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Today’s Holidailies<\/a> prompt is simply “Home Alone.”\u00a0 Of course my mind first went to the movie.\u00a0 I loved that movie as a kid, as did a lot of my generation, I think.\u00a0 I mean, what could be better?\u00a0 A kid gets left alone (scary) and when burglars try to break in, he uses all sorts of crazy tricks to keep them out of his home and protect himself and all his stuff.\u00a0 I distinctly remember the nail in the foot scene and I still cringe when I think about it.<\/p>\n

One of my biggest worries when I think about starting a new job is that because I will be the junior member of the team, I will be required to work during Christmas.\u00a0 I shouldn’t have to work on Christmas – the government is closed, though some essential operations still go on.\u00a0 Thankfully, I don’t work anywhere near any of those essential operations.\u00a0 But it’s entirely plausible that I could have to work on Christmas Eve and then again on the day after Christmas (assuming Christmas doesn’t occur next to a weekend like this year).\u00a0 Because I don’t have family in the area, that would mean spending Christmas alone.\u00a0 Oh, I’m sure that I have some friends who would take pity on me and invite me to their family Christmas celebrations, but it’s just not the same.\u00a0 I can’t imagine spending Christmas alone.\u00a0 Thankfully in my current job, there are enough people who are locals or who don’t celebrate Christmas so I haven’t had to worry about that for the past few years.<\/p>\n

My parents always host a number of people for Christmas dinner, both family members and friends of the family.\u00a0 It’s nice to have everyone together and it gives others a place to go for the holiday.\u00a0 We joke that we like when the friends come because it gives us an excuse to not talk to our family, but truthfully, it’s just nice to get to see other people that I might only see on Christmas.<\/p>\n

I guess for some people, spending Christmas alone is actually enjoyable.\u00a0 I have a coworker who spent Thanksgiving alone and was delighted to do so.\u00a0 Her housemates were all gone and she got to eat in bed while watching tv and just had a wonderful lazy day.\u00a0 I’m sure there are people who love Christmas for this same reason.\u00a0 Of course, there are also people who don’t celebrate Christmas, and it must be a quiet day for them as well.\u00a0 So much shuts down on December 25th.\u00a0 I know one of the local synagogues has a big event that day, a family day with games and spa treatments and all sorts of things.\u00a0 That sounds like a lot of fun, and again, no one has to spend Christmas alone if they don’t want to.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, I really like being home alone, especially if I don’t have anything to do.\u00a0 Of course, when I say alone, I mean with my cats.\u00a0 Sometimes we just need a lazy day to curl up on the couch and watch movies.\u00a0 But I just don’t want that day to be on Christmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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