Today my partner has returned to work, and this marks my putting my foot down and getting back into a normal routine.
Holidays made me a lazy person. I ignored emails, thinking “I’ll get back to those another day”, and then I didn’t get back to any of them. I grew altogether too fond of Dr Oz and his life-improving advice. I whittled down to two meals a day – my late rising eliminated the third meal, and I survived only on brunch and dinner. I stopped exercising, only walking to the supermarket for cider and cheeses. I got groceries one meal at a time, because we ate out or take-away so often and so spontaneously that it just wasn’t worth the forward-planning.
Oh sure, I’m relaxed. But my body and productivity are a mess! Not to mention the dust bunnies leaping around my lounge-room.
This is holiday-itis, and I am bidding it goodbye. And so we return to normal programming.
Sam van Zweden 
09/01/2013 at 3:48 pm
Gee, that sounds fun, though. I think I need a vacation!
09/01/2013 at 3:52 pm
You should take one, Luce!
I was still working retail during this time, but my time at home was utterly flaccid, if that makes sense.
09/01/2013 at 4:55 pm
You just described my post holiday mindset exactly! Except I haven’t really gotten over it yet – the tree is still up, no Christmas cards sent, and I can’t even get back in the swing of blogging! Oh well … 🙂
09/01/2013 at 7:58 pm
I think the key lies in instituting such a thing as “an Easter tree”, so that Christmas trees can stay up until March/April.
Don’t rush back into it if you don’t have to. Wisely and slow, they stumble that run fast.
09/01/2013 at 4:58 pm
OH, but I DID finally make a grocery store run, so there’s now food in the house so we don’t have to go out or eat take-out: progress!
11/01/2013 at 12:15 am
Glad I’m not the only one. All my productive holiday plans went to waste in favour of video games, and beginning to get worried.
11/01/2013 at 11:04 am
Absolutely not the only one, Ben – it happens to me every holiday-period. Quit feeling guilty, allow yourself a holiday, but put an end-date on it. I’ve found this is the best system for productivity.
18/01/2013 at 12:31 pm
Utterly flaccid, me too! Love it.