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

I'm not sure if it was the Beast from the East, or the snow in 2010, but I remember the buses just stopped and pretty much pulled in at the side of the road. I was lucky that I could get the Luas and train home from work, but my friend worked in town and lived in Swords and she had to walk home in a skirt! Luckily she had runners in the office. She just started off walking, assuming that the buses would start up again, but they never did and the snow just got heavier and heavier.

Our electricity went for about 18 hours during the Beast from the East, I was so cold and remember calling over to my parents as they had lit the fire and had an old superser booted up.

As much as thats a fair point, there'll be many who'll still need to get to their workplace by hook or by crook... nurses, Garda, Firemen etc and don't forget the bakers.... we'll be needing our sliced pans & batch loaves afterall!!!

Allegedly.

Heard that this Monday is officially the saddest day of the year, the third Monday in January is "Blue Monday" because Christmas is over, overeating, New Years resolutions are already out the window, the weather is miserable and finances are low.

Have to say I felt a bit of it last night, kids were out so the house was quiet, I was knackered after the first full week back in work, nothing on the telly as usual, it was cold outside so wasn't in the humour of walking the dog. Two bottles of beer and went to bed early for a Friday night, I think I really miss the decorations and the tree not being there to brighten the place up.

I get a two hour lunch on Monday for Blue Monday thankfully

I used to get the post Christmas blues but have managed to avoid them the last few years thankfully. I do get the craving for Christmas towards the end of summer though and am dying to see the days countdown to stuff appearing in shops etc. Love it.

I do get random cravings throughout the year but a little listen to classical Christmas FM usually satisfies them.

Outside lights came down today.

Tree is still up twinkling away, absolutely zero f*cks given 😂😂😂

It's pretty and colourful!!!

I’ve been so tired since the middle of the week literally legs felt heavy I felt like a dead weight just to pull myself around, no appetite even the Cadbury selection boxes are safe around me 😂

I’m the same @DvB I used to get the post Christmas blues but have managed to avoid them the past few years thankfully it’s probably because my little one was born 1st week in March even though January is long it does t be long about coming around

Our house all around looks extra dark without the tree and fairy lights it’s like the usual lights aren’t working to their full effect, I said something along the lines to my other half earlier and in toddler fashion my little one said where is the tree ? Put that tree back there silly billy 😂

Was down in the parents house today and saw 3 houses still lit up on the drive home!

I think one of the things that really vexed me this year is on the evening of the 24th of December so many Christmas related things just vanished, music channels, food channels, ads and basic tv just Christmas gone poof. I know its the way commercialism works these days but I hate it.