stevebt

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Yes its back to work as normal and my next holiday isn't till the May, I haven't managed to get back into the swing of getting up as I'm snoozing my alarm for nearly 60 minutes


Who is back to normal and happy to be back working

CutMasterT

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Been working all over Christmas and new year doing overtime, but its good to be back to normal shift pattern now tho.

RA Dunk

Been back since Monday, happy to be working??

stevebt

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I only started back properly today and I broke up on the 19th December. Work dragged me in all week but it was a waste of time as no gear turned up for me so I had to go home and being self employed I made no cash. I was more bothered about getting up early than actually wasting my time going into work.

^Qwerty^

Christmas was over on Christmas Day night; that's when we took the tree down along with all the indoor decorations and cards. Just clutter the place up and make it look a mess.

RA Dunk

I'm naturally a sad bast@rd when it comes to getting up, I tend to be up by six(ish) whether I'm working or not, that's one of my 'very few' bad habits lol.

Like yourself I'm self employed, I'm set up as a LTD company so no pay for me over the festives either so I was quite keen to get back into it.

That's Xmas and New Year done, next stop summer, bring it on!!

f1_fan

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Never stopped, I hate Christmas where everyone uses one day to have three weeks of shutdown. Any company that can't pay my invoice this month due to cash flow issues will be told 'well stop taking three weeks off at Christmas and your cashflow issues won't happen, now pay up you lazy bunch of ****s'.

stevebt

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Six that's still the middle of the night My first alarm goes off at 6.30 and I have been snoozing till nearly 7.30 Before chrimbo I was getting up after my 1st alarm.

ALi-B

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Supposed to have been back since the 29th., but have been pretty ill over last week (chest infection - can't breath). Still not right but I dragged my **** in last Monday.

Been half an hour late for over the past month. I'm past giving a crap to be frank...it has its advantages: Saves me opening up and dealing with customers - I'd only drive them away anyway.

stipete75

Been off since the 10th dec and back on the 5th jan.
Always try to aim for a month off over Xmas as don't have any time off through the year.
Been decorating and putting a log burner in at home all over Xmas though so kinda been working lol
Self employed with my own company.
It was nice to get back to normal though I must admit.

Matteeboy

You really feel Winter down here; it goes very quiet, the water's cold; roll on Spring!!

fat-thomas

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Christmas will be banned soon as it offends Muslims

LSherratt

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I've also been working all over Christmas and New Year. Welcome to the real world .

ALi-B

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Bring it on.

I'm sick to death of the commercialisation of it all.

I've been a real humbug this year - I didn't buy one single present (the advantage of not having kids I guess ). I didn't want to receive any either. Got enough junk as it is and if I need something I'll buy it myself.

Kwik

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Is this part of getting older though and having control over your own money?. The idea of Christmas then becomes 'let me buy you something that you don't need enough to have gone out and bought it yourself'.
St nick is definitely super nanny in my eyes, having angelic children through December too afraid to play up in case they didn't get presents on Christmas Day.

I like Christmas. Time off, alcohol and foods you wouldn't normally eat. And visiting and catching up with family. We budget only £100 for each of our children, especially as my 2 youngest have birthdays between Christmas and new year.

Turbohot

I, too, felt fed up with the notion of shopping this Christmas. I just didn't want to. I found myself lost in shops. I did buy some gifts, and what gave me a half-hearted push was those lit up faces upon finding something surprising in them. It was the thought of shopping for gifts that seemed more exhausting and frustrating than the act of buying itself. And yes, the semi-unconscious factor to feel like that is that I know how much junk everyone ends up with; every Christmas.

Regarding back to work, it's all fine here, but I do realise that I'm not a morning person. For that reason, I have late retiring and rises on the weekends, and I love them. Especially in Winter I can't be bothered getting out of bed at all, full stop. But, hey. We have to, and that's the way it is.

alcazar

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Jeez....and they say only teachers get long holidays...........

stipete75

Christmas in our family (me my wife and 3 children) is always a big deal, our youngest is 5 and loves the whole ordeal, my 2 boys are 12 and 14 so gets very expensive at that age.
Think we spent in the region of 2k+. on presents alone, probs another £200-£300 of foods and chocs etc.
At Xmas as long as we are fortunate enough to be able to afford then money is no object, the kids grow up to quick and we like to spoil them.
Proper Xmas family here

Kwik

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I kid you not, when I asked my 9yr old lad what his best present was he said it was having all his family together.
You're right, they are only young once, and they should enjoy it. There will be years and years for us to enjoy what we earn once they have flown the nest.

hodgy0_2

You've bought the old "consumer" thing hook line and sinker then, good man

"They" will love you

stipete75

Bless him, yup Xmas is all about the children and the family, nothing more nothing less. It's the one time of year the family get together. Great times

Ps..hodgy, When my kids are involved you can fcukin do one and jump! To55er. Feel sorry fr your children with an attitude like that at Xmas.