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September is coming, so that can only mean one thing. Yes, the Christmas decorations will be out in the big supermarkets and crackers will go on sale.
But don't sigh, it's actually a good time to organise your Christmas holiday. If you're at work and you don't have 'factory' holidays, then you'll want to get your holiday booked before everyone else rushes in.
That's where uncle pb comes in with some handy hints.
Christmas this year is on a Thursday, meaning that it's a good chance to get a 4 day weekend without eating in to your holiday time. Why not book 29th-31st off as well and then 2nd, giving you 11 days holiday for the price of 4?
With New Year falling on a Thursday as well, don't fall in to the trap of spending 2nd January at work. Book the friday off before it's too late!
Alternatively, like most men, you'll probably be Christmas shopping at the last minute. So why not have 22nd to 24th off of work and enjoy the whole week, while beating that rush. It would also give you more freedom should you be invited to an office Christmas party.
But don't worry if you've run out of holiday time already, this year is a good one for just taking the standard holidays off. Even without booking you'll get 4 days at Christmas. You can always phone in sick with food poisoning on 2nd Jan...
But don't sigh, it's actually a good time to organise your Christmas holiday. If you're at work and you don't have 'factory' holidays, then you'll want to get your holiday booked before everyone else rushes in.
That's where uncle pb comes in with some handy hints.
Christmas this year is on a Thursday, meaning that it's a good chance to get a 4 day weekend without eating in to your holiday time. Why not book 29th-31st off as well and then 2nd, giving you 11 days holiday for the price of 4?
With New Year falling on a Thursday as well, don't fall in to the trap of spending 2nd January at work. Book the friday off before it's too late!
Alternatively, like most men, you'll probably be Christmas shopping at the last minute. So why not have 22nd to 24th off of work and enjoy the whole week, while beating that rush. It would also give you more freedom should you be invited to an office Christmas party.
But don't worry if you've run out of holiday time already, this year is a good one for just taking the standard holidays off. Even without booking you'll get 4 days at Christmas. You can always phone in sick with food poisoning on 2nd Jan...
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2002- just a number? wrote:
> Just thought I'd make sure as it didn't look like an isolated
> typo.
Yeah well i make an effort with my spelling when it's needed. This is a chat forum, not an exam.
> Just thought I'd make sure as it didn't look like an isolated
> typo.
Yeah well i make an effort with my spelling when it's needed. This is a chat forum, not an exam.
i suppose my feelings towards christmas is partly because we never celebrated it properly. No ceremony of opening the gifts under the tree and all that. We just did something immsenly limited and somehow to me it just seemed like a bit of a joke and meh. But then, i'm immensely sad, its come to the point where i don't really celebrate my birthday. Its just another day and i simply don't tell anyone and treat it like a working day.
When it comes to presents, i ask myself the question. Is it a need or a want? and that tends to put me off from buying something for myself. I might give myself a little treat like a coke or a chocolate bar but thats it. No cake no nothing. It just seems pointless to celebrate alone.
When it comes to presents, i ask myself the question. Is it a need or a want? and that tends to put me off from buying something for myself. I might give myself a little treat like a coke or a chocolate bar but thats it. No cake no nothing. It just seems pointless to celebrate alone.
2002- just a number? wrote:
> Vee wrote:
> Not really looking forward to xmas. Really not that long left
> either. I am hoping to move house before. If not then very soon
> after xmas. I'm looking forward to getting out this house and i
> feel thats more important then xmas right now.
>
> You do realise it's than, right?
>
> Vee wrote:
> Why, is what i thought when i see the pic. I'm guessing she
> felt
> she had to show more, she obviously wanted more attention
> then
> she thought she would get!
>
> Just thought I'd make sure as it didn't look like an isolated
> typo.
Leave it out 2002etc, we all know what Vee wrote and meant...:-)
> Vee wrote:
> Not really looking forward to xmas. Really not that long left
> either. I am hoping to move house before. If not then very soon
> after xmas. I'm looking forward to getting out this house and i
> feel thats more important then xmas right now.
>
> You do realise it's than, right?
>
> Vee wrote:
> Why, is what i thought when i see the pic. I'm guessing she
> felt
> she had to show more, she obviously wanted more attention
> then
> she thought she would get!
>
> Just thought I'd make sure as it didn't look like an isolated
> typo.
Leave it out 2002etc, we all know what Vee wrote and meant...:-)
Vee wrote:
> Not really looking forward to xmas. Really not that long left
> either. I am hoping to move house before. If not then very soon
> after xmas. I'm looking forward to getting out this house and i
> feel thats more important then xmas right now.
You do realise it's than, right?
Vee wrote:
> Why, is what i thought when i see the pic. I'm guessing she felt
> she had to show more, she obviously wanted more attention then
> she thought she would get!
Just thought I'd make sure as it didn't look like an isolated typo.
> Not really looking forward to xmas. Really not that long left
> either. I am hoping to move house before. If not then very soon
> after xmas. I'm looking forward to getting out this house and i
> feel thats more important then xmas right now.
You do realise it's than, right?
Vee wrote:
> Why, is what i thought when i see the pic. I'm guessing she felt
> she had to show more, she obviously wanted more attention then
> she thought she would get!
Just thought I'd make sure as it didn't look like an isolated typo.
spoonbeast wrote:
>
> Lets analyze what makes christmas awesome and why it isn't so
> awesome for me:
>
> Doctor Who Special.
> hate doctor who thus have no interest in it. Another blank spot
> in my tv viewing.
I'd agree with this one, don't really do TV throughout the year anyway and the Christmas season just seems to be "oh so and so's on, can you record it". Right ok, but when will you watch 560 hours of recording!:-D
> Time off work.
> Agreed. I want more. I wish i never had to work ever in my life
> and my desires were fulfilled.
Christmas closure takes up part of our annual holiday allowance, and it grieves us to 'have' to give up 'x' days because the Board has decided to close for 'x' days. We would rather work and have the days when we want them!
> Putting up the Christmas Tree.
> Don't do it anymore. Yes its immensely sad, but frankly once you
> get to my ripe old age of 22 the magic of christmas is dead years
> ago. Besides, its not the christmas tree that counts.
Maybe it is your age, but my kids are 24 and 22, and will always ask when we are putting up the tree - it's part of the celebrations and for me it's a brilliant display in an otherwise dull area of our lounge - I'm sorry to take the decorations down!
> Children's presents.
> don't have children.
Enough said, but we have and we still go through the entire day with 'present opening' - stretch it out throughout the day - it's brilliant.
>
> Lets analyze what makes christmas awesome and why it isn't so
> awesome for me:
>
> Doctor Who Special.
> hate doctor who thus have no interest in it. Another blank spot
> in my tv viewing.
I'd agree with this one, don't really do TV throughout the year anyway and the Christmas season just seems to be "oh so and so's on, can you record it". Right ok, but when will you watch 560 hours of recording!:-D
> Time off work.
> Agreed. I want more. I wish i never had to work ever in my life
> and my desires were fulfilled.
Christmas closure takes up part of our annual holiday allowance, and it grieves us to 'have' to give up 'x' days because the Board has decided to close for 'x' days. We would rather work and have the days when we want them!
> Putting up the Christmas Tree.
> Don't do it anymore. Yes its immensely sad, but frankly once you
> get to my ripe old age of 22 the magic of christmas is dead years
> ago. Besides, its not the christmas tree that counts.
Maybe it is your age, but my kids are 24 and 22, and will always ask when we are putting up the tree - it's part of the celebrations and for me it's a brilliant display in an otherwise dull area of our lounge - I'm sorry to take the decorations down!
> Children's presents.
> don't have children.
Enough said, but we have and we still go through the entire day with 'present opening' - stretch it out throughout the day - it's brilliant.
Not really looking forward to xmas. Really not that long left either. I am hoping to move house before. If not then very soon after xmas. I'm looking forward to getting out this house and i feel thats more important then xmas right now. :)
pb wrote:
> Christmas is brilliant.
>
> Doctor Who Special.
> Money.
> Time off work.
> Putting up the Christmas Tree.
> Children's presents.
>
> Guess it helps having kids though.
Lets analyze what makes christmas awesome and why it isn't so awesome for me:
> Doctor Who Special.
hate doctor who thus have no interest in it. Another blank spot in my tv viewing.
> Money.
Great when you recieve it. Not so good when people demand it. Having a job obviously doesn't make this such a big deal for me. Nice to have the extra 100 or so though.
> Time off work.
Agreed. I want more. I wish i never had to work ever in my life and my desires were fulfilled.
Putting up the Christmas Tree.
Don't do it anymore. Yes its immensely sad, but frankly once you get to my ripe old age of 22 the magic of christmas is dead years ago. Besides, its not the christmas tree that counts.
Children's presents.
don't have children.
So many of the reasons you out line thus kill off any arguement for an awesome christmas. I distincitvely remember back in 2006 i spent several hours on christmas day doig my dissertation because it was that boring.
> Christmas is brilliant.
>
> Doctor Who Special.
> Money.
> Time off work.
> Putting up the Christmas Tree.
> Children's presents.
>
> Guess it helps having kids though.
Lets analyze what makes christmas awesome and why it isn't so awesome for me:
> Doctor Who Special.
hate doctor who thus have no interest in it. Another blank spot in my tv viewing.
> Money.
Great when you recieve it. Not so good when people demand it. Having a job obviously doesn't make this such a big deal for me. Nice to have the extra 100 or so though.
> Time off work.
Agreed. I want more. I wish i never had to work ever in my life and my desires were fulfilled.
Putting up the Christmas Tree.
Don't do it anymore. Yes its immensely sad, but frankly once you get to my ripe old age of 22 the magic of christmas is dead years ago. Besides, its not the christmas tree that counts.
Children's presents.
don't have children.
So many of the reasons you out line thus kill off any arguement for an awesome christmas. I distincitvely remember back in 2006 i spent several hours on christmas day doig my dissertation because it was that boring.
Its up to you whether you want to enjoy Christmas or not. You either get into the mood and make an effort or get all grumpy and wish it would all go away.
To be honest I think people would enjoy it more if the whole christmas thing started at the end of november at the earliest. Then we just have to put up with it for a month rather than have everything thrown at us in th middle of september. All the shops and supermarkets are now stocked ready for christmas and they'll carry on adding stuff over the next for weeks.
For me the next holiday is Halloween, then Guy Fawkes Night then I'll get round to Christmas.
Last year I made my own decorations, lots of giant snow flakes that we hanged around the house.
To be honest I think people would enjoy it more if the whole christmas thing started at the end of november at the earliest. Then we just have to put up with it for a month rather than have everything thrown at us in th middle of september. All the shops and supermarkets are now stocked ready for christmas and they'll carry on adding stuff over the next for weeks.
For me the next holiday is Halloween, then Guy Fawkes Night then I'll get round to Christmas.
Last year I made my own decorations, lots of giant snow flakes that we hanged around the house.
Christmas is brilliant.
Doctor Who Special.
Money.
Time off work.
Putting up the Christmas Tree.
Children's presents.
Guess it helps having kids though.
Doctor Who Special.
Money.
Time off work.
Putting up the Christmas Tree.
Children's presents.
Guess it helps having kids though.
christmas was terrible for my family. Its immensely boring, but i enjoy socialising with the relatives and thats the best part of it. This should be a measurement of what my christmas is really like.
I think i get christmas day, boxing day off and thats it. I think the rest i have to take days off. I work for a haulage company which works virtually 24/6
I think i get christmas day, boxing day off and thats it. I think the rest i have to take days off. I work for a haulage company which works virtually 24/6
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