It's 2015! We are probably now beyond the time you can say "Happy New Year!" but after the first week back at work we are still having trouble adjusting to the cold light of plain old winter with no Christmas or New Year to look forward to. Taking down the lights, folding away Christmas jumpers, no longer having giant meals accompanied by crackers and chocolate coins ceasing to be legal tender, it's that dull time of year when you have nothing to do but readjust to everyday life and wait for Spring. The odd pang of memory and sadness should you find a Quality Street sweetie squirrelled away in your coat pocket. Life seems bleak. So what are our tips for adjusting to 2015...
1. The best way to adjust to real life after Christmas is to ease yourself out of the festivities slooooowly. No cold turkey for you but a yes to discounted snowman shaped chocolate treats (once 50p now 12p!) and get one Rudolph adorned Twiglets tubs. You'll be putting those out on the coffee table next time you have company. Last but not least embrace the presents! Start the knitting pattern you got from Aunt Liz and wear all the jewellery you got at once! It's not over yet! Squeamish Nicola
2. I didn't take any time off work apart from the bank holidays so you'd think it would have been less of a shock to the system going back to 'normal' this week. Not so. I didn't realise how used I had become to the relatively quiet public transport, deserted offices and expectation that everything stops at 5pm so we can all get back to the important business of shovelling mince pies and mulled wine down our gullets. Suddenly I'm surrounded by noisy, driven people on health kicks. There's only one way to deal with this and it is to resolutely pretend it is still December. I am cheerfully telling anyone who asks that I am going to make and start my resolutions in February because I need to spend January readjusting and preparing by drinking all the leftover booze and eating up all the cheese. Look outside - it's miserable. This is no time of year to be denying yourself anything. Have another cake and put the TV back on. Squeamish Louise
3. How do I deal with the end of a holiday I can't stand? Easy - I breathe a sigh of relief, pack a small bag, and head off to Amsterdam to celebrate my birthday. Tradition. F1Kate
4. I actually quite like the whole idea of new starts and out with the old in with the new. Yes I am a sucker for that - I blame all those teen films and books in which a student returns to school after a long hot summer completely changed and suddenly loved. I love Christmas but often suffer from Christmas fatigue so hoovering away the pine sheddings and replacing season earworms with classic Smiths songs is pleasant. What I can't deal with is the jolt back to early starts. If you can't deal with no Christmas to look forward to I suggest you set your sights on the fast approaching Valentine's day, which I am already receiving press releases about. Squeamish Kate
2. I didn't take any time off work apart from the bank holidays so you'd think it would have been less of a shock to the system going back to 'normal' this week. Not so. I didn't realise how used I had become to the relatively quiet public transport, deserted offices and expectation that everything stops at 5pm so we can all get back to the important business of shovelling mince pies and mulled wine down our gullets. Suddenly I'm surrounded by noisy, driven people on health kicks. There's only one way to deal with this and it is to resolutely pretend it is still December. I am cheerfully telling anyone who asks that I am going to make and start my resolutions in February because I need to spend January readjusting and preparing by drinking all the leftover booze and eating up all the cheese. Look outside - it's miserable. This is no time of year to be denying yourself anything. Have another cake and put the TV back on. Squeamish Louise
3. How do I deal with the end of a holiday I can't stand? Easy - I breathe a sigh of relief, pack a small bag, and head off to Amsterdam to celebrate my birthday. Tradition. F1Kate
4. I actually quite like the whole idea of new starts and out with the old in with the new. Yes I am a sucker for that - I blame all those teen films and books in which a student returns to school after a long hot summer completely changed and suddenly loved. I love Christmas but often suffer from Christmas fatigue so hoovering away the pine sheddings and replacing season earworms with classic Smiths songs is pleasant. What I can't deal with is the jolt back to early starts. If you can't deal with no Christmas to look forward to I suggest you set your sights on the fast approaching Valentine's day, which I am already receiving press releases about. Squeamish Kate
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