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The stamina for Christmas, No energy (or even interest) in the upcoming big event.

nik_klinger View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 01:38 PM Post #1
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Anyone have it?? I certainly don't. I just wrapped the sum total of 3 presents and that's it, I'm done. I can't do anymore, I don't want to do anymore. Where do people get their stamina/ interest from???

mad madam mim View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 01:41 PM Post #2
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when i grow up i wanna be like me
I don't know where it's gone, I had it, I was super excited about Christmas, it is my fave time of year, but the past week or so I have just been so meh about it, I wanted to do something fun at home, but now I am feeling too lazy to organise it lol. I haven't even started wrapping though so OP you are ahead of me there lol.

Saecularis Angel... Saecularis Angelus View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 01:45 PM Post #3
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Con Sprezzatura.
Personally, I'm not such a huge fan of Christmas. I think ten years in retail killed it for me. I think sharing it helps. Maybe we ought to have a thread - wrap as many things as you can in five minutes and report back - to motivate one another!

nik_klinger View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 01:49 PM Post #4
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QUOTE (Ange Vert @ 14/12/2012, 02:45 PM) Personally, I'm not such a huge fan of Christmas. I think ten years in retail killed it for me. I think sharing it helps. Maybe we ought to have a thread - wrap as many things as you can in five minutes and report back - to motivate one another! I've already put everything away, so I'm out of the challenge at the moment!

Cranky Old Woman View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 01:56 PM Post #5
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It's way too early to be wrapping presents - I like to leave mine until Christmas Eve around midnight. You would think that after 50+ Christmases I would have learnt something. Nope.

71Cath View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 02:00 PM Post #6
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How grand it must be, to be the chosen one...
QUOTE (Ange Vert @ 14/12/2012, 02:45 PM) Personally, I'm not such a huge fan of Christmas. I think ten years in retail killed it for me. 12 years for me. And 15 years of placating the (now ex) in-laws...

Becky Thatcher View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 02:07 PM Post #7
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I am not wrapping mine. I am saying that I am saving the environment from excess wrapping paper. Really, I am far too lazy for words.

redkris View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 02:15 PM Post #8
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You said no strings could secure you, at the station...
QUOTE Personally, I'm not such a huge fan of Christmas. I think ten years in retail killed it for me. This will be year 23 for me Luckily it's just weekends now, but the next two days I'm working 9-6 then 8-5 in a service deli. Halp. As for wrapping, I'm making DH do it. He's much better at doing neat packages than I am. Meanwhile I'm meant to be springcleaning as MIL is coming to stay next Friday, but I can't be a*sed. And I have no idea what food we'll be doing for Owen's 4th birthday next Saturday. Falalalalaaaa lala la la.

Paladin View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 03:48 PM Post #9
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Grave robbery? That's new. Interesting
I really don't have the stamina for it this year. I'll be working afternoon shifts christmas eve and christmas day. I've been putting off the shopping, I've just had a week off work and I've done nothing because I really really DON'T want to. I haven't sent any cards. I've bought the kids a joint present, but that' it so far. I'm going to be doing a lot of running around next weekend lol. My husbands feeling the same, we don't want to go anywhere or see anyone. We just want to chill and not run around. And I have a feeling Xmas day is going to be a big bacon and egg brekkie, no roast dinner (well I will at work, which I don't have to cook or clean up after lol). I'm over it.

lifehacker View Member Profile	14/12/2012, 03:52 PM Post #10
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I'm done and I never even started. At this point I have purchased nothing, wrapped nothing, cannot get into it at all. It's a bit sad really.

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