Teknoe Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 It's 8:25 PM my time as I write this now. In about 3 hours I will be laying my head to my pillow, getting ready to return to work tomorrow. As a teacher, I've had the past 2 weeks off. During that time, I got to spend it with family on a number of occasions. Heck, I saw my brother everyday the past week. On New Year's Eve we had a huge game night with our cousins whom I love dearly. It was so much fun. And now, the holiday swing (Thanksgiving to New Years) is officially over. I guess it always takes me a little time to adjust, but I feel sad the break is quickly dwindling down to a mere couple hours now. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my work, and I enjoy my students (well, when they aren't driving me crazy), but I guess I've been "lazy" for 2 weeks now that I just gotta get back into "work" mode. I'm sure by mid day tomorrow I'll be back in the swing of things. But right now, looking back on the past 16 days being free and being carefree, it was quite glorious. The company was good, too. Now with work back in the mix, everyone goes back to their busy schedules. Anyone else experiencing some post-holiday blues? I want to look forward to 2015, and I think I will, but right now, I'm still clinging onto my 2 week vacation. So sad, haha. Thanks for reading. Link to post Share on other sites
Dontfindme Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I get like that myself - although I'm really excited for 2015 - especially Monday because it will feel more official. No more slacking, no more sleeping till the afternoon, no more pigging out on cookies, and cupcakes. Oh great, now I feel a tinge of sadness. But seriously, in the grand scheme of things, I know I will be happier feeling more productive. You should decompress! And know that you are not alone. Link to post Share on other sites
Gloria25 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Not now, I had the blues during the holidays - in anticipation for it to end and anxiety about getting back to work.... That's how I am, I'm backwards like that. Normally I'd be having the "Sunday before Monday" blues...but, I have so much I have to take care of that I'm welcoming this Monday and am glad the holidays are over. Link to post Share on other sites
Els Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Celebrating the new year was awesome - but I am actually a bit exhausted from it. We went traveling, which I love, but which does tire me out physically a bit. Plus I never sleep well when traveling. I'm happy to get back to my work (coding) today, too. I get a bit of an itch if I'm away from the computer for too long. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author Teknoe Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 in the grand scheme of things, I know I will be happier feeling more productive. You should decompress! And know that you are not alone. Yup. I just had to get that off my chest, though, haha. We'll be back in the swing of things. It's too easy for my "lazy meter" to tick on and then stay there if there's no work that needs to be done. But humans were created to produce and be productive. It's time to roll back up the sleeves! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dontfindme Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Yup. I just had to get that off my chest, though, haha. We'll be back in the swing of things. It's too easy for my "lazy meter" to tick on and then stay there if there's no work that needs to be done. But humans were created to produce and be productive. It's time to roll back up the sleeves! I'm the same way - once it's on, it's a tough battle to switch it off! I hope you're feeling better, and have a productive, and positive day tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
thefooloftheyear Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Not me...The holidays are nice, but everyone has their heads up their asses during these times...Plus the holidays cost me a fortune..I I really look forward to getting things back to normal, as I deal with the public daily and its frustrating during the holidays...Nice that things start to get back to normal now../And its my birthday in a couple of days...:laugh: Now, the cold and wintry weather? Yeah..that sucks... TFY Link to post Share on other sites
acrosstheuniverse Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 This year was the best Christmas period of my life, I think. First one in three years that I've had a relationship during (both of my last two relationships ended around October time, their decision, so Christmas was tough), and I've absolutely loved making the most of it together. I've visited and spent time with so many wonderful friends individually, family, seen my sibling get married, and culminated the year with a five day break in a log cabin, mostly in the hot tub, with my best friends in the world. Simply, it has been perfect. They weren't always like this... Four years ago, my Mom died the day before Christmas Eve, and this is really the first year it hasn't cut me up. Last year, the year before, the year before I worked Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, and volunteered Christmas Day... and continued to work every other day of the month too, literally. So to have ten days off this year, with my proper graduate job, has been unbelievably. I am so used to having no break, to working right through, that to have this time off to simply relax and see loved ones has been incredible. Seriously, I don't think I could ever take that for granted. Heaven. So yeah.... no. When you've worked through so many breaks or suffered through them emotionally, the fact I even had ten days off work with people I love and feeling happy has been like winning the lottery... I think it's pretty normal to feel bummed out that a great period has come to an end, but personally I tend to think that if it was so great you miss it and wish it hadn't come to an end, you're so extremely lucky in the grand scheme of things it's more apt to be thankful for having had such a lovely time in the first place. Hope you feel better soon Link to post Share on other sites
ktya Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Anyone else experiencing some post-holiday blues? I want to look forward to 2015, and I think I will, but right now, I'm still clinging onto my 2 week vacation. So sad, haha. Thanks for reading. I am. Last night was a horrible night. I've been going through the month from hell, which just so happened to be December. I had a girlfriend for 7 weeks to stole money, jewelery from me and kited me most the time that she was going to get her money to pay me back until I ran broke and eventually kicked her out. I was behind on my rent and was counting on it, she turned out to be a fraud and her two homes, rental apartment, car and two jobs turned out to be nothing but lies. I also rent rooms in my home and she went and showed my tenants how far behind on the rent I was, quite a wry irony seeing as part of the reason I was getting so far behind was because I was waiting for the money she had promised me which never came. I kicked her out of my house, she was not supposed to be living with me anyways, I thought she was just being cute recovering from surgery but she turned out to not even have a place to live. So I spent December with tenants screaming at me, giving notice one midnight moved on me on NYE. Under boatloads of stress I called friends to try to have someone over, just a friend to have around because its hard living with two people who are openly hostile to you. The friends refused to show, even when I was begging and they could hear me being screamed at in the background. I was actually almost suicidal last night. I never get like that. It was really hard realizing that not only did I get screwed over by a few women and a friend in a row all in one year who put me in a bind but that the remaining friends I had left, all but one couldn't even care to spend a couple hours with me when i was going through a dark time. What put me over the edge was a "friend" deciding to bail on coming over despite making plans with me, and despite that he was zooming by on the transit train less than 100 feet from my house and he was only 15 minutes away. I told him I had booze, food, and everything just wanted some time with a friend. He said he had to buy Saran Wrap at the station next to my house and if I wanted to hang out with him I could jump on the train meet him and go with him to the grocery store then he'd go home. I was devastated. I'm allright now, I snapped out of it mostly when my cat realized something was tragically wrong and I knew if I offed myself he and his sister would be totally screwed. My new years resolution is no more women until I get the debt paid and once I'm there I'm going to no longer rent rooms in my home. Time to live alone. These "friendships" and "relationships" are killing me. I cant beleive I actually seriously contemplated that. Anyone who truly knows me knows that my sense of self preservation is second to none, I've had a pretty tough life and I never seriously contemplated that. Sigh. Cant get much worse, I guess. At least now I know who my real friends are. Link to post Share on other sites
ktya Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Celebrating the new year was awesome Yeah thank god for new years. I made out with two different blondes in the same night. lol Link to post Share on other sites
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