the office since 7.00am, as expected had a less than great nights sleep, woke up at 2.30am & not a wink after that... sods law.

    Only had 481 emails to read through, thankfully most were ones that could be dismissed with just a dozen or so actually requiring responses or actions. Still, I'll be right back into being busy with no slow settling in unfortunately. Maybe thats not too bad a thing though, helps the work day go faster if nothing else.

    Am definitely looking to manage my stress better this year, I simply cant go through another year like 2022 in terms of work stress, genuinely think it would lead to health issues & no job is worth that.

    Anyway, back at it, so looking forward to catching up properly on the forum here, never the same just browsing on the phone I find.

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    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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