All the things you think in those vague days between Christmas and New Year's

I don't know about you, but in the days between Christmas and New Year's Eve, I am always completely disoriented. I also call it my ‘Christmas jetlag’. I am not aware of the time or date for a moment, and nothing really feels urgent. And so there are many more thoughts that we undoubtedly all have during those vague days between Christmas and New Year's Eve.

1. ‘I. Drink. Never. Again.’ After a few evenings of elaborate dining with family and in-laws, I seriously wonder if I will ever touch a bottle of wine again.

2. That feeling, of course, never lasts long. After all, there are still plenty of leftovers from the days before, and since time and space don't really seem to exist during these days, you are most likely already enjoying a platter of leftovers with leftover wine around noon the day after Christmas. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, right?

3. Is it Tuesday? Is it Thursday? No one knows.

4. Is it still even 2022?

5. Responding to work emails during these days? Absolutely not. These are the days to binge-watch series on Netflix, hide under a blanket, and marinate in your favorite loungewear.

6. Is three days too long to walk around in the same loungewear?

7. Have I seriously not accomplished one of my New Year's resolutions? Oh well, there's always next year.

8. From January 1st, I will really start exercising. (Spoiler alert: probably not.)

9. And eat healthy, lose ten kilos, and meal prep every day. (Probably not either.)

10. Counting calories doesn't count during these days, that's common knowledge. Breakfasting for five days with Christmas bread with butter and apple fritters? Doesn't count. Keeping your wine level up by scheduling a drink moment every day? Doesn't count. Starting your days before New Year's Eve by testing the best oliebol in town? Counts. Not.

Geschreven door: Sophie Rietmulder