Christmas on a Tuesday sucks

So it's been a while since i have written. Mostly that's because I have had possibly the busiest month of my life this past month, and since my schedule is already completely opposite from everyone Else's, I haven't had much time to do anything.

But that's another story for another day. Today I would like to discuss how Christmas on a Tuesday can completely mess with your mind. First of all, this year the holiday season seemed SO HYPED. Everyone was super excited about Xmas and the whole world knew it. It was like there was a massive push for the Christmas holiday everywhere you went, and then all of a sudden, here it is, Tuesday, December 25Th, and you're wondering how you got there. Not to mention the fact that waking up on the 26Th leaves one reeling and completely deflated, giving new meaning to the word "post Christmas blues."

I don't know how to describe it, but honestly I had never felt such an intense feeling of emptiness the day after Christmas as I did this year, and I blame that on a number of things. First of all, the hype for Christmas was just too out of control this year. It should be a rule that if XMas falls on a day of the week, we should not be allowed to get super excited for it. Reason for this? Because we get a fleeting twelve hours of actual XMas and then we have to go to bed because we all have WORK the next day- which is in itself a HUGE reality check.

Secondly, I blame the miserable post-XMas weather on the 26th. I woke that morning to torrential rain and gloomy skies, not at all befitting of all the "glory" of the hype that preceded XMas.

Then there's the fact that every person I know had a different holiday work schedule, and because everyone is returning to work on different days and trying to plan events and social gatherings before they go back home created mass chaos in my already fragile brain. For me, a student who is paying for school by bartending, this was the most stressful thing ever. I have no choice but to pack my schedule full of work at the bar during the holidays and following them because that is where the money is. People have holiday money they want to spend and what better way to spend it then on booze? So, a bartender must work the holidays. Therefore, when fifty people call this hardworking bartender and hope to get together before and after the holidays, it just doesn't work out. So then there are hard feelings and cattiness when there shouldn't be, making my anxiety levels sky rocket and irritating the hell out of me.

Honestly, people. There is one thing you must understand. I work at night. Therefore, when you are OFF work, I am just going in. So, no, I cannot get together for lunch and no I cannot get together for dinner, and no, I cannot answer your phone calls when you call me. I am working. Therefore, it is in my opinion, not fair to get mad at me because I cannot get together with you or be on point with your schedule just because a girl needs to bring home the bacon in the only way she can while in school.

But now that I am off of my soapbox, let's get back to the pitfalls of having XMas on a Tuesday. Granted, my Christmas was fabulous and I am thankful to have spent it with my whole family and boytoy in one place. However, let's be honest if Xmas had been on a Friday, the transition back into the real-world would be much easier. For me....and for those who handle stress in normal ways.

With that being said, I call for a resolution to have XMas on the weekends every year. I am sure Jesus will understand.