Ive been feeling a little blue as well Juby. It was lovely coming home and having the hot weather we had but its just not the same. No chance of diving into the pool to cool down, or having a couple of beers during the day. It was straight back to washing, cleaning and the school run.

Ive been back 2 weeks now but the holiday seems forever ago . We did have a fantastic time though so I shouldnt really complain should I?

Im already looking into next year's holiday. Trouble is, I know where I want to go (have been there a few times now) and so I dont need to do the research that I have done in previous years. Just need to get some money saved so I can pay the deposit - watch this space

I got the blues ok - I was just back 5 days from my hols - hadn't even got all the ironing done and I got appendicitis , just sitting at home recovering now and thanking god that I was here and not in Portugal .
Still all this feeling sorry for myself has stopped me from moping about being back .

The way I look at it is, If you don't go home you cant come back.If that makes any sense??

No blues here tho as we are off to Fuerteventura in two and a half weeks then Mexico early November

Bring it on ...........

I always get the blues, literally have to be dragged screaming and kicking onto the flight home and have a major gob-on for weeks (nay, months) afterwards!

tisonlymoi wrote:

I always get the blues, literally have to be dragged screaming and kicking onto the flight home and have a major gob-on for weeks (nay, months) afterwards!

Same here my other half says I'm terrible to live with for the following months after my hols ,he says hes happy once I booked up again as it shuts me up from moaning

I have been having the blues over the last few months as im not having a holiday this year so its going to be a long 12 months, but I have to keep my chin up and look forward to next years hols

I think the problem with me is, I love the research, then booking, then reading reviews, then shopping for new holiday things, then the excitement of the holiday, throwing myself into enjoying the holiday, then bang, its all over !!

That could have been written by me Juby. I think the anticipation is as good as the holiday. As hubby's just been made redundant - there won't be a holiday next year unless another job comes along pretty soon. I'll just have to make the most of the one coming up in 3 weeks time.

Sometimes the research , booking , anticipation etc is better than the actual holiday

As hubby's just been made redundant - there won't be a holiday next year unless another job comes along pretty soon.

He will get that job and you will have that holiday Helen .

I have not got to that stage yet, still waiting for my tickets fly out on august 9th, cannot wait, have not stopped going on about my hols on facebook, to friends, my other half is actually getting excited now, wish my tickets were here..bring it on, need it work been very misarable at the moment no business very quiet, so dont know if my job is safe, so need this hol to purk me up...

I've had post-holiday depression since coming back from Fuerteventura at Easter! And with no hope of another holiday anytime in the near future, I'm feeling pretty grumpy at the moment. Daughter is refusing to come away again in August and will probably refuse another holiday next year; and I'm not happy about leaving her home alone while I go away without her... And there I was thinking life would be simpler when the kids were grown-up!

cyberspacekadette wrote:

And there I was thinking life would be simpler when the kids were grown-up!

Well no matter how old they get I think as a parent we will always worry about our kids, yet my other half says he cant wait until they are old enough to look after themselves so we can go away more often on our own but I know I will worry myself sick when away

shazajo wrote:

cant wait until they are old enough to look after themselves so we can go away more often on our own

I couldn't even consider leaving her home alone just yet, she's 16, just left school and I worry about leaving her while I just go out to work even though I know she sleeps most of the day... I come home from work, the fridge/freezer isn't closed properly and food is going "off", she's gone out and her straigheners are left plugged in, her window is left open, taps are dribbling, lights are on everywhere in broad daylight etc etc... Hopefully she will follow in her brother's footsteps and go away to Uni in a couple of years, then I will be moaning about my "empty nest". But for the next couple of years I don't think holidays are going to be something I do as much as I used to when the kids were younger and I could just book it and surprise them!

cyberspacekadette wrote:

I come home from work, the fridge/freezer isn't closed properly and food is going "off", she's gone out and her straigheners are left plugged in, her window is left open, taps are dribbling, lights are on everywhere in broad daylight etc etc... :shock:

Sounds very familiar that my oldest is only 14 and I get sick of telling her to turn the straighteners off shut the freezer door etc

I get the blues terrible, I don't think it's the holiday that I particularly miss, it's my oh's company. When we are at home, i'm lucky to spend 2-3 whole evenings with him, due to work commitments so it's lovely to have him all to myself for the duration of the holiday

Just reading cybers post and my son who is only 13 is very good with all that sort of stuff... not the straightners of course lol.I just think back to when i was young and i was on my own when i was 17 so had no one to answer to

come home from work, the fridge/freezer isn't closed properly and food is going "off", she's gone out and her straigheners are left plugged in, her window is left open, taps are dribbling, lights are on everywhere in broad daylight

That could of been written for me cyber
Can I add The frontdoor wide open to that list .

I get the holiday blues bigtime!! Took me months till i was able to look at my holiday photos last year. I just could not bring myself to look at them because i missed it so much!

We went to Florida for 3 weeks and ill always remember the look on my OH's face when i was in tears 5 days into the holiday (bearing in mind we had another 16 to go!) crying "i dont want to go home!!!" hahaha
Ill be the same this year - 2 weeks in Florida on 30th August - holidays always rush by me and i hate that feeling of "only 5 days left to go"...."only 4 days left to go".... etc
GG x

ndshelton wrote:

my son who is only 13 is very good with all that sort of stuff

Funnily enough, my son, who is now 19 and away at Uni, was always very sensible about being home alone. I knew I could always trust him to switch things off, lock up etc. I had no worries about him going off to Uni on his own and looking after himself; and he has just returned from two weeks in Italy (not a holiday, he was working) and I had no worries about him taking care of his stuff while he was away.
On the other hand, I'm dreading when daughter wants to have a girlie holiday - I forsee lost passports, missed flights etc...
I think at the moment I'm actually feeling depressed because the days of those lovely family holidays are now gone. She has well and truly dug in her heels and refused to come on a cheap deal in August A couple of years ago I could have just booked it and made her come with me whether she was happy about it or not, and once there she would have enjoyed it anyway.
My only hope for another break this year is August Bank Holiday weekend - daughter is off to Leeds Festival so I have Fri-Sun to squeeze something in, but nobody to go with - everyone I know is doing family stuff that weekend

Juby, it took me 5 years to get over the Caribbean!

Now it's 18 months to get over Oz, but not out of it yet.
Roll on retirement and see what I can find to do!