Day-After Christmas activities?

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Another Deb
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So what special things do you all do each year the day after Christmas? I am aware that people swarm into shopping areas and buy holiday items for next year. I used to do that until I realized that I had a few years worth of wrapping paper and cards already.

I am de-cluttering leftovers and playing with my new electric teapot. It was on my list since the trip to England last summer. Now I am hoping to declutter a Dr. Pepper addiction by drinking tea instead!

Later on, I plan to list some things on e-bay, now that I have time to pack and ship during my school break. I am also going to try to clean up the giftwrap tote and organize it for the next time we take the holiday items down from the garage. This time we found 6 rolls of scotch tape that had lived through the Arizona summer in the garage. Amazingly, they still worked just fine!

Posted 4 months ago #
Charity
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We went geocaching on local common/woods. The place was heaving with joggers, dog-walkers and kite-flyers (was very windy)

Posted 4 months ago #
Kees Reuzelaar
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We wanted to go for a short bike ride trying to burn some of the Christmas calories. Weather was nice (for the time of the year anyway) and it was very quiet in the country side so the trip got a lot longer because we enjoyed it so much. Turns out we did 47 miles.

Tonight I'm uncluttering my home office, as next month will be busy with the yearly bills and I need to have a clear mind and clear desk for that ordeal... :-)

Posted 4 months ago #
needtocleanhouse
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http://theenglishkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/12/amazing-leftovers.html

Posted 4 months ago #
Zora
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I'm going to do housework and sew a robe with the material I bought myself as my Christmas present.

Posted 4 months ago #
Sky
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We've been resting after a very busy Christmas and I plan to put the Christmas decorations away later today. We have leftovers for dinner so no cooking!

Posted 4 months ago #
needtocleanhouse
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Hi Sky. Glad to see you up and about. How are you doing?

Posted 4 months ago #
susanintexas
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After doing the grocery shopping and a light lunch, we went to the new-ish park not far from here -- brisk 2 mile walk in the woods -- weather could not have been more perfect. Smiled at all the children with their new bicycles and all the dogs.

Posted 4 months ago #
pkilmain
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Ha, we're sitting here with zero degree temperatures again (-18C)so no outdoor activity going on. DH has gone ice skating (indoors!). The swimming pool is still closed for the Christmas break, so I'll have to wait til tomorrow. We leave our tree up until New Year's day usually, but I do need to vacuum up the needles and the cat fur. :) Meanwhile I'm being lazy.

Posted 4 months ago #
bandicoot
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we had tremendous heat and then a hailstorm on boxing day, so we didn't do too much of anything.
we ate cold ham and salads all day, and played with the cats.
we really enjoy the peace and quiet and the knowledge that there will be work-related emails or phone calls for at least two days!

Posted 4 months ago #
Ella
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Christmas decorations have been put away. Only the evergreen wreath with a white ribbon stays up until New Year's Day. I get quickly tired of red & green & gold, and as soon as Christmas is past I want freshness. I think I'll get a pot of paperwhite narcissus or something. This morning, I walked through the park and saw the flower beds already replanted with masses of pink primroses. Then at Whole Foods the flower stall was brimming with big pink peonies.

Posted 4 months ago #
pkilmain
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I'm jealous Ella! I love peonies. I'll get some paperwhites or similar when we get back from vacation. Our flower beds, public or personal, are a faint distant memory buried under snow. :)

Posted 4 months ago #
Jackthetiger
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My husband had to work (as a nurse) on Boxing Day, so I joined 75,000 people for the first day of the traditional test match (that's Cricket btw!). This year it is Australia V India. It was cooler than Christmas day and a little rainy at times. I had sandwiches made from leftovers. My kind of Christmas bliss.

Posted 4 months ago #
ninakk
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I'd absolutely love to watch tennis at Wimbledon and cricket anywhere where it's good. Rugby is another one.

Posted 4 months ago #
irishbell
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I tweaked my lower back xmas eve so im hanging around the house
these next few days, nothing too active.
I took all day, and I mean all day, and culled my xmas ornaments and decorations.
I was patient and thorough, it paid off with a smallish box of give-always.
I thought there would be more, but I have been quite ruthless the past 5 or 6 years.
I still have to go through parts of 2 boxes downstairs, do some re-wrapping and re-arranging
to consolidate everything in less containers, but there should be nothing more that goes.
I adore the satisfaction from a job well and thoroughly done!

Posted 4 months ago #
PJ
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I've had a nice day. Slept in, lazed about for a bit, then started did a little de-cluttering before a friend came over - she's visiting from California. My newest dog is very stranger wary and protective of the house, so we met out on the street, walked the dogs, fed them treats, got some good exercise before we came back home for tea and cookies. Kita eventually settled down, although we had a rough transition from out on the street into our territory. Eventually we went out for dinner, then the last couple hours I've been doing major purging to get stuff ready for trash pick-up tomorrow. My extra garbage bag tags expire on the 31st, and I'm determined to use them all! Will post in ATAD about what's going out.

Posted 4 months ago #
Astreja
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Got up late, then went out to get a part to fix my car's headlight. After that, I drove up to one of the less-busy malls in the city. Wandered around and marvelled at all the junk on the shelves without feeling particularly tempted, then poked around in a couple of other stores across the street. Finally stopped for a coffee but had to get a takeout cup because the restaurant was closing in 15 minutes. Weather had taken a turn for the worse (rain turning to snow), so I was glad to get home.

Puttered around on the computer for a while, then ate a plate of Christmas leftovers and did up the dishes.

Posted 4 months ago #
pkilmain
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We're eating the scallops which were to be our Christmas dinner, but we were spontaneously invited to our neighbors for dinner yesterday, so I postponed our dinner til tonight. I didn't get a lot done today, but I will tomorrow.

Posted 4 months ago #
lottielot
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We've all been reading a lot, ds1 and I on our kindles and me reading ds2's new books to him. I bought the most magnificent book of fairy tales: http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/classics/all/06787/facts.the_fairy_tales_of_the_brothers_grimm.htm
and ds2 and I have enjoyed reading them and drooling over the illustrations. It was more a present for me rather than him :) We also watched some DVDs which have been in the house for ages waiting for some free time. Sadly they were a bit dull so I'm sending them straight back so new ones will be sent back. We also went for a walk, ds1 and I went running together,and the kids and I have been playing Just Dance 3 on the Wii (excellent workout). The kids have been happily playing their new DS games and pottering about. All very lazy but much needed. And I've had a little nap every afternoon, complete bliss :)

Posted 4 months ago #
ninakk
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Hmm, since I didn't reply properly to the op question last time, I'd say I don't have any tradition-based activities right now. Due to family events, we spend Christmas eve a bit differently, which means the second day is also different. The Christmas day is now up for grabs; sis and I spent it together and had a blast while watching some good movies and eating what we had made ourselves to see whether we'd be able to "compete" with mom. Next year it might look very different again, but in the beginning we always drove to grandma, dad's mom who just died this year, for the Christmas day, so that obviously isn't happening anymore. I think peace and quiet, relaxing in loungewear will be our thing.

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