Published on 12, July, 2020
"It's the most horrible time of the year" I sing this every year. Lol. Christmas is the worst. A horrible nightmare that lasts too long and gets too much hype.
I saw in a shop today they're already selling Christmas sweets, calendars and I saw an advert on TV and it's not even been Halloween yet! But it begs the question...
What are you doing this Christmas?
Undoubtedly I'll have family over. The lights will be too bright. I'll be forced to socialise. And I'll have to go to the Christmas work party. December is a long old month. I hate it. Please someone shoot me with a sleeping dart and let me sleep through it.
I’ve spent the past few Christmases alone, as I my family is in a different country and as I get anxious about travelling and I also find social events around Christmas stressful- though from young age onwards my close family took a very relaxed take on Christmas- my mum, stepfather and I would go abroad to ski. We would treat Christmas almost like any other day on vacation, eat in the simple but amazing family run restaurant of hotel, everyone ordered what they wanted, if were wanted to go fancier that was ok but if not fine as well (they had traditional swiss food but also things like pizzas etc). Plus some presents. That was nice. However the Switzerland Christmas escape is no longer happening- my parents are no longer together, it’s too expensive and due to injuries I cannot ski anymore or hike anymore and I am too anxious about travel anyways now. Christmas alone can be sad though- because I do like to socialise a little, for example phone a friend or play boardgames online. But at Christmas noone is available- and I feel sad that I cannot join in (I also have issues with food and eating socially). My dream for Christmas would be to go off hiking- somewhere like Mallorca where the mountain huts are open over the festive period and where most years the weather is mild enough so that there is no snow and the trails remain accessible. I can’t do that now though due to injuries. So this Christmas will probably be as sad as the last - with me being all alone with no hobbies and nothing that I enjoy doing. Somehow it feels even worse at Christmas as for most people this is a nice time. I love getting people presents though but even that hasn’t been the same the past years
What.was the skiing and Switzerland like for you (I've no experience of either)? You say you like online boardgames, do you have any particular recommendations? I've played a lot of online Backgammon since 2020 having not played before. I like and respect the game but would like to perhaps try some others now