THE post-Christmas, pre-New Year’s Eve week is one of the strangest times of year.
The hectic lead-up to Christmas, which some people started preparing for months ago, is done and dusted.
The supermarkets are no longer filled with crazy-eyed, stressed people willing to fight six other customers for the last turkey roll.
My house stays fairly clean during this time because it was scrubbed from top to bottom before all the guests arrived.
The supply of leftovers seems never-ending, to the point where you really never want to look at a piece of ham again because you’ve had it in every meal for days.
My dad likes to wait until right before Christmas to buy a ham so there’s (conveniently) only the biggest ones left in store.
He brings home the giant ham and (much to the displeasure of my mum) proceeds to eat it over the next few weeks, long after everyone else is sick of it.
How much ham does one person really need?
The house is full of wrapping paper and everyone is taking a break, lying on the couch, trying to make a dent in the large pile of Christmas chocolates, watching the cricket or going to the beach.
Lots of people head to the madness of the Boxing Day sales but thankfully this was something I avoided this year, because for the first time in seven years I am not working in retail.
Is it really worth getting something at a great price if you have to drive around the parking lot for 50minutes to get a spot or wait for ages just to pay for the item?
Many businesses shut down during this time (except for the Mandurah Mail, because the news doesn’t stop) and everyone takes a break to look back on the year that was.
Here’s to a less hectic 2014.
