It’s officially Tue-nes-ri-day 37^th December, and I’m in the throes of timelessness.

Even to make that joke (shoutout to the viral tweet that made it first), I had to look at my phone to check what day it is. Weirdly, by the time work ends in December and I’m officially off, I just track time based on milestones. ‘Christmas is in X amount of days, ’ and after that is Boxing Day, and so forth. If you asked me, even on Christmas day, what day it was exactly, you would not have gotten a confident answer from me. You still wouldn’t, I’m afraid.

That time between Christmas & New Years when you don't know what day it is, who you are, or what you're supposed to be doing pic.twitter.com/dlvgwkxpmX

— DammyAyo💕 (@dartgurlie) December 27, 2025

We are officially now in that weird haze between Christmas and New Years when we're all like what day is it? Are banks open? Are other people working? Is it still okay to eat leftover ham? What am I doing with my life? Is my ex happy?

— Eden Dranger (@Eden_Eats) December 26, 2025

It’s that time of year between Christmas and New Year’s where I don’t even know what day it is anymore.

— Kristen (@Kica333) December 30, 2025

Christmas leftovers are gone, if not down to the final crumbs. My schedule and body clock discipline are in the gutter, but to be honest, I don’t mind it too much. I’ve made the most of it, breezing through a few films in the comfort of my four walls, and even branched out to the cinema to watch the most recent Avatar film (Avatar: Fire & Ash). If you’ve watched it (or any other, let me know so we can compare notes!)

• Amber Alert (Netflix) – recent thriller following two strangers on an impromptu mission to rescue a kidnapped child.
• Mothering Sunday (2021) ft Olivia Coleman and Colin Firth – alright but a bit dry, which was surprising considering its strong cast.
• Happiest Season, a Lesbian festive romcom featuring Kristen Stewart.
• Boxing Day – British festive romcom featuring (and produced too, I believe) by Aml Ameen

I’m trying to really savour slowing down and having rest. Particularly when working takes up all your time, you lose opportunities to crack on with certain tasks. For me, it’s usually related to cleaning my flat in some shape or form. Because those tasks are never urgent and I’m physically out of the house for work, they’re so easy to just keep putting off.  So, this winter break has been valuable to just catch up on that backlog as well as crack on with some life admin and film bingeing.

Despite my mixture of moaning and joy this season, I am aware, as it does every year, that this winter break will be over in a flash of an eye. In fact, it nearly is – I’m just trying not to think about it too much. Literally by next week (of January 2^nd for some poor souls), they’ll be back in the office like last week never even happened. All the books, deep cleaning, and film watching on their list will have to wait till the next bank holiday or annual leave they have.

On that note – I’m wishing you a peaceful break, while it lasts. 😊💖