Not celebrating this year? Working? Just not feeling it? We get it.

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by a-liquid-sky

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  1. I’m enjoying another no year of contact from my brothers. Cuddled up with my husband right now, drinking cheap red wine and watching Die Hard (which is a Christmas film).

    I think I’ll play a horror game later.

  2. I’m currently sat up in bed with indigestion and reflux. But I can’t take omeprazole currently because I’ve just come through a 4 week IBS flare up and PPI meds can (and do) affect the gut flora balance. It’s possibly what actually caused the flare up in the first place.

    Middle age can fuck right off.

  3. First Christmas without dad since he passed in August. And ironically for the middle of summer in Australia, Iā€™ve got the bloody flu.

    So a bit less christmassy than normal. Will get through it though.

  6. All my family work in care and as such end up working every Christmas day. The only person in my family who really loved Christmas died 10 years ago and its never been the same since.

  8. Trying to wrap my head around council rules for installing an antenna. Would love to get my ADS-B antenna up much further, but the local council has little to no affirmative information regarding it.

    Beyond that… Just enjoying some new music drops and watching EWU video on YouTube.

  9. Awake scrolling trying to take in as much quiet time as possible where no one needs anything from me

  10. Got the flu or covid or something. Stuck sitting on the floor of my bathroom because every time I get into bed, I feel like Iā€™m about to be sick, and I do. So Iā€™ve resorted to sitting against my bath and dosing off every now and again. Got chills, both a blocked and runny nose, post nasal drip, sore throat, aches, and now acid reflux has hit me.

    Also, havenā€™t wrapped any presents yet. Thatā€™s what I get for leaving it last minute. Donā€™t think Iā€™m going to be able to celebrate today anyway.

  11. Tonight, Matthew, I shall be mostly playing video games and eating pizza.

    I also wish to add that I have set up Turbo’s Home For Wayward Redditors. It’s a Reddit group chat for fellow aloners during this Christmas period.

    It’s just a chill wee group chat, nothing crazy just for folk to drop in and out of for some company.

    If you want an invite either reply or ping me a message! Unless someone know show to create an actual invite link.

  13. Finish my second of 3 night shifts in a row in just over an hour, no Christmas for me! But it has been a fairly chilled shift so there is that.

  14. I’m working today til 2. Going to have a fairly quiet day when I get home as we’re dealing with a death in the family.

  15. Got toothache and a poorly dog – not really feeling it today ā˜¹ļø

  17. A quiet Christmas for me. First one on my own since losing my mum earlier in the year so it’s not going to be great. Several friends did invite me to theirs which was very kind but I would’ve struggled to keep a smile and I didn’t want to bring any sadness to their homes, especially as they’ve all got young kids.

    I was going to go for a little hike in the Lakes but then I got hit by a brief but nasty cold which though I’m at the tail end of it’s still removed the will to go hiking. Might go for a stroll down the prom though.

    I’ve bought myself a good selection of cheeses, meats, pate and bread so I’ll be eating those while sipping at a variety of whisky. I’ll also review some of the whiskies for r/scotch and likely spend a good amount of time on my playstation.

    Then tomorrow I’m off to visit friends in Sheffield so I’m looking forward to that.

  18. Christmas on me own, again – maybe the first year this has bothered me. However, a couple of Christmas specials (*Peep Show*, *Bottom*) and now prepping lunch to the sound of Bad Religion’s Christmas Songs album…this’ll do. I bought a couple of strudels and a metric-ton of custard for emergencies.

    And then if this doesn’t stop me feeling down later, I’ll just drown out any emotion with chocolate and video games, whilst my mates text me about how bored or angry they are at their family Christmases. šŸ˜€

  19. I never spend Christmas with my family because Iā€™m low contact, but I donā€™t do it maliciously. I just need to protect myself.

    I messaged happy Christmas to my parents. My dad responded saying ā€œyou still remember me, your mother and I are spending yet another lonely day at homeā€.

    I donā€™t know if he means to be that way. Itā€™s how he communicates. I feel really guilty even though Iā€™ve spent the past few days battling the negative feelings and horrible childhood memories around Christmas (as I do every year).

    Iā€™m grateful that my boyfriendā€™s parents are so supportive though. I wish I could express that more without making it weird.

  20. One of my friends is being exhausting today and seems to think I want to hear all about it on Christmas.

    A couple of people in our friend group have met new partners in the past couple of months and they both seem genuinely lovely, but friend in question is utterly locked in on hating them when sheā€™s met them both once. Itā€™s all she fucking talks about.

  21. I’ve been vomiting and shitting myself most of the last week, I want a Rennie so bad but the shops are shut

  22. egretting not buying bread now, can’t get any until Saturday

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